Meet the fund managers: Finding bonds in emerging markets May 27, 2024 In this weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from Victoria Harling, head of emerging market corporate debt at Ninety One.
Planet Crypto: Grim Reaper annoyed at ‘Bitcoin is dead’ hoax December 2, 2022 The harbingers of mischief at Planet Crypto have summoned up death itself for some comedy value this week with the Grim Reaper.
NIMBY Wimbledon plan cynics must not stop London from being leading sport city November 22, 2023 Listening to NIMBY councillor after NIMBY councillor cast doubts on the benefits of a Wimbledon expansion last night as Wandsworth Council refused to support the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s ambitious plans really makes you wonder whether London has lost all belief in itself as a sporting giant. The Wimbledon Championships are simply divine, a [...]
BT boss Jansen pins share price slump on ‘short-term’ London investors July 16, 2023 BT's outgoing boss Philip Jansen has blamed a 'short term' outlook in London for his firm's lengthy share price slump in a defence of his tenure at the top of the telecoms giant.
Meta urged to press paws on pet fraud as dog ads drive Facebook scam surge July 3, 2023 Fraudsters on Meta-owned platforms are increasingly taking advantage of British animal lovers, new data shows. According to research from Lloyds, pet scams were up 24 per cent compared to last year with the average victim losing £307. Dogs were the most common pet used to scam unsuspecting Brits out of their money with Yorkshire Terriers [...]
You’ve got a like: standing up for social media January 3, 2022 Last year was not a good one for social media in the reputational stakes. As legislators began to move in on the tribal warlords of Silicon Valley—above all the king of kings Mark Zuckerberg—veteran comedian David Baddiel toured the UK with a comedy show called “Trolls: Not the Dolls” and presented a BBC documentary entitled [...]
Home REIT and short seller trade barbs as share price tumbles November 30, 2022 Social housing investor Home REIT has hit back at short seller Viceroy Research today after the investor launched an attack on the quality of charity tenants in its portfolio.
ITV’s revenue up and profit down as I’m a Celeb broadcaster invests heavily in streaming and on-demand TV March 2, 2023 ITV had a mixed 2022 thanks to “deliberate strategic actions”, as revenue went up almost seven per cent while profit dipped due to lower advertising intake. The TV channel and on-demand service reported studio revenue of more than £2bn, a 19 per cent rise on 2021 by more than £300m. Its total group revenue was [...]
Number 10 full of praise for ‘compassionate’ Gareth Southgate December 12, 2022 Number 10 has heaped praise on Gareth Southgate, while stopping short of saying whether he should continue as England manager. Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman said today that “the whole country can be proud” of Southgate and his players, after England exited the World Cup in the quarter finals on Saturday. Speculation is rife over Southgate’s [...]
Tell-all book to reveal ‘blatant calumnies and dark manoeuvres’ against Pope Benedict XVI January 2, 2023 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s longtime personal secretary has written a tell-all book that his publisher has promised would tell the truth about the “blatant calumnies”, “dark manoeuvres”, mysteries and scandals that sullied the reputation of a pontiff best known for his historic resignation. Archbishop Georg Gaenswein’s Nothing But The Truth: My Life Beside Pope Benedict [...]