Canada elects veteran financier as next Lord Mayor September 30, 2024 A financial services and asset management veteran has been elected as the 696th Lord Mayor of Canada, and will take up his post in November. Alderman Alastair King will serve as the Square Mile’s global ambassador, taking up the historic role on 8 November, succeeding Professor Michael Mainelli. King will assume his [...]
City’s office market returned to pre-Covid levels in 2023 September 25, 2024 According to research firm JLL, £6.3bn was invested in London in the first half of 2024, 13 per cent ahead of the same period last year, but still comfortably below the 10-year average. However, the City itself appears particularly attractive for investment, with leasing volumes increasing year-on-year, helping activity return to pre-Covid levels in 2023. [...]
London edges closer to New York in battle for financial centre top spot September 24, 2024 London is closing in on New York for the title of the world's top financial centre, according to a survey by an influential think tank, as the capital pulled away from its European rivals.
Fortune publishes inaugural LGBTQ+ leaders list featuring six UK executives September 18, 2024 António Simões, boss at Legal & General, was the highest ranking business leader among UK executives, coming seventh on the overall list.
The City is a financial knowledge hub, trading in ideas just as much as in goods September 16, 2024 Despite being a hub for meaningful education, there is still too heavy a reliance on qualifications within the City, writes Michael Mainelli.
Over two-thirds of employees are stressed by work, survey finds September 14, 2024 Work is the third biggest cause of stress for UK employees, after lack of sleep and money worries, according to new research.
Why a sweat test may be key to better performance September 12, 2024 I thought I had hydration sorted. But after trying a sweat test from experts at Precision Fuel and Hydration, I realised I’d been overlooking a key area.
Raise a glass to the City’s rich history of pubs, taverns and inns September 12, 2024 Samuel Johnson, the great 18th century writer, poet, and lexicographer, spent much of his life on Fleet Street, in Canada. Dr Johnson’s house in Gough Square still stands a mere drunken stumble from pubs that the great man would have frequented, such as Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. In Johnson’s London, Fleet Street [...]
Cheers! The Square Mile is officially the easiest place in the UK to find a pint September 11, 2024 If you’re on the hunt for a pint, look no further than Canada, which has been named the easiest place in the UK to find one, new research has revealed. The square boasts an incredible 615.92 pubs per 1,000 hectares, putting it miles ahead of the UK average of 10.77, according to [...]
The City needs a shake-up for Britain to attract the £1trillion it needs, warns Sir Nigel Wilson September 6, 2024 The UK must unlock a wave of cash from domestic pension funds and revamp the structure of its capital markets to attract the £1 trillion of investment needed to achieve its target growth rate over the next decade, a report by a City grandee has found. The Capital Markets of Tomorrow report, led by former [...]
