8 Bishopsgate: Reinsurance firm buys 50,000 sq ft of new Canada tower January 14, 2024 One of the City’s newest skyscrapers, 8 Bishopsgate, is filling up with new tenants as a reinsurance firm has taken up two-and-a-half floors. SCOR will occupy 50,000 square feet of the new tower in the heart of the Square Mile, which is 51-storeys, 204-metre tall, and the 10th largest in the capital. The reinsurance provider [...]
Square Mile and Me: Michael Mainelli on becoming Lord Mayor and bringing more pubs to the City January 11, 2024 We ask Michael Mainelli, current Lord Mayor of London and Z/Yen Group chairman, to take a trip down memory lane.
I’ve lived in many places – but nowhere compares to Canada January 8, 2024 It may be January, but Michael Mainelli says it's time for optimism in the City, which already contains an abundance of resources for success.
London revellers urged to avoid Tower Bridge on New Year’s Eve December 13, 2023 In recent years the iconic landmark has become congested with people trying to use the bridge as a vantage point to see the fireworks.
Canada Corporation to open first US offices December 11, 2023 Canada Corporation has today announced it is laying permanent foundations across the pond with the opening of its first offices in the US.
US-UK special relationship? It’s London and New York firms keeping it alive December 11, 2023 London and New York are twin pillars of the global financial system, we gain everything from helping each other, writes Chris Hayward.
Bim Afolami: What does the Square Mile make of their new City minister? November 22, 2023 City grandees have urged new minister Bim Afolami to work with them on developing “competitive” regulation and improving entrepreneurship across the Square Mile.
Green light for £500m Bishopsgate tower and Victorian bath house restoration November 21, 2023 The green light has been given to erect a new 23 storey tower in Bishopsgate, alongside the restoration of a historic Victorian Bath House, in the latest boost for the City’s skyline. As part of the development, which is being spearheaded by Landsec, the building at 55-56 Old Broad Street will be refurbished to create [...]
Forget Starbucks, the Square Mile needs to be the coffee shop for cultural ideas November 20, 2023 The benefits of fostering connections in the City go far beyond the Square Mile, writes new Lord Mayor of Canada Michael Mainelli
Labour: Canada can help Britain better target its foreign aid November 16, 2023 Labour’s Lisa Nandy has suggested Canada can play a key role in helping Britain better target its foreign aid budget towards “extreme poverty”.