London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
Post-Brexit Special: UK business leaders on access to EU talent January 28, 2021 Since the turn of the year, UK companies exporting into the EU have to fill out a set of customs declaration forms and some goods, like agricultural products, have to undergo rigorous checks at the border. This has led to border disruption and delays. These issues are scrutinised in the first instalment of this 2-part [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on BitcoinPoint.com January 28, 2021 With the largest ATM network in the UK, innovative ‘on-ramp’ solutions to instantly buy and ‘off-ramp’ to sell Bitcoin, BitcoinPoint.com brings cryptos closer to Mass Adoption, with the vision of bringing financial inclusion to the unbanked and the non-tech-savvy. 16,000 ATMs Bitcoin sales from cash withdrawals have reached an unprecedented scale in the UK, as [...]
Office demand drops as Workspace reports 33 per cent fall in enquiries January 28, 2021 Workspace remains optimistic about the future of London’s office work despite a sharp drop in enquiries throughout the pandemic. This morning’s results show the group averaged 672 enquiries per month in the third quarter, a 33 per cent drop from the previous year. Lettings per month also fell by 3.4 per cent to 109, driven [...]
With no office, our future leaders are being held back January 27, 2021 In spite of the challenges facing central cities around the world at the moment, they are and will remain places with huge concentrations of the jobs which provide the greatest opportunities to learn and to move up the job hierarchy. For young people, Central London offers an unparalleled combination. A range of independent employers with [...]
City Moves for 27 January: Who is switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? January 27, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Lombard Odier IM bolsters institutional sales team Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has bolstered its UK and Ireland institutional sales team with two new hires. Chris Vogtherr and Claudia Ziebart joined the investment [...]
Martha Stewart’s got the munchies: Lifestyle guru selling CBD oil treats for pets January 26, 2021 Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart today launched a line of cannabis-infused oil drops and soft-baked chews for dogs
Bumper year for private equity as deals soar 257 per cent January 26, 2021 The number of UK listed companies taken private by private equity firms jumped from seven to 25 in private equity boom year. The total value of UK listed companies taken private by private equity firms increased from £2.3bn to £21.1bn in 12 months to 30 September 2020, research compiled by BDO has found. The audit [...]
Top official warns of ‘disturbing’ amount of Russian money laundering in UK January 25, 2021 One of the UK’s top officials in monitoring economic crime has today warned about the “disturbing” prevalence of Russian money laundering in London, claiming up to half of all money laundered from the country is done through the UK. Graeme Biggar, director general of the National Economic Crime Centre, told MPs today that it was [...]
FTSE 100 closes at three-week low as ministers mull hotel quarantine for arrivals January 25, 2021 FTSE 100 closes at three-week low as ministers mull hotel quarantine for arrivals
Mercato Metropolitano to open three London street food markets this year January 25, 2021 Street food market operator Mercato Metropolitano is investing £35m in expansion plans, as it prepares to launch new sites in London, Europe and the US despite the impact of the pandemic on the hospitality industry. The firm will open a Canary Wharf site and a second market in Elephant and Castle this summer, followed by [...]