Super Bowl LIV preview: Kansas City Chiefs v San Francisco 49ers will see contrasting offences go head to head in Miami January 29, 2020 The Super Bowl is a mammoth sporting event, and an occasion of such magnitude is always going to come attached with a great deal of hype. The NFL showpiece is always billed as unmissable – something fans in the UK should stay up for and immerse themselves in. It’s fair to say that last year’s [...]
City Cultural Corner January 29, 2020 Welcome to The City Culture Corner. Here, the arts and the stereotypical business world of the City of London can intertwine, collide and create. With an overwhelming amount of cultural activity and hotspots in the City, it is often difficult to stay abreast of interesting venues and events in the City. The City Culture Corner [...]
Event: Chineke! Orchestra January 29, 2020 The Chineke! Foundation was created by Chi-Chi Nwanoku in 2015 to provide career opportunities to established and up-and-coming Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) classical musicians in the UK and Europe. City A.M. Club members are offered a 20% discount on full price tickets. The code can be entered at the checkout stage online, over the [...]
Lloyds Bank announces 56 branch closures this year January 29, 2020 Lloyds Banking Group has announced today that it will close 56 branches across the UK. The bank will close 31 Lloyds, 10 Halifax and 15 Bank of Scotland branches between April and October of this year. The financial services union Accord said in a statement: “We fully appreciate that the demand for high street branch [...]
Guardian goes green as it bans advertising from fossil fuel firms January 29, 2020 The Guardian will no longer accept advertising from oil and gas companies as the media group looks to cut its links with fossil fuel firms. The move, announced today, will apply across the publisher’s websites and apps, as well as in print copies of the Guardian, Observer and Guardian Weekly. “Our decision is based on [...]
With 100 days to go, can Sadiq Khan lose the 2020 London mayoral election? January 28, 2020 Even Sadiq Khan’s biggest critics would acknowledge his skill in working a crowd. The mayor of London glides from person to person, selfie to selfie, handshake to handshake. At a time when politicians are not exactly enjoying public favour, he seems to have plenty of Londoners firmly on his side. The response toward Khan by [...]
City Moves for 27 January – Who’s switching jobs at CMS, the FCA and Shoosmiths? January 27, 2020 Today’s City Moves includes CMS, the FCA and Shoosmiths CMS Global law firm CMS has announced the re-election of Penelope Warne as senior partner of CMS’s UK arm following a vote by the firm’s partnership. This will be Penelope’s second term, effective for four years from 1 May 2020. Penelope became the firm’s first woman [...]
Vodafone ranked ‘worst’ UK mobile and broadband provider January 24, 2020 Vodafone is the UK’s most complained about provider for broadband, landline and mobile, according to regulator Ofcom. The firm topped the broadband complaint charts for the second quarter in a row, between July and September last year. The Ofcom report said thousands of customers had complained to them regarding the supplier’s poor customer service, faulty [...]
Not as easy as 1,2,3: Seven accounting errors that rocked FTSE firms January 22, 2020 Ted Baker today experienced the dubious honour of joining a list of FTSE firms that have been shaken by accounting errors in the past year. The fashion retailer revealed an accounting error was more than twice as bad as it previously thought, knocking shares down seven per cent. But it is by no means the [...]
John Manzoni to step down as chief of the civil service January 22, 2020 The chief executive of the civil service, Sir John Manzoni, is stepping down from his role ahead of looming Whitehall reforms. A Cabinet Office spokesperson said: “As has been planned for some time, Sir John Manzoni will step down from his post at some point this year.” Sky News first reported that Manzoni told senior colleagues of [...]