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25.02 / 15:43

Parke How the FCA tried to catch its ‘poogate’ suspect

When the Financial Conduct Authority headed to new offices in London’s East End in 2018, the regulator hoped staff would welcome the move with open arms. Instead, a select number chose to mark the occasion with a form of dirty protest.

24.02 / 21:11

Provident JPMorgan Citigroup restrictions COVID restrictions Citigroup and JPMorgan lift all Covid restrictions for staff in Canary Wharf

Citigroup and JPMorgan have lifted all Covid-19 restrictions in their Canary Wharf headquarters as the UK government has set out its guidelines for living with the virus.

23.02 / 16:19

Waves Agency EU to Sanction Russian Defense Minister, Internet Research Agency

The European Union is planning to sanction Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russia’s Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials previously sanctioned for allegedly fueling divisions during the 2016 U.S. elections, diplomats said Wednesday.

23.02 / 15:25

cryptocurrency Provident Digital London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange Buys Cloud-Based Tech Provider TORA For $325 Million

LSEG bought a stake in London-based Nivaura in 2019.

23.02 / 11:23

cryptocurrency Provident Digital London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange Buys Coud-Based Tech Provider TORA For $325 Million

LSEG bought a stake in London-based Nivaura in 2019.

22.02 / 14:55

Parke How the FCA tried to catch its ‘poogate’ suspect

22.02 / 03:21

Fire peace Putin orders Russian troops into eastern Ukraine to 'maintain peace'

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces to “maintain peace” in separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, hours after the Kremlin recognized the area’s independence.

21.02 / 10:05

UPS Ft Boutique Boutique FT Partners sets new bar with $140,000 starting salary for junior bankers

A boutique investment bank run by a former Goldman Sachs banker has just upped the ante on junior pay as the battle for talent continues.

19.02 / 20:29

Accenture Accenture to add 3,000 jobs in UK

Consultancy giant Accenture said it will add 3,000 extra jobs in the UK over the next three years.

17.02 / 13:41

UPS Ft Boutique Boutique FT Partners sets new bar with $140,000 starting salary for junior bankers

A boutique investment bank run by a former Goldman Sachs banker has just upped the ante on junior pay as the battle for talent continues.

17.02 / 13:22

Schroders gave me Fridays off — here’s what it’s like for me, my wife and my boss

Duncan Lamont, head of the Strategic Research Unit at Schroders in London, tells Financial News about how his role and home life have changed since he asked for, and was granted, a four-day work week.

11.02 / 12:33

Adoption economics Bitcoin Lira Turkey (Unintentionally) Builds Case for Bitcoin as It Plans to Convert Citizens' Gold to Lira

The Turkish government is working on plans to get its citizens to hand in ‘under the mattress’ gold in its latest scheme to prop up the value of its national currency, the lira. But according to some, the country would have been much better off had it just embraced bitcoin (BTC).

10.02 / 22:49

Police NATO London Discrimination London Police chief resigns following report into bullying, discrimination

The head of London's Metropolitan Police resigned on Thursday evening stating she has lost the confidence of Mayor Sadiq Khan.

09.02 / 23:27

UPS Ethereum ETH NOT Why it’s not done and dusted after ‘The Merge’ for Ethereum

We know that the Ethereum Foundation has phased away ‘Eth2’ as it merged with Eth1 into a single chain. And as that happened, a crucial hard fork under ‘The Shanghai‘ is shaping Ethereum. But, what is the way ahead after the merge? In a recent interview, co-founder Vitalik Buterin explained the various elements of the Ethereum Roadmap.

09.02 / 19:38

litecoin Tether Strategy Bitcoin How Blockchain.com Plans to Win in the $248 Billion Crypto Market

London-based marketplace Blockchain.com, which has created more than 40 million digital-asset wallets, is moving into the cryptocurrency trading space with plans to open a new exchange. With this new strategy, the company is hoping to grab it a bigger piece of the $248 billion cryptocurrency market, known for its scandalous record of hacks, thefts, fraud and mismanagement dating back to 2014, as outlined by Bloomberg.

08.02 / 12:31

ETH Man Aware Fighting 500 Julian Assange Supporters Raise over 12,500 ETH via DAO for his Freedom

Donors have formed AssangeDAO to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from extradition to the United States and facilitate his freedom from prison.

07.02 / 19:03

NATO Sexual assault Ukraine crisis: Germany and UK send hundreds of extra soldiers to NATO's eastern flank

Berlin and London both decided to send additional troops to NATO battle groups in Eastern Europe, ministers of defence of the two countries said on Monday.

04.02 / 18:49

festival Winter Olympics After 70 years on the throne, is this the Queen's worst yet?

On 24 November 1992, Queen Elizabeth II, marking four decades on the throne, took the unusual step of admitting publicly that she had not had a very good year.

03.02 / 10:45

cryptocurrency London Inside ‘Chai Ada’, the first café in UK to accept cryptocurrency

A London café, owned by a Pakistani man, accepts cryptocurrency as a form of payment, the first to do so in the United Kingdom.

31.01 / 18:37

Waves Booking businesses European Businesses Ride Out the Omicron Wave

As Omicron loomed over Europe in December, Graham Cook braced for yet another blow to his bowling business in London, fearing a fourth lockdown, potentially without government support, would force him to cut costs.

24.01 / 18:35

Citi Lawyers London law firms hire ‘anyone with a pulse’ as soaring salaries aren’t enough for junior lawyers

City law firms are struggling to retain junior lawyers in the wake of Covid-19, despite soaring salaries netting newly qualified lawyers more than £150,000 a year at top US firms in London.

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