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

Among HSBC's employees, 70% would prefer a hybrid work model, HSBC chief executive Noel Quinn said

Seventy percent of HSBC's staff would prefer a hybrid working system, said Noel Quinn

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Only 1% of the 189 respondents in the poll see life going “completely back to normal” by the end of 2021

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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While lockdown left Tube carriages empty, more City workers are resuming their commutes

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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The move to hybrid ways of working plus the rapid acceleration of digital transformation is causing financial services to take another look at their IT infrastructure and cyber security

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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The Bank of England’s staff will average 3-4 days in the office and around 1-2 days from home according to its chief operating officer, Joanna Place

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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New survey suggests many City workers will want a fully remote role

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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Sam Smith joins chorus of City leaders worried about stress during the pandemic

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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Dr Susan Hopkins speaks to the Science and Technology Committee

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 hits back in front of MPs after Cummings' dishonest allegations

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

London's hospitality sector has been able to welcome diners indoors for the first time this year.

Here are five charts that show the City reopening

Life is returning to the Square Mile, data suggests

Companies are mapping out what the future of work will look like for their employees

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

CFO James von Moltke said Deutsche Bank is 'moving to provide our employees some additional flexibility in hybrid working models'

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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Change of use of property in the Square Mile will be partNew ways to use vacant office space in the Square Mile will be explored

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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The LME announced on 19 January a proposal to make permanent the closing of the iconic venue’s trading Ring and to move to an electronic pricing structure

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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The report by Julius Baer looks at the prices of luxury goods and services around the world

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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