News from the Company

Silent Ceremony and Lord Mayor's Show 2009

All incoming Lord Mayors of London are admitted on the “Friday next preceding the second Saturday in November in every year” according to the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1959.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Livery Weekend in Berlin

History can be a distant, unreal matter compared with the challenges of daily life. In Berlin history assaults the visitor and provokes uncomfortable questions.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Reflections on being Master

I was warned that there was nothing so ex- as an Immediate Past Master. I am therefore particularly grateful to my successor for inviting me to contribute this article to the newsletter – a small reflection, perhaps, of how well the Master and Wardens worked as a team last year.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

City of London 'City Management Course'

I would like to commend to you the City of London Livery Committee Course entitled “City Management”, which I was fortunate enough to attend on 21 September 2009.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

HMS Mersey Visit 11th September 2009

The Master has been singing the praises of this ship like a broken record. So, despite the risk of overdosing on matters naval (having been to the Chatham dockyard earlier in the year) this event then became a firm fixture in my diary. I invited a guest, a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve, not being too sure who else might enjoy such an event. I was encouraged by his enthusiasm and confident that he and the Master would enjoy themselves.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Master

This is the third and final newsletter to be published during my Mastership. How time flies!

The Company has been active on all fronts since the April newsletter was published.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Caption Competition Winner

Congratulations to Manu Duggal, the winner of the caption competition

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Fly and Parade the Flag

Following an affiliation between the Company and HMS Mersey, the Commanding Officer, Lt. Cdr. Al Wilson RN, indicated to the Master that it would be possible to fly the Company Heraldic flag from the ship’s yardarm. As a result the flag and banner makers, Newton Newton, of Burgh-Le-Marsh, Lincolnshire, were asked to design a rectangular flag from the Company’s Coat of Arms. This they did by taking the design from the shield, leaving out all other elements. This design was approved as being heraldically correct by the Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of the College of Arms.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Financial Services Group of Livery Companies

The Company is one of nine of the modern Livery Companies – the others being Solicitors, Chartered Accountants, Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, Marketors, Actuaries, Insurers, Information Technologists, World Traders, Management Consultants and Tax Advisers – that form the Financial Services Group of Livery Companies.

The most recent meeting was in April this year when those present were addressed by Alderman Nicholas Anstee, who is anticipated to be the next Lord Mayor.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Lord Mayor's Financial Literacy Campaig

The modern world is a complex one, particularly in respect of financial matters, and no less a person than the Minister of Justice (a Barrister, highly-educated at the best schools and university) has admitted “accountancy is not my strong point” in claiming twice as much Council Tax as he actually paid. What then can children in underprivileged schools be expected to know and how can they be expected to deal with the intricacies of banking, budgeting, consumer credit etc? If, when they leave school, they think of working in, or even setting up, a small business what can t

Tuesday, June 23, 2009