Mental health issues can be difficult to discuss – here’s how staff and bosses can broach this thorny subject October 11, 2018 Of all the conversations you can have with your boss at work, having one about mental health is arguably the most difficult. However, with 48 per cent of people having experienced a mental health problem in their current role, it’s a conversation that we have to get more comfortable having. While yesterday’s World Mental Health [...]
Investor demand for environment-friendly firms is becoming ‘phenomenon’ says top Barclays banker October 11, 2018 Demand for investments in businesses pursuing environmentally and socially responsible aims is building up unstoppable momentum, according to a top banker at Barclays. Joe McGrath, global head of banking at the British bank, says the growth of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns in business has become a “phenomenon” in the last five years. ESG [...]
Theresa May launches consultation into forcing firms to report ethnicity pay figures October 11, 2018 KPMG, WPP and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are among a number of businesses to have signed up to a new charter by Theresa May that aims to improve the recruitment and progression of ethnic minority employees. Alongside the charter the Prime Minister has also launched a consultation into mandatory ethnicity pay reporting, following last [...]
City Moves for 11 October – who’s switching jobs? October 11, 2018 Today’s City Moves cover Octopus Property, White & Case and Houlihan Lokey. (Take a look at these movers and shakers.) Octopus Property Specialist property lender Octopus Property, part of the Octopus Group, announced the appointment of Paula Purdy as business development manager (BDM), north of England, reporting directly to D’mitri Zaprzala, Head of Sales. Paula’s appointment [...]
Gam shares leap more than 12 per cent on takeover rumours October 10, 2018 Shares in troubled fund manager Gam have shot up by more than 12 per cent on the news it could be taken over by a mystery buyer. Shares were up by 12.53 per cent in afternoon trading. Bloomberg reported that informal talks were being held with potential buyers looking to acquire the entire business or [...]
Mental health is an issue that UK companies can’t afford to ignore October 10, 2018 Look under the bonnet of any thriving company, and beyond a solid business plan and clear strategy, you will certainly find that the skill, commitment and talent of its people are the engine driving its success. The Mental Health Foundation found that the average person in Britain says “I’m fine” at least 14 times a [...]
NEX Exchange Profile: Sativa Investments PLC October 10, 2018 | Sponsored Gary Mead talks to Geremy Thomas, CEO of Sativa Investments – quoted on NEX Exchange and the UK’s first medicinal cannabis investment vehicle One of the leading proponents of medicinal cannabis in the UK today is Geremy Thomas, CEO of Sativa Investments (Sativa), which is quoted on the NEX Exchange and is the UK’s first [...]
Western Union launches Transferwise rival service in UK October 10, 2018 Western Union is gearing up to face innovation head-on as it launches a digital bank account transfer service in the UK, competing with major fintech startups such as Transferwise for command of the market. UK consumers will now be able to send up to £50,000 from the Western Union app or website directly into other bank accounts around [...]
Does Goldman Sachs retail bank Marcus really warrant all the hype? October 10, 2018 Marcus sounds worlds apart from the financial beast that is Goldman Sachs. But that’s the point – Marcus is meant to sound approachable, a bank for normal people. Named after one of the company’s founders, Marcus Goldman, this new challenger bank has proved popular since it first launched in the US back in 2016. It’s also [...]
Token Intelligence: When the revolution begins October 9, 2018 When will it kickoff? It already has! (You just cannot see it yet). Perhaps the most enjoyable part of my role these days is that I get to meet some of the brightest minds in business, not least via ICOrad.io interviews, but also strategy sessions – this last week with a sector leading CEO who [...]
