City Of London
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London skyscraper melts Jaguar
One of London's newest skyscrapers has been blamed for causing damage to cars parked in a nearby street, due to the way it reflects
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School leavers to skip college for City?
Forget expensive university: go direct into well-paid work from A-Levels. That is the gist, more or less, of skills minister Matthew Hancock. Hancock says university is not right for all, and high quality apprenticeships should carry as much
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City workforce more diverse than UK
The City of London workforce is more diverse on ethnic and religious grounds than the UK as a whole, with fewer white employees, according to a new study. Around 12% of City workers are of Indian origin, compared with 2.5% of the population,
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Climbdown over bankers' bonuses
Plans to cap bankers' bonuses are reportedly close to being scrapped amid fears the reforms would only serve to drive up salaries. Legislation to limit bonuses to 100% of salary was proposed earlier this year by members of the European
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Brit designer fights for trading rights
Designer Karen Millen lost millions when Icelandic bank Kaupthing bank collapsed in late 2008. She wasn't the only one. The Icelandic bank is being pursued by creditors for hundreds of millions. However the Icelandic liquidators also took
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8% reduction in City job vacancies
Job vacancies in the City of London fell by 8% last year, revealing a "marked slump" in the number of posts being created, a new report shows. Around 54,000 new jobs were offered in the City in 2011, down from 58,800 in the previous
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London is the world's tax haven centre
PA When mention is made of tax havens, thoughts turn to exotic locations such as the Cayman Islands, or to countries such as Switzerland or Luxembourg . But one location stands head and shoulders above all of them as the centre of the global
