The City View: The Hound of Hounslow and the Flash Crash of 2010 June 5, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by journalist Liam Vaughan, author of Flash Crash – a gripping account of how Navander Singh Sarao ran a trading system from his bedroom in his parents’ house in West London that contributed to the infamous 2010 flash crash where $1tn dollars was suddenly wiped from the value of global [...]
The City View: Goldman Sachs leads new mental health fund with £400K donation June 4, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Poppy Jaman, CEO of the City Mental Health Alliance, which brings together City leaders to promote and sustain good mental health. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS The Alliance is one of many charities behind a new Mental Health Sustainability Fund, aimed at ensuring the sector has enough [...]
The City View: ‘Cowardly business chiefs must speak up against the lockdown’ – Luke Johnson June 3, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by entrepreneur and investor Luke Johnson, a high-profile critic of the government’s lockdown policy. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Johnson says that many business leaders agree with his position in private, but are too afraid to voice their own concerns publicly. He says the lockdown is “dystopian” – [...]
The City View: How to look after mental health in the age of remote work, with Octavius Black June 2, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Octavius Black, CEO of The Mind Gym, which uses psychology and behaviour science to improve the way people and businesses think, work and behave. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Octavius, who has worked with more than 60 per cent of FTSE 100 companies, says employee wellbeing and responsive, [...]
The City View: Put it in your diary, CityAM is returning to print June 1, 2020 In this episode, after a bit of diary confusion deprived the show of a guest, Christian chats briefly about the plan to return CityAM to print on Monday 7 September after the pandemic triggered a temporary suspension of the print operation. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Christian also looks at the latest proposals [...]
The City View: A recovery in retail and testing times for tech, with entrepreneur William Reeve May 29, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by entrepreneur William Reeve, chairman of online investing platform Nutmeg, CEO of property tech firm Goodlord, NED at retailer Dunelm and co-founder of LoveFilm and Secret Escapes. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS William gives a comprehensive overview of the challenges facing key areas of the economy including retail [...]
Daniel Hannan: Slash taxes and ramp up spending to boost economy May 28, 2020 Influential free-marketeer Daniel Hannan has told CityAM’s The City View podcast that the government should both cut taxes and increase spending to help Britain recover from the coronavirus crash. The former Tory MEP also said Britain should be exiting its lockdown much quicker, given that other European states are doing so without suffering a [...]
The City View: ‘End the lockdown now and cut taxes to avoid a depression’ – Dan Hannan May 28, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Dan Hannan, former Tory MEP now president of the Initiative for Free Trade. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Dan is a lockdown-sceptic and he makes a powerful case for reopening the economy and avoiding a crippling collapse in economic activity. In addition, he believes the government must [...]
The City View: Trump, China and the pandemic – with Todd Buchholz, former White House Director of Economic Policy May 27, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Todd Buchholz, a former White House Director of Economic Policy, former Managing Director of the Tiger Hedge Fund, now best-selling author, economist and investor. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Todd gives his view on how America is dealing with the crisis and how it could influence the coming [...]
The City View: ‘The state is weak where it should be strong and strong where it should be weak’ May 26, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Dr Rainer Zitelmann, a German economist, author, historian and sociologist, for a lively discussion about the role of the state during periods of crisis. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Dr Zitelmann feels the state has failed in basic areas such as crisis prevention yet remains overbearing in [...]