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News Matters
Court date for
fake death duo
A MOTHER and son
have been charged after
allegedly conspiring to
fake the mum’s death in
Zanzibar.
City of London Police
have been investigating
the case and said the
pair were in line to
make £140,000 from a
fraudulent life insurance
claim.
Arafa Nassib, 45,
and 18-year-old Adil
Kasim will appear
at Birmingham
Magistrates’ Court
on 3 May.
Kasim was arrested by
officers on 22 December
last year after her
insurance company
referred suspicious
activity to the Square
Mile’s insurance fraud
enforcement department
a month previous.
Nassib was picked up
by officers on 8 February
of this year when he
returned to the country
from Canada.
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City may say guten tag
to Deutsche Bank HQ
DEUTSCHE Bank has given London a
major boost by entering into talks to open a
new HQ in the City.
Developer Land Securities is reported to
be in exclusive discussions with the German
giant over a pre-let at its planned Moorfields
development.
In a leaked memo to staff, the bank’s UK
chief executive Garth Ritchie said: “The
move underlines the bank’s commitment
to the City of London and the importance it
attaches to being an employer of choice in the
Capital.
“It will advance the bank’s strategic goals
of increasing efficiency, reducing complexity,
and strengthening links between the business
divisions and infrastructure functions.”
Stressed
But Land Securities stressed there was
still a long way to go in negotiations, and that
there was “no guarantee” they would lead to
a deal.
Still, the talks are being hailed as a major
post-Brexit coup when many City jobs are
being linked with relocation to Frankfurt –
home to Deutsche Bank’s German HQ.
A 500,000 sq ft project at the site of 21
Moorfields – with the existing building
due for imminent demolition – has already
received consent, though Land Securities
has said alterations may need to come into
effect should an arrangement be reached with
Deutsche Bank.
ALARM bells were set off last week when
an influential figure in the upcoming Brexit
negotiations said that EU citizens should
“decide on their own money”.
The City had been hopeful of retaining its euro
clearing duties – necessary for the matching
of all buy and sell orders in the market – as a
divorce deal is brokered between the UK and
an artist’s impression:
how 21 Moorfields
could look upon
completion
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Phil spends his
energy in India
THE Square Mile has
been told to look to
India for an “unbeatable
combination” by the
Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
Philip Hammond
met with senior Indian
officials and business
leaders on a recent trip
to the subcontinent,
and has urged industry
figureheads in the City
to tap into India’s energy
and renewables market.
He and counterpart
Arun Jaitley also
revealed that an
infrastructure fund
would soon be launched
to help stimulate growth
in the area.
“We believe that
the UK’s position as a
global finance hub, our
plans to build a truly
global Britain as we
leave the EU, and India’s
own ambitious growth
aspirations make an
unbeatable combination
to help us take our
relationship to the next
level,” he told City AM.
Mr Hammond follows
in the footsteps of the
Lord Mayor, Prime
Minister, and Mayor of
London in taking the
UK’s calls for sustained
trade links away from
the EU across the globe.
Weber’s war on Square Mile
it’s ‘not thinkable’:
Mr Weber Photo by
metropolico.org
BUSINESS leaders from cities across Europe
descended on City Hall last Wednesday to
sign a petition demanding EU leaders support
continued trade with the UK after 2019.
Figureheads pitched up just south of the
Thames to lend their support to the City of
London and the rest of the country as Brexit
negotiations get underway.
“I’m in no doubt that it’s possible to secure a
sensible Brexit deal that protects jobs, growth
and investment across the continent,” said Sadiq
Khan as he addressed representatives from
international business chambers. “The notion
the EU over the next two years. But Manfred
Weber, the head of the European Parliament’s
biggest political bloc, the People’s Party, said it
was “not thinkable” that the process be managed
in Britain once the country leaves the Union – a
move that would put more than 230,000 jobs at
risk.
“When this is an external place, this is not
an EU place any more, then the euro business
should be managed on EU soil,” he said.
Mr Weber did not specify whether his
comments referred only to euro currency based
clearing, but an independent report for the
London Stock Exchange last autumn indicated
that as many as 83,000 jobs could be lost over
the next seven years if clearing leaves London.
It went on to say that the loss of work would
impact on a further 150,000 across numerous
financial sectors.
Britain is expected to finalise its exit from the
EU by March 2019.
From Berlin to Barcelona;
chambers back EU petition
that our cities should only compete with each
other – or that European cities might benefit in
the form of jobs, businesses and transactions
moving away from London – is misguided.
“London’s global competitiveness supports
the competitiveness of businesses in Frankfurt,
Paris, Madrid – and all of Europe’s great cities.
“The damage of financial firms moving away
from London and Europe to New York, Hong
Kong and Singapore would be bad for us all.”
The petition also received the backing of
Brexit minister Lord Bridges, who hailed the
cause an “excellent initiative.”

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Community Matters
What’s on in and
around the City
TALK / Prix Pictet Conversations on
Photography
The London-based artist and reader in urban
aesthetics at the Royal College of Art, Rut
Blees Luxemburg, discusses her large-scale
photographic works, which concern the
“phenomenon of the urban and representation
of the city”. Part of Whitechapel Gallery’s talk
series Prix Pictet Conversations on Photography,
the workshop provides a platform for leading
contemporaries from around the world to
discuss and present their practice.
13 April, 7pm, tickets £9.50 or £7.50 for
concessions
Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel
High Street E1 7QX
WORKSHOP / Victorian Wallpaper and
Patterns
Kids and bigger kids can take inspiration from
William Morris (the Victorian textile designer)
and become an artist for the day by creating
their own wallpaper to take home. Use different
patterns (by making cardboard stamps),
colours and textures to create some unique
designs that John Wilton will be proud to have
feature in his Music Hall. To help with the
designs, take a peak at original 1850s wallpaper
in the Mahogany bar and get the creative juices
flowing. No need to book, just turn up on the
day.
12 April 11am-3pm, free
Wilton’s Music Hall, Graces Alley E1 8JB
SHOW / The Passion of Jesus
It wouldn’t be Good Friday without a
re-enactment of The Passion of Jesus.
Fortunately, the Wintershall Players are
returning to Trafalgar Square to address just
that, and they’ll be clip-clopping into town
with horses, donkeys and a 100-strong cast for
two shows at midday and 3.15pm. Big screens
will ensure optimal viewing for the thousands
expected to stop in and watch throughout the
afternoon.
14 April, midday and 3.15pm, free
Trafalgar Square WC2N 5DN
EXHIBITION / Perspectives of
Destruction: Images of London, 1940-44
From an early age we are exposed to the history
of conflict in this country, but specialist school
and college modules aside we rarely think
about how artists perceive war. Well, until
next month the Museum of London is laying
on an in-depth look into how the Blitz was
responded to by artists. Beginning in 1940, the
large scale bombings have been described as
“the second Great Fire of London”. As a result,
government recognised that ‘a war so epic in its
scope by land, sea and air’ should be recorded.
The resulting images make up this exhibition,
depicting events and experiences both on the
field of battle and on the home front.
Until 8 May, 10am-5.30pm
Museum of London, 150 London Wall
EC2Y 5HN
WORKSHOP / Dancehall Social Dance
Learn some dancehall moves in a free
afternoon social dance taught by Cindy Claes.
Dancehall is an intricate street dance from
Jamaica, and the afternoon begins with a
workshop, followed by a social dance where
participants can freestyle everything they’ve
just learned. Beginners and experienced
dancers are welcome.
14 April, 1pm, free
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road SE1 8XX
WORKSHOP / Dance into Alchemy:
Bollywood Dance
Learn three traditional and contemporary
Indian dance styles in a six-week course leading
up to Southbank Centre’s Alchemy Festival.
Experienced dance instructors teach basic and
intermediate skills in Bollywood, odissi, and
kathak dance, with two weeks dedicated to
each style. And to cap off the course, dancers
will have the opportunity to show off their
moves at the ‘Social Dances’ event which makes
up part of the Alchemy Festival’s billing.
Bollywood:17 & 24 April; Odissi: 1 & 8 May;
Kathak: 15 & 22 May
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road SE1 8XX
PERFORMANCE / Beyond Telepathy
How can we leap beyond telepathy – to respond
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to affinities beyond kinship, connections woven
without words? What may telepathy imply in
the age of omnipresent ‘action at a distance’
that challenges the distinctions between
spiritual mediations, technological networks
and material affects? This performance draws
together emergent thought and embodied
practices, driven by the ecological urgency
to experiment with modes and meanings of
co-existence for the future. The following
discussions, meanwhile, will shed light into the
research that has informed the performances,
encouraging engagement with concepts and
phenomena such as fungal symbiosis, natural
computing, and energetic transference.
20 April, 5pm-9pm, free
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 1LA
EXHIBITION / Fire! Fire!
This is your last chance to experience the
destruction of the Great Fire of London
through the eyes of people who were there at
the time. Explore the evidence of how the blaze
is believed to have started and find out how the
city rose from the ashes.
Until 17 April, 10am-6pm daily, tickets
between £4 and £8
Museum of London, 150 London Wall
EC2Y 5HN
catastrophe: large parts of
London were reduced to
rubble by the blaze
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Artizan Street Library & Community Centre
1 Artizan St, London E1 7AF
City of London Information Centre
St. Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8BX
Coffee Stall
In front of St Mary Abchurch,
Abchurch Lane, London EC4N 7BA
Coppa Club
4 St. Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M 8AY
EL Vino Wine Merchant
6 Martin Lane, Cannon St, London EC4R 0DP
Fuller’s Pub - The Counting House
50 Cornhill, London EC3V 3PD
Fuller’s Pub - Hung, Drawn & Quartered
26-27 Great Tower Street, London EC3R 5AQ
Fuller’s Pub - The Old Bank of England
194 Fleet St, London EC4A 2LT
Giddy Up Coffee
Barbican, London, EC1Y 8QP
James Shoe Care
59 Moorgate, London EC2R 6BH
Jeeves Dry Cleaners
131 Fleet St, London EC4A 2BH
J Rogers & Sons - Shoe Repair
28 Liverpool St, London EC2M 7PD
Guildhall Library
Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
Merchant House City of London
13 Well Court, London EC4M 9DN
Merchant House of Fleet Street
8 Bride Court, London EC4Y 8DU
Middle Library
Middle Temple Ln, London EC4Y 9BT
Oh’Lola
58 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8LS
Protestant Truth Society Inc - Book Shop
184 Fleet St, London EC4A 2HJ
Scott’s Shoe Repair & Dry Cleaners
City Thameslink Station, Holborn, Concourse
London EC4M 7RA
Scott’s Shoe Repair & Dry Cleaners
City Thameslink Station, 65 Ludgate Hill
London EC4M 7JH
Sweetings Restaurant
39 Queen Victoria St, London EC4N 4SF
Temple Brew House
46 Essex St, London WC2R 3JF
The Natural Kitchen
15-17 New St Square, Fetter Ln, London EC4A 3AP
The Natural Kitchen
176 Aldersgate St, London EC1A 4HR
Ye Old Cheshire Cheese
145 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BU
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Wellness Matters
SMEs GAIN MOST FROM TAKING INTEREST IN STAFF WELLBEING
good health: wellbeing
programmes are not
limited to big business
Small and
medium
usually communicates face-to-face with each
other on a daily basis.
Employees understand how their input
directly helps the business achieve its goals, so
are far more likely to be open to discussions
about their health if they feel it is impacting on
their ability to work.
Starting with some very simple steps, small
business owners can really make a difference to
their workforce’s health; by talking to them and
listening to their needs, by encouraging them to
lead healthier lifestyles, and by supporting them
through periods of ill health.
The cost of ill health to employers and the
business benefits of high employee wellbeing
and engagement means that the money invested
in employees’ health and wellbeing will be
money well spent.
Demographics
SMEs account for more than 98% of
businesses in the Square Mile. The City of
London Corporation’s Business Healthy is
hosting a free “lunch and learn” workshop at
WeWork Moorgate for SMEs on 25 April.
The session, which I’ll lead, will look at
the business case for workplace health and
wellbeing for small City employers.
Attendees will also hear from Guy Hayward,
CEO of City SME Goodman Masson, about how
he is addressing staff wellbeing in-house, and
from the team leading the Mayor of London’s
Healthy Workplace Charter.
This event is open to WeWork members
only. To find out more, simply send an email to
businesshealthy@cityoflondon.gov.uk.
Jane Abraham is an Associate for Workplace
Health with C3 Collaborating for Health and
a Policy Fellow for the Government’s strategic
Work and Health Unit
Getting Active in April
SPITALFIELDS Market will be transformed
into a gym junkie’s paradise this month,
hosting a packed programme of free workout
sessions for Active April. Here are three to
check out:
KO GYM / Muay Thai
Your chance to learn the basics of Muay Thai
from one of the best in the business. KO Gym
was founded by legendary boxing champ Bill
Judd, who will put you through your paces with
a variety of combat fitness exercises and pad
sessions.
17 April, 12.30pm-1.30pm
BASE FIT / HIIT
Shoreditch outdoor training facility Base Fit
have cooked up a tough High Impact Interval
Training (HIIT) session that uses high energy,
hard hitting bodyweight exercises to maximise
fatigue and calories burned.
24 April, 12.30pm-1.30pm
BOOTCAMP PILATES / MOTR Body Blitz
Bootcamp’s Body Blitz classes are designed
around a piece of equipment called the MOTR
(Movement On The Roller), which looks like
a giant foam roller with resistance bands
attached to one end. Sessions incorporate
cardio, balance, agility, core, upper and lower
body, and standing exercises for an all-round
workout.
26 April, 6pm-7pm
Book your spot online at
oldspitalfieldsmarket.com
exercises
MOST small business owners consider their
employees vital for business success and
growth, writes Jane Abraham.
Yet many are still failing to understand the
impact that healthy and happy employees could
have on their plans for growth and sustainability.
The ‘so what’ question comes up in many of the
discussions with small and medium enterprises
about engaging in health and wellbeing activity,
as most still don’t consider it a business priority.
However, ignoring this agenda, or sidelining
it as something that bigger organisations can
only afford to do, is a risky strategy, as small
businesses strive to compete in a challenging
global market.
We hear a lot about the ‘productivity puzzle’
and problems associated with attracting and
retaining the best skills and talent for UK
businesses.
Demographics
Employers are competing in a very challenging
marketplace to attract high quality employees
with the skills and talent they need, while
balancing the needs of multiple generations
within workforce demographics.
The Department for Work and Pensions
estimates that by the year 2024 nearly half
of the UK adult population will be aged 50 or
over.
The removal of the default retirement age and
changes to pensions have resulted in an increase
of older workers, most of whom have become
more sedentary and at greater risk of chronic
disease due to their lifestyles.
Productivity, nevertheless, is really about
people, and investing in employee health and
wellbeing can be a tangible way of showing that
employers value their workforce. It could also
give small businesses that competitive edge
when recruiting.
There is much discussion about the need
to invest in innovation, skills training and
technology to close this gap, but what about
the needs of the businesses most valuable asset
– its workforce?
Preventative
It’s therefore time to consider the role that
preventative health and wellbeing initiatives
can play in addressing the challenges that face
businesses.
We now have an ideal opportunity to
reinforce the message that even in small
companies, happy and healthy employees are
more productive, committed, innovative, and
provide better service.
The CBI estimates that every sick worker
costs UK business approximately £975 per year,
so having one incidence of long-term sickness
absence can have a really significant impact on
a small business.
Small businesses actually have an advantage
over their larger competitors in that they are
already much closer to their workforce, as they
are often family-run and the entire workforce

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Extra Matters
ST PAUL’S PUTS WATER INTO THE FRAME WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
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Picture this
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THE serenity, power and utility of water has taken the focus
of a global photography competition hosted by St Paul’s.
Three stunning images won the acclaim of judges, who
charged entrants with taking the perfect snapshot of water
in it’s many forms.
The contest formed part of the cathedral’s contribution
to JustWater’s programme of events for 2017, and received
entries showing scenes of calm beauty and devastating
power, inner cities and stark wildernesses, and dripping
taps and vast oceans.
The lucky winners – picked from categories of London,
the UK, and the rest of the world – now have the rare
opportunity to photograph the inside of St Paul’s on a
private guided tour led by the cathedral’s in-house
photographer.
Entries were submitted via social media platforms
Twitter and Instagram, with user Andy Luis Johnstone’s
picture of Westminster (top left) securing first prize in the
London category.
Framed
Judges said: “The Houses of Parliament is one of the most
photographed buildings in London but this was framed in a
way we’d never seen.
“Even though it is right in the heart of a busy city this
picture evokes such calm.”
Many thanks to anyone that donated
to one of Save the Rhino International’s
rhino heroes collecting across the City
of London on Tuesday 4th April 2017.
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Your kind donations will help to fund vital rhino
conservation projects across Africa and Asia.
Keep an eye out for the team of 60 Rhino Runners during
the London Marathon on Sunday 23rd April. Including 15
particularly brave individuals, who will be donning Save
the Rhino’s iconic rhino costumes to complete the infamous
26.2 mile route through the streets of London, finishing in
front of Buckingham Palace.
You can support our teams efforts here at
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fund/savetherhinolm17
Chief promoter: Rosie Cammack. Permit area: City of London.
Charity to benefit: Save the Rhino International. Collection Date:
04/04/2017. Amount collected: £1,339.89, with the full amount going
to Save the Rhino International, no expenses or payments were
incurred in connection with this collection.
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1: andy_luis_johnstone; 2,3 & 8: @SHadleighSparks; 4: @Garytcox (UK Winner); 5: @tautau123
(World Winner); 6: sam_french_photography; 7: @A_TimeTraveller; 9: tripability
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