Pandemic
HSBC’s Noel Quinn sees 50% cut to bank’s travel budget: It would be a ‘shame’ to go back to how things were pre-Covid
Seventy percent of HSBC's staff would prefer a hybrid working system, said Noel Quinn
The UK’s just eased summer travel: Here’s where you can go — but mind the rules
Germany, Austria and Norway have been upgraded to the green list
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City bankers brace for lockdowns to return by year-end
Just over 60% of UK-based market professionals in a poll from Deutsche Bank's research unit see some form of “daily life [or] economic restrictions to still be in place” by December
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Should office returners be paid more? Goldman Sachs looks at the future of hybrid working
Investment bank interviews leading thinkers about the challenges of the new workplace
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Lifting lockdown: the City’s future in six charts
Restaurant bookings and Tube travel are up, but so are coronavirus cases in London
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City firms to bolster cybersecurity spending due to shift to hybrid working
Ninety percent of City firms are on the lookout for talent with skills in tech proficiency
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Bank of England’s COO says the pull of the office might be ‘bigger than we anticipate’
Joanna Place said that the central bank's staff will be working one day per week in the office from September
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A quarter of City workers don’t want an office return post-Covid
More than a third of staff surveyed by consultants Accenture said they were willing to forgo compensation to enable them to work fully remotely in the future
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Burnout a priority ‘over and above profitability’ says FinnCap CEO Smith
If firms don't find a solution for burnout, they will lose people, says FinnCap's Sam Smith
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MPs warned Covid R rate could reach 7 on Delta variant
'Complacency amongst those who have been vaccinated is allowing greater transmission', chief medical adviser for NHS Test and Trace says
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Hancock: ‘I knew Cummings wanted me fired’
The health secretary said he had 'no idea' why the former chief adviser to the prime minister had a vendetta against him
Here are five charts that show the City reopening
Life is returning to the Square Mile, data suggests
Back to the office — Here’s what we know about who’s going back and when
Here are the return to work plans from JPMorgan, PwC, Goldman Sachs, Starling, KPMG and more
Deutsche’s staff will have to agree detail of hybrid working with managers
It will be up to employees to determine with their manager when they will be in the office
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Four ways the City of London Corporation plans to boost the Square Mile
'Traffic free' Saturdays, more bike paths and 5G in the Square Mile
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What’s next for the London Metal Exchange Ring?
In January, the LME proposed to permanently close the iconic trading Ring
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Brexit uncertainty dents London’s appeal to wealthy international families
The world's richest are concerned about 'potential changes to the fiscal environment' following high government borrowing
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