By: Clara Guibourg

Clara Guibourg is an Online Writer at City A.M. She can be contacted at clara.guibourg@cityam.com. She is particularly passionate about women in business, technology and telecoms.

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Economic well-being: Four charts that show how the UK’s growth compares to its European neighbours

September 30, 2015

The UK economy has been growing at a healthier pace than Germany or France over the past year – but its growth can’t match the boom in recovering Spain. New GDP figures released today showed the British economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the latest quarter. But how are we doing in other metrics? [...]
Sainsbury’s biggest FTSE riser as share price soars by most since 2009 as sales fall by less than expected

September 30, 2015

It comes to something when a dip in sales is embraced rapturously by investors – but Sainsbury's shareholders were thrilled as the supermarket suggested full-year profits will be ahead of expectations. The figures Sainsbury's like-for-like sales in the quarter to the end of September, it said, with sales excluding petrol dipping 1.1 per cent. That was "moderately" [...]
What the UK could learn about the Internet of Things from India’s smart cities

September 30, 2015

The term smart city has been thrown around for a while now. Many still view it as a futuristic concept that won’t see light of day in our lifetime. But across the world, these smart cities are being created, and in places that you might not expect. Take India for example. The country’s first smart [...]
Best mobile network for Londoners: EE and Vodafone crowned winners of first London stress test

September 30, 2015

EE and Vodafone have been crowned the best mobile networks for Londoners in the first performance stress test focusing specifically on the capital. Mobile performance tends to… vary between urban and rural areas, to say the least, but now a London winner has finally been found. Providers were put to the test across London’s urban [...]
PPI-related complaints against UK banks falling

September 30, 2015

Customer complaints about payment protection insurance (PPI) are falling, according to new financial regulator figures which hint that the fallout from banks’ mis-selling of PPI is beginning to settle. PPI-related complaints remain the biggest source of grumbling among customers in the aftermath of the scandal, but they’re down 17 per cent in the first six [...]
McKinsey warns banks that fintech startups and alternative finance pose threat to traditional banking’s profits

September 30, 2015

McKinsey has warned banks that fintech startups are a threat to traditional banking’s profits, giving them a choice: fight them or join them. London’s fintech hubs are booming, with over 12,000 startups disrupting financial services with products that are often cheaper for customers. This poses a real threat to banks' profits, according to a report [...]
Quindell share price rises on report of loss and dropping sales after rocky period

September 30, 2015

The figures The troubled insurance claims processor has reported a pre-tax loss of £35.4m for the first half of 2015. Revenue has dropped to £35m, down from £43m. These figures come just weeks after the company released full-year accounts restating past earnings. Quindell shares were up after the results, trading 2.15 per cent up in [...]
The business case for boardroom diversity: Diverse boards outperform male-only peers by £430bn

September 30, 2015

Boardroom diversity boosts business, as diverse boards are outperforming their all-male peers by billions. Listed companies in the UK, US and India with at least one woman on their board beat male-only boards by $430bn in 2014, according to a report from Grant Thornton which measured the difference in returns on assets. Although this isn’t [...]
Gender equality: Addressing the gender imbalance in tech has to start earlier – at school

September 29, 2015

Last week, research by McKinsey Global Institute found that closing the gender pay gap could add $12tn (£7.8tn) to the global economy over the next decade. The equality of women in the workplace is no doubt of huge benefit to companies and society alike – but we aren’t taking the necessary steps to secure it. [...]
Innovative and disruptive: These are the qualities successful leaders have in common

September 29, 2015

Do the world’s strongest business leaders have anything in common? Yes, according to a new study which claims they share a number of personality traits that set them apart from us mere mortals. In the study, recruiter Russell Reynolds identified 28 of the world’s most successful tech leaders and performed a psychometric assessment of their [...]

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