Thought leaders come together to discuss mental wellbeing, the future of work and the power of ‘good’ October 13, 2021 The CA Summit sponsored by Markel Tax returned for an event split across three days starting on 5 October, which brought together the brightest minds from the worlds of finance, academia, and the technology industry to deliver a series of challenging, thought-provoking and truly motivational seminars to inspire ICAS Members around the globe. The transformational power of [...]
Both auctioneer and bidder: Fire chief snapped up brigade’s £13k Land Rover for £500 October 12, 2021 Birmingham Crown Court was told today how fire chief Stewart Edgar bought one of his own brigade’s Land Rovers, which had new tyres that alone were worth more than the £500 he paid for it. The chief fire officer acted as “both auctioneer and bidder” to fraudulently buy the luxury car, after dishonestly turning down [...]
Premiership Rugby names RFU commercial boss Simon Massie-Taylor chief executive October 12, 2021 Premiership Rugby has hired Simon Massie-Taylor, chief commercial and marketing officer at the Rugby Football Union, to be its new chief executive. Massie-Taylor, who began his career in financial services, has also held commercial roles at the British Olympic Association, the London 2012 Olympic organising committee and Tough Mudder. “This is a key moment for [...]
Bitcoin continues to show strength amid uncertain markets October 12, 2021 The Bitcoin price continues to rise this morning, up another one per cent over the past 24 hours to more than $57k.
Back to the office full-time? I’d rather quit say more than half of all Brits October 12, 2021 The pandemic has changed the working landscape so drastically that flexible and hybrid work have become core benefits offered to many UK workers. In fact, over half of British workers, or 52 per cent, would leave their job if they were forced back into the office full time, with 11 per cent saying they would [...]
Unemployment drops by 0.4 per cent to 4.5 per cent October 12, 2021 The number of UK workers on payrolls rose by 207,000 between August and September to a record 29.2m, returning to levels seen before the pandemic struck, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The unemployment rate in the UK shrank 0.4 per cent to 4.5 per cent. Though unemployment fell, the number of job vacancies [...]
Brexit: ‘Frosty the no man’ to turn heat up on EU in Lisbon October 12, 2021 The UK government is set to double down on threats to suspend the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol today in what is likely to spark weeks of UK-EU fighting. Cabinet Office minister Lord David Frost will deliver an address in Lisbon this afternoon in which he will outline the UK’s current position on Northern Ireland Protocol [...]
Less than half of Brits think the UK will achieve net zero by 2050 October 11, 2021 Less than half of Brits think the UK will achieve its emissions target of net zero by 2050, according to a new report shared with City A.M. today. The report, by market intelligence firm Savanta, revealed that 42 per cent of the UK think the government’s pledge is ‘likely’, while 46 per cent think it [...]
Is Bitcoin season here? October 11, 2021 Bitcoin is currently changing hands for just below $57k, within touching distance of recent all-time highs over $64k.
So much going on in the fast-moving world of Bitcoin October 8, 2021 Jason Deane takes a glance over one very busy week for cryptocurrency.