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City A.M.
April 25, 2018
But after Financial Conduct Authority head Andrew Bailey rejected the idea earlier in the day, instead saying that the more integrated principle of "mutual recognition" was "eminently achievable", the City of London Corporation's Catherine McGuinness followed suit. Read more: Brexit regulatory equivalenceÃâà...
getwestlondon
April 24, 2018
The City of London Corporation said it was "fully committed to providing equal pay and opportunity to all our employees". It has introduced new policies including improved maternity pay and shared parental and adoption leave, while there is a “gender anonymised” recruitment process for senior positions.
KUOW News and Information
April 24, 2018
Some were established during Victorian times as the city grew more crowded and smog-choked and leaders began to formally recognize the value of outdoor spaces. Colin Buttery, director of open spaces for the City of London Corporation, says an 1878 act of parliament gave the public right of access toÃâà...
City A.M.
April 16, 2018
London will remain the centre of infrastructure finance and project management "for decades to come", a new report by the City of London Corporation claims. Launched today by Lord Mayor Charles Bowman at a Commonwealth Business Forum discussion on Infrastructure Investment at the MansionÃâà...
Manchester Evening News
April 13, 2018
Catherine McGuinness, policy chairman of the City of London Corporation, said "collaboration not competition" would cement the UK's position as the world's leading global financial and professional services hub. The Corporation's regional strategy involves three main pillars: inward investment, which willÃâà...
City A.M.
April 12, 2018
A dinner hosted by the City of London Corporation for the insurance sector raised Ãâã285,000 for the Lord Mayor's Appeal. The dinner, which sold out in record time, brought together 530 bigwigs from insurers around the world operating in the London Market, with all proceeds going to youth charitiesÃâà...
City A.M.
April 11, 2018
The City of London Corporation has teamed up with India's High Commission in the UK to boost financial links between the two countries, with a particular focus on fintech. The Corporation today announced it will be a partner with the High Commission on its Access India programme. Access India aims toÃâà...
just-auto.com
April 3, 2018
Four UK customers are taking part in the tests: Gatwick Airport, Heathrow Airport, City of London Corporation and the London Borough of Southwark. John Hole, Fleet Manager at Gatwick Airport, said: "We are delighted to be able to test the eCrafter ahead of launch and interested to see how the vehicleÃâà...
Belfast Telegraph
April 3, 2018
The City of London Corporation has been calling for a comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU which would cover financial services through mutual recognition, meaning financial firms will not have to rely on equivalence - which requires approval by the bloc and could be revoked.
BT.com
April 2, 2018
Catherine McGuinness, head of policy at the City of London Corporation, told the Press Association that business leaders speaking up about challenges is a sign of realism rather than politics. “I don't think that's being political,” she said. “I think that saying Brexit is very difficult and there are real problemsÃâà...
City A.M.
March 26, 2018
The City of London Corporation will today announce the launch of a new green finance centre in China as part of its efforts to make London the go-to location for environmentally friendly fundraising. Charles Bowman, City of London lord mayor, today met the head of the China Green Finance Committee,Ãâà...
The Times
March 24, 2018
The City of London Corporation has called on the EU to offer a “mutual recognition” Brexit deal to protect financial services both in the UK and on the Continent. EU leaders have stated that financial services cannot be included in a free trade deal and that the UK will have to accept an “equivalence” regime,Ãâà...
Charity Today News
March 22, 2018
Disabled people, ex-offenders and people on the brink of homelessness are among thousands helped by a string of social investments over the last five years, figures reveal. A report by the City of London Corporation's Social Investment Fund shows its 20 investments, totalling nearly Ãâã13m since 2012,Ãâà...
KHOU
March 22, 2018
It happens a lot after famous nonbelievers die: People claim the nonbeliever had a deathbed conversion to Christianity. And it happened again after the death last week of physicist Stephen Hawking, who, by his own account, did not believe in God. “We are each free to believe what we want and it is myÃâà...
The Stage
March 22, 2018
Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick and Catherine McGuinness, chairman of policy at the City of London Corporation, have already lent their support to the programme, giving keynote speeches at a launch event last week. Dympna Cunnane, who has been appointed creative director of theÃâà...
Computer Business Review
March 22, 2018
“We are delighted to be working with the City of London Corporation to bring Gigabit services to properties in London,” Community Fibre CEO Jeremy Chelot said. “It shows the commitment and push for innovation by the corporation to help us provide the best connectivity to meet residents' needs.By 2022Ãâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
March 21, 2018
The answer is dialogue, and this is where organisations like the City of London Corporation have a role to play. The business delegation I am leading is made up of firms hailing from sectors including banking, legal services, insurance and accountancy. All sectors in which, as a country, we excel.
thinkbroadband.com
March 21, 2018
With all the talk of full fibre investment increasing we can expect to see lots more announcements like the few of the last couple of days and today we have Community Fibre sharing the news that a deal has been signed with the City of London Corporation to roll-out full fibre to some 2,800 properties.
Wired.co.uk
March 21, 2018
In 2016, Londoners made 730,000 bicycle journeys per day, equivalent to ten per cent of all bus journeys, and 20 per cent of all tube journeys. And that number keeps rising. Those changes are being seen on a local level too. This year, the City of London Corporation – the governing body that looks afterÃâà...
Crowdfund Insider
March 20, 2018
The City of London Corporation and Innovate Finance have jointly announced the launch of the Fintech Strategy Group (FSG) to help continue the success of the UK Fintech sector. According to Innovate Finance, the group will combine senior industry leaders across the sector including banks, regulators,Ãâà...
City A.M.
March 19, 2018
London's Lord Mayor is “quietly confident” the government will secure a transitional Brexit deal in the next fortnight to be ready ahead of the one-year marker for the UK leaving the EU. Charles Bowman, who serves as the figurehead for the City of London Corporation's lobbying efforts, said the governmentÃâà...
The Times
March 11, 2018
Catherine McGuinness, chairwoman of the City of London Corporation's policy and resources committee, said: “It ought to be perfectly possible to reach an agreement that avoids splitting clearing, which wouldn't be in anyone's interests.” Breaking up Europe's financial empire into different national entitiesÃâà...
CNNMoney
March 9, 2018
It generates Ãâã72 billion ($100 billion) in tax revenue each year, according to the City of London Corporation. The industry is still pressing for concessions that would minimize the pain from Brexit. "A bespoke deal covering financial services is of vital importance if we want to maintain not only our position asÃâà...
Horticulture Week
March 9, 2018
A quarter - 24 - of the apprentices employed by the City of London Corporation (CoL) over the first year of the new Apprenticeship Levy system are now working in the corporation's open space department. Of these 15 are directly employed in a horticultural capacity and nine in customer services, eventsÃâà...
CityMetric
February 15, 2018
Shortly after I was elected last year, one long-standing member described the City of London Corporation to me as, “One third local authority, one third lobbyist for financial services, one third historical re-enactment society.” This was brought home to me when I was fitted for my robe. Yes, I have a robe.
Financial News
February 13, 2018
The City of London Corporation is hosting a delegation of nearly 50 financial technology firms from across Europe in a bid to showcase London as an attractive place to do business. Companies from countries including Spain, Italy, Poland, Cyprus, Portugal and Ireland will travel to the capital today for aÃâà...
Bike Biz
February 11, 2018
This summer, the historic City of London Corporation is to host a conference dedicated to a 200-year-old form of transport. The 29th annual International Cycle History Conference will be staged in the Grade-I listed Guildhall. The first such conference was held in Glasgow in 1989, and has been hosted in aÃâà...
FT Adviser
December 31, 1999
Speaking at the Investment Association conference in London yesterday (28 March), Catherine McGuiness, chair of the policy and resources committee at the City of London Corporation, said she is optimistic the UK will remain the leader in financial services in Europe after Brexit, with the people fromÃâà...
Exchange News Direct
December 31, 1999
This 'sobremesa' has given me the opportunity to explain something else that is difficult to translate and that is the position of the Lord Mayor and the City of London Corporation. So, let me offer this explanation. I am the 690th Lord Mayor of the City of London, which is a Square Mile that sits just north of theÃâà...
Business MattersBusiness Matters
December 31, 1999
Over 100 young apprentices are kickstarting their careers at the City of London Corporation in a diverse range of jobs across the capital, funded by the Apprenticeship Levy. The City Corporation is the governing body for the Square Mile and a major London-wide public services provider. It has exceeded itsÃâà...
