St James’s Place has called off staff meetings to improve its image after protests over wages and a pay drive led to up to 500 redundancies.
The UK’s biggest wealth manager has scrapped its annual company meetings in London, which were attended by fine dining and guest speakers such as Bill Clinton and David Beckham, and the upcoming event in the month of January will be held soon.
The FT said a spring sports venue at the Gleneagles hotel could also be axed.

Cost drive: St James’s Place has abandoned its annual corporate meetings in London
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