If you’ve ever had the misfortune to be what used to be referred to as ‘office fodder’, you’ll...
Companies
“LV= sale to US private equity should complete by end of 2021”
Another big name looking like it will be sold out is LV=, Liverpool Victoria in old money (why do...
“AFH receives £225m offer in private equity takeover”
‘Consolidators’ have become a thing in our business in the last few years. These are firms with a...
“SJP to make 200 roles redundant”
St James Place has for some time been one of the largest and most successful (assuming profit =...
‘Need and extra shot?’ No thank you.
And yet more corporate idiocy. I opened one of our trade mags, casually pulled out what I assumed...
“Around 250 M&G advisers face redundancy risk in overhaul”
I often despair at the confusion and often, yes, stupidity of corporate decision-making, and...
“Ofgem cuts risk blackouts, warns National Grid boss John Pettigrew”
The regulator's told National Grid they can’t pass the cost of upgrading their network to...
‘Whose wealth depends on the commuter-driven status quo?’
Whenever softy liberals preach that we should stop selling arms to dictators who may use them to...
“Coronavirus: Schroders tells staff they can work from home for ever”
Here, for a change, is an example of long-term thinking, from aforementioned fund management...
“Bosses’ pandemic pay cuts ‘superficial’ says report”
So two thirds of the bosses of our biggest companies have not taken any pay cuts while, in many...
“Royal London puts Ascentric up for sale”
Here’s a company for once doing the right thing. Both Standard Life and Legal & General have...
“Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones”
I pride myself on being savvy about these things. But I must now admit that, I, too, have been the...
“St James’s New Face? Advice giant appoints brand agency Landor to ‘further reputation'”
St James's Place was founded by old-school life insurance salespeople, and is one of the few life...
“Quilter completes £445m sale of assurance business”
Once upon a time in Financial Services Land, a company called Skandia Life had innovative,...
“Bet365: UK’s best-paid boss hits £323m jackpot”
Compare and contrast. The average salary of a nurse in Northern Ireland is £32,011, less than the...