Shareholders and Activism: How NGOs use AGM Season to Apply Pressure June 13, 2024 From food companies to energy giants and investment banks, publicly traded companies across sectors are in the middle of AGM season. While AGMs have always seen scrutiny from NGOs, the last few years have seen a sharp rise in attention – 2023 levels were 120% higher than 2019. This is not investor or shareholder activism. [...]
Sam Torrance: US Open favourite Scottie Scheffler’s form invites Tiger comparisons June 11, 2024 Our golf columnist previews this week's US Open at Pinehurst.
Tata Steel ‘apprehensive’ of election’s impact on £1.25bn Port Talbot plans June 11, 2024 Tata Steel has raised concerns about the impact the UK's General Election on July 4 could have on its £1.25bn plans at its Port Talbot site.
Lib Dems: Stop taking the country for a ride and get back to being liberal June 11, 2024 The Lib Dems could soon be the real opposition – instead of headline-grabbing stunts they should be trying to offer a real alternative to the relentless expansion of the state, says Emma Revell It says a lot about an election campaign when most of the excitement seems to be coming from Ed Davey. In just [...]
Attacks on the Prime Minister’s patriotism have gone too far June 11, 2024 Rishi Sunak made a mistake over D-Day but it's the superficiality of so much modern political campaigning that's really letting people down
Should Hollywood look north after latest southern snub? June 10, 2024 Hollywood bigwigs have been called on to look north to stage their latest box office hits after the UK film industry was dealt another major blow recently as £750m plans for a new film studio in Buckinghamshire were quashed.
Building Blocks: Crypto Airdrops- A beginner’s guide to free money in the digital age June 10, 2024 Every week Blockchain Sensei will be walking you through the basics of blockchain technology. Consider this your crash course in all things web3! In the world of cryptocurrency, a new trend has taken the industry by storm: Airdrops. These digital “gift baskets” are distributed by blockchain projects directly into the wallets of users, free of [...]
The Notebook: The Orwellian use of facial recognition June 10, 2024 Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, takes the pen to talk about the increasing use of CCTV surveillance, wasteful policing in Croydon and a weirdly wonderful production of Cabaret Dystopian nightmares in Orwell’s 1984 now look eerily prophetic This weekend marked 75 years since [...]
Over £366bn ‘sitting in accounts earning one per cent or less’ June 10, 2024 More than £366 billion is languishing in UK current and savings accounts earning returns of 1% or less, according to analysis.
Inside UK banks’ arms race against fintech start-ups June 8, 2024 The UK’s major banks are muscling into new areas of the fintech space as they look to keep up with a wave of young challengers and grab a slice of the lucrative market.