Cyber insurance, the Great Fire of London, and the need for digital fire fighters in the modern day September 20, 2018 A quick history lesson for you. Earlier this month, we commemorated the 352nd anniversary of the Great Fire of London, which destroyed 13,200 homes, as well as St Paul’s Cathedral. The giant Monument is a stone’s throw from the City A.M. offices. The fire blazed from 2 to 6 September, and the inhabitants of London [...]
Kier defies expectations with strong profits as order book swells September 20, 2018 Construction and services company Kier Group posted a better-than-expected nine per cent rise in profit this morning, fighting off investor fears following the collapse of competitor Carillion earlier in the year. Bolstered by a growing order book, the FTSE 250 firm’s underlying pre-tax profit jumped to £137m in the year to June, compared with £126m [...]
Kier defies expectations with strong profits as order book swells September 20, 2018 Construction and services company Kier Group posted a better-than-expected nine per cent rise in profit this morning, fighting off investor fears following the collapse of competitor Carillion earlier in the year. Bolstered by a growing order book, the FTSE 250 firm’s underlying pre-tax profit jumped to £137m in the year to June, compared with £126m [...]
Premaitha shares soar after ending legal dispute over Down’s syndrome test September 19, 2018 Shares in prenatal diagnostics firm Premaitha Health have soared after it settled a three and a half year legal dispute. The Alternative Investment Market-listed company said it settled a patent dispute with US rival Illumina for its test to estimate the risk of an unborn child having Down's syndrome. Premaitha has also entered into a licence [...]
Premaitha shares soar after ending legal dispute over Down’s syndrome test September 19, 2018 Shares in prenatal diagnostics firm Premaitha Health have soared after it settled a three and a half year legal dispute. The Alternative Investment Market-listed company said it settled a patent dispute with US rival Illumina for its test to estimate the risk of an unborn child having Down's syndrome. Premaitha has also entered into a licence [...]
Investors think UK will remain attractive as an investment destination post-Brexit September 19, 2018 Investors think the UK will remain as attractive as an investment destination post-Brexit as it was before the referendum on EU membership. Eighty eight per cent of respondents to a survey of business executives said the UK remains at least as attractive as it was in spring 2016, while 32 per cent say it is [...]
Investors think UK will remain attractive as an investment destination post-Brexit September 19, 2018 Investors think the UK will remain as attractive as an investment destination post-Brexit as it was before the referendum on EU membership. Eighty eight per cent of respondents to a survey of business executives said the UK remains at least as attractive as it was in spring 2016, while 32 per cent say it is [...]
Invest like a Premier League football manager – are you conservative, an explorer or a pioneer? September 19, 2018 More than a month into the Premier League season, which began on 10 August, the beautiful game is continuing to surprise us. Managers are feeling the pressure to prove that their investment decisions were right during the transfer window, with both big spenders and low expenditure clubs under the spotlight. And these investment decisions [...]
Invest like a Premier League football manager – are you conservative, an explorer or a pioneer? September 19, 2018 More than a month into the Premier League season, which began on 10 August, the beautiful game is continuing to surprise us. Managers are feeling the pressure to prove that their investment decisions were right during the transfer window, with both big spenders and low expenditure clubs under the spotlight. And these investment decisions [...]
London house price growth sinks to near-decade low September 19, 2018 London house prices plunged to their lowest rate of growth in nearly a decade in July, falling 0.7 per cent as the capital's property market slowdown shows no sign of easing up. The average London property cost £485,000, marking the steeping decline since September 2009, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Meanwhile, [...]