Consumers feeling fine, but income squeeze on the horizon In response to a host of economic data released this morning, including UK service sector,consumer trends and current account, Michael Martins, Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “Official statistics continue to give us a mixed picture of how the economy is faring. Although the current…
29th September 2016. Kleinwort Benson, 14 St. George Street, London W15 1FE David Stringer-Lamarre, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, City of London, was pleased to be the event Chairman for this event. After the EU referendum, access to finance for growth remains a key business issue. With limits on pension contributions…
28 September 2016. The Guildhall, City of London David Stringer-Lamarre, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD), City of London, along with other members of the Committee, to welcome a delegation from the Thai Institute of Directors. The delegation was led by Dr Bandid Nijathaworn, President of the Thai Institute of…
Financial Times: “The issues for any company which chooses to establish a new subsidiary in another member state to take advantage of passporting rights are how many people you would need to put into the new subsidiary and how much risk you would need to retain there,” said Geoffrey Maddock, partner at law firm Herbert…
26 September 2016. The Worshipful Company of Glaziers’ Hall, Montague Close, London David Stringer-Lamarre, a Court Member and Committee Chairman of the Glaziers, was pleased to attend this dinner. Before the dinner Charles Ellis was admitted to the Company, supported by David Stringer-Lamarre. The speaker at the dinner, Andrew Moore, Architectural Glass Art Specialist, discussed…
26 September. The Kensington Close Hotel, Kensington London Malaysian Investment Development Authority David Stringer-Lamarre was pleased to hear about developments regarding Malaysia and the commercial opportunities for trade between Malaysia and the UK. The event was co-organised by the High Commission of Malaysia in the UK with Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), in collaboration with…
26 September 2016. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, London Hong Kong Association David Stringer-Lamarre, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, City of London, was pleased to have been invited to attend this lunch event with Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary for Administration, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Mrs…
BBC News: Ken Rogoff said a calamitous “hard landing for one of the main engines of global growth could not be ruled out….. I think the economy is slowing down much more than the official figures show.” Read full news item
The Guildhall, City of London. 23 September 2016 David Stringer-Lamarre, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, City of London, was very pleased to have been invited to attend this inaugural charity ball organised by the two Sheriffs, Alderman Charles Bowman and Christine Rigden. The evening was opened by a welcome speech…
Chief executive Inga Beale told the BBC that Lloyd’s may set up a subsidiary or branches in mainland Europe. She estimates that 4% of revenues could be lost after Brexit because Lloyd’s would lose its licence – or passporting – rights to operate across the EU. Read the news item.
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Tower of London. 19 September 2016 David Stringer-Lamarre, within his role as Chairman of the the Institute of Directors, City of London was pleased to attend the 2016 Annual Members Meeting at the Tower of London, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Garry Bernstein became Vice Chairman, Irina Velkova Chair of the…
BBC speaking with Google: “..Google employs 4,000 plus people in the UK, they are as good as anywhere in the world. Access to finance is getting better and better. I think the entrepreneurial piece is the one we can learn from Silicon Valley, and the appetite for risk and the ambition to do something big.”…
14 September 2016. KPMG, 19-20 Grosvenor Street, London David Stringer-Lamarre, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, City of London, was pleased to be involved in this fintech event, which provided an opportunity to have a ‘fireside chat’ with Richard Whitehouse of Black Platform. The event theme was focused upon what changes…
15 September 2016. In response to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 0.25%, James Sproule, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors said: “The Bank of England made the right decision today, but it remains in a difficult position. Economic data so far are better than expected, yet there are still…
14 September 2016. Barclays, Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London David Stringer-Lamarre, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, City of London, was pleased to attend this event led by MIDAS (Manchester Inward Development Agency). IoD City of London was a support organisation. Tim Newns, Chief Executive of MIDAS was the event moderator…
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