City PM Unregulated podcast: How to be badass in business May 18, 2016 Have we smashed the glass ceiling, or merely created a couple of cracks? In this week's podcast Emma Haslett and Zak Mir are joined by social entrepreneur and A Very Good Company founder Natalie Campbell, and Yael Selfin, KPMG's chief macroeconomic adviser, to discuss City PM's Power 100 list – and ask if the path [...]
Google’s Apple Pay rival Android Pay is finally here in the UK May 18, 2016 Good news for anyone eager to pay using just the swipe of their mobile, but who doesn't own an iPhone. Google's Android Pay is launching in the UK today, bringing the tap and pay technology to millions of smartphone users across the country. A rival to Apple Pay which launched last year, the app lets users pay by [...]
Listen: Women in the City – time to stop asking why, and start asking why not? May 18, 2016 Whose responsibility is it to put more women into top roles? At the launch of City PM's Power 100 list, our digital editor Emma Haslett was joined by Virgin Money chief executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia, A Very Good Company founder Natalie Campbell, Tech City chief of staff Caroline Makepeace and RSM chief executive Jean Stephens to [...]
It’s a scorcher: How to deal with the sunny day skivers – and why you need a carrot and stick approach May 18, 2016 We've all been tempted, haven’t we? You take a peek through the curtains and see it’s a glorious day and consider calling in sick. But here comes the black cloud: while it may be tempting to hit the out of office button and set up the deck chair in the garden, pause before you pick up [...]
How Brexit will hit investment portfolios: What (little) we know so far May 18, 2016 The Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund both issued stark warnings last week about the EU referendum and the potential impact of Brexit. In a report, the IMF said that a Leave vote could have a “negative and substantial” long-run effect on UK output and incomes. Later, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde added [...]
Too few women get to the top in the finance industry. It’s time to change that May 18, 2016 Today, City PM publishes its Power Women 100 list, celebrating female success in the city. The list is dominated by women working in tech, law and the finance industry – which is a significant achievement in itself. Why? Because too few women get to the top in the finance industry. Executive committees are made up [...]
Shareholders lambast Standard Life over excessive boadroom pay deals May 17, 2016 Standard Life faced a backlash from shareholders at its annual general meeting on Tuesday with 22 per cent of votes cast going against the investment group’s executive pay report. Other big companies caught up in a so-called shareholder spring in the past few weeks include BP, Smith & Nephew, Shire, Regus, Weir Group and Anglo American. [...]
Shareholder agreements give startups the focus they need to thrive May 17, 2016 Building a business is a labour of love. Not just for the founders, but also for the employees and investors. I regularly sit down with founders to go through shareholder agreements. The process uncovers the real objectives for starting the business, it gets founders thinking about issues before they happen, and it gets to the [...]
Pact Coffee’s Stephen Rapoport: Why our mission is central to our growth May 17, 2016 Coffee culture is having a renaissance. We are aping London of the eighteenth century, when our ancestors couldn’t get enough of the brown stuff. But while their caffeine fuelled debates about politics, fashion and philosophy, we still mostly use it to get us out of bed each day. One entrepreneur hopes to add an additional [...]
