The virtual metaverse requires very real-world regulation November 10, 2021 Regulators tend only to emerge in the spotlight of public scrutiny when something goes wrong. FCA bosses have spent the last couple of years being wheeled in front of Select Committees to explain the colossal cock-ups that led to the London Capital & Finance minibond scandal – including its former boss Andrew Bailey, who despite [...]
London’s recovery can’t be jeopardised by a lack of funding for TfL November 9, 2021 Amid the many heartening sights of London’s post-Covid-19 recovery, it’s ironic that one of the most warming was the sight of 600 lucky souls leaving the capital yesterday morning. Two flights, BA-001 and VS3, took off from Heathrow to JFK at 8:51am, on the day the US reopened its borders. As the airlines put it, [...]
The City View with MoneyWeek and Avado October 7, 2021 In this episode Andy Silvester speaks to Mark Creighton of professional development firm Avado Learning and John Stepek, Executive Editor of MoneyWeek.
The City A.M. Podcast with Sam Torrance Episode 3: Reviewing Collin Morikawa’s victory in the Open Championship at Royal St George’s July 20, 2021 In the third and final episode of this series of golf podcasts, Ryder Cup-winning player and captain Sam Torrance reviews the Open Championship with City A.M. Sports Editor Frank Dalleres. Sam discusses Collin Morikawa winning the Claret Jug at his first attempt, expands on the benefits of his ‘saw grip’ putting technique and explains why he rates [...]
The City A.M. Podcast with Sam Torrance Episode 2: A preview of the Open Championship and looking back at the abrdn Scottish Open July 13, 2021 In the second of three special golf podcasts, Ryder Cup-winning player and captain Sam Torrance previews the Open Championship and looks back at the abrdn Scottish Open with City A.M. Sports Editor Frank Dalleres. Sam discusses what makes The Open so special and his own memories of playing the tournament at Royal St George’s, where [...]
The City View, with SocGen’s Christophe Lattuada July 12, 2021 In this week’s The City View, Andy Silvester is joined by Societe Generale’s UK boss Christophe Lattuada. He’s guided the bank through the last of the interminable Brexit negotiations and, of course, through the pandemic that turned financial services and the world upside down. Christophe and Andy discuss the future of the office, how London [...]
The City A.M. Podcast with Sam Torrance Episode 1: A preview of the abrdn Scottish Open July 7, 2021 In this, the first of three special golf podcasts, Ryder Cup-winning player and captain Sam Torrance previews a star-studded abrdn Scottish Open with City A.M. Sports Editor Frank Dalleres. Sam discusses what the Scottish Open means to him and why players can benefit so much from playing the event in the lead-up to the Open [...]
The City View, with Wise’s Matt Briers July 5, 2021 Wise are set to list this week, and on this episode of The City View, Andy Silvester talks tech with the firm’s Chief Financial Officer, Matt Briers. They touch on the firm’s reasons for listing, the future of the fintech darling and how London can continue to thrive as a global hub for exciting, innovative [...]
The City View with Sir Nigel Knowles June 28, 2021 This week City A.M.’s Andy Silvester sits down with DWF Group CEO Sir Nigel Knowles. What Sir Nigel doesn’t know about legal and business services probably isn’t worth knowing. In this podcast he opens up on what he thinks the industry needs to do to stay ahead of international competitors, the new skills that young [...]
The City View with Avon’s Angela Cretu June 3, 2021 In this latest episode of The City View, Andy Silvester sits down with Avon CEO Angela Cretu. Avon is quite the company – the second largest direct-seller in the world, but also advancing in digital directions too. In 2019 the firm booked almost $6bn in global revenues. Angela talks to Andy about the challenges that [...]