£500bn city investment firm tells staff they can work from home permanently

Hammer blow for The City of London as investment firm Schroders allows thousands of staff PERMANENTLY work from home By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 11:19 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 13:27 BST, 15 August 2020 An asset management firm with more than £525bn under its control has told its 5,000 workers they no … Read more

Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’

Want to boost profits? Hire more women! Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’, research claims Research by The Pipeline found 15 per cent of major companies had no women in top roles  Companies with no women on highest committees had net profit margin of 1.5% Percentage … Read more

Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’

Want to boost profits? Hire more women! Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’, research claims Research by The Pipeline found 15 per cent of major companies had no women in top roles  Companies with no women on highest committees had net profit margin of 1.5% Percentage … Read more

Coronavirus UK: FTSE 100 falls on opening after downbeat assessment from US Fed

London stock markets opened down this morning as hopes faded for a quick economic rebound following the coronavirus pandemic. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest companies fell by 89 points or 1.51 per cent to 5,815 in the first ten minutes of trading this morning. Fears are growing about a second wave of infections, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: FTSE 100 falls on opening after downbeat assessment from US Fed

London stock markets opened down this morning as hopes faded for a quick economic rebound following the coronavirus pandemic. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest companies fell by 89 points or 1.51 per cent to 5,815 in the first ten minutes of trading this morning. Fears are growing about a second wave of infections, … Read more

FTSE 100 opens up as investors welcome easing of lockdown

FTSE 100 opens nearly 0.5% up as it climbs 28 points to 5,882 as investors welcome easing of lockdown and Chinese exports rise quicker than expected FTSE 100 of Britain’s biggest firms rose by 28 points or 0.47% to 5,882 today Investors welcome plans to ease rules imposed under lockdown from Monday Analysts also react … Read more

FTSE 100 opens flat on 5849 as Asian shares continue to climb after China’s central bank fixed yuan

FTSE 100 opens flat on 5849 as Asian shares continue to climb after China’s central bank fixed the yuan in bid to ease US trade-war tensions while oil price slips again amid oversupply fears Broadcaster ITV, fell 0.8% after saying ad revenue plunged 42 per cent in April BP and Royal Dutch Shell tracked a … Read more

FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market

FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market – after government put brakes on lockdown easing and Trump threatened $1trillion tariffs on China The FTSE 100 of Britain’s biggest firms opened down by 144 or 2.2 per cent  Newly released figures show house prices were … Read more