If we can pick up friendships as well as prizes at the Paris Olympics, and help deliver successful and sustainable sporting events worldwide, we will feel the benefits here in the City, says Chris Hayward The greatest show …
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Against the Olympics: Why we should stop worshipping elite sport
Expensive, disruptive and just plain annoying, it’s time to stop hero-worshipping the Olympics, writes Anna Moloney Finally this month the Euros ended and I breathed a sigh of relief that …
Who will pay to phase out petrol cars?
Is the elimination of petrol cars the inevitable march of progress or an area ripe for government intervention? Labour must decide, says Eliot Wilson Last week the Society of Motor …
Sun creams to save your skin in the City heatwave
Protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful rays in the summer and beyond is essential. But finding the right sun cream for day-to-day City life can sometimes be a bit …
City hails ‘critically important’ reform as FCA looks to revive IPO market
Top City figures have hailed a shake-up of the UK’s stock market rules today after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced a further batch of reforms designed to strip back …
Exclusive: Abrdn backs property recovery with UK to ‘lead the way’
Asset manager Abrdn has thrown its weight behind the global property sector today as it argued the UK is leading the way in a global recovery, City A.M. can reveal. …
Job vacancies plunge as summer hiring slump arrives early
UK job vacancies fell by almost a fifth in June in a sign that economic growth had yet to “filter through to hiring”, according to new research. Despite the UK …
C-suite executives list tax certainty as a priority from Reeves, survey finds
Businesses have called for clarity on tax from the Labour government today as Rachel Reeves faces questions over whether she will hike capital gains rate at her first budget this …
UK finance chiefs gear up for growth as sentiment soars
Chief financial officers of some of the largest UK companies have seen expectations about the prospects of their own businesses shoot up following the election, with uncertainty falling to its …
Rothschild-backed private equity fund racks up £225m in funding
A private equity fund backed by Edmond de Rothschild and the government-owned British Patient Capital has raised €266m (£225m) to invest in software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies across Europe. The new fund …