By: Edith Hancock

I edit The Capitalist, City A.M.'s diary. I cover the parties, gossip and lighter side of news in the Square Mile. Got a story? reach me at thecapitalist@cityam.com

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Drummond Puddle Watch brings the City to a standstill as nearly 20,000 people watch a live stream

January 6, 2016

Could this be the solution to the UK's productivity puzzle? Never mind HSBC’s ongoing online banking crisis, or North Korea’s latest announcement that it is testing hydrogen bombs: City folk are far more concerned about how people are going to get across a massive puddle hundreds of miles away. In fact, of the 20,000-odd people who have [...]
Who’s facing the axe in 2016? Bookmaker offers odds on CEO sackings

January 3, 2016

Let's face it; everyone dreads the first day back at work. To keep stress levels especially high at the top, bookies Ladbrokes have been drawing up odds on which CEOs will be clearing their desks by the end of the year. Only two chiefs can afford to relax, according to the firm; Easyjet’s Carolyn McCall and Taylor [...]
How to use contacts and influence customer service workers: M&A adviser lets rip on Nationwide boss Graham Beale

December 22, 2015

Working in finance comes with many perks. Even after the salaries, bonuses and outings with clients, there’s still fun to be found in terrorising the customer service workers of your colleagues and rivals’ banks. One M&A adviser has been using the opportunity to practise his boardroom bulldog tactics. Nicky Samengo-Turner, adviser with Hundon Hall, has [...]
Why won’t Labour have lunch with Panmure Gordon? One City firm feels ignored by some MPs…

December 21, 2015

While some Labour MPs have made contact with City big-wigs and the shadow cabinet’s diary fills up fast, one firm has felt more than a few cold shoulders from the left this year. Earlier this year we were keen to make sure new shadow City minister Richard Burgon felt welcome in his new role as Labour’s [...]
Dear readers: it’s time to hear all about your Christmas excesses

December 21, 2015

Bankers are having their biggest year on record for global mergers and acquisitions, but instead of celebrating in the usual fashion with an over-the-top staff Christmas party, some are avoiding going out altogether so as not to draw attention to themselves. Earlier this month we reported that the Square Mile’s marketers were letting loose. While [...]
Mapped: What Londoners order the most according to the borough they live in

December 20, 2015

Londoners have proven to be pretty stereotypical when it comes to what they shop for online. Unless you live in Croydon, of course… After analysing sales data and quizzing London consumers on their purchases this year, up-market concierge app Henchman has found out what people are requesting most across the capital. Some of the results are [...]
How do bankers escape the City to make it as an entrepreneur?

December 17, 2015

Bankers have a long history of flexing their creative and marketing muscles once in a while to start their own firms, sometimes with mixed success. This year, former City banker Oli Brookes took a step back from Square Mile life. He joined up with fellow entrepreneur Dan Zell to set up a company that now [...]
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell leave early from Labour’s Christmas party

December 16, 2015

Labour had its annual Christmas party yesterday, and despite everyone's differences there were no punch-ups or seething. A recent report in the Telegraph quoted a Labour MP as saying just 43 people would show up, with some planning to pre-drink at home to get themselves through the evening, but apparently there was no need. Everyone was [...]
Woman leaves her house to donate old clothes to charity, comes back with a £800,000 house

December 15, 2015

Impulsive Christmas purchases took a rather excessive turn this week, after a well-heeled woman ventured out into the cold to donate a couple of old coats to charity and came back with the deed to a house in South Ken. The un-named buyer visited Chestertons, in Kensington High Street, to drop off some old winterwear [...]
Communist leader Chairman Mao’s letter to the Labour party sold for £605,000 at auction house Sotheby’s

December 15, 2015

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