Gosden’s Golden opportunity June 5, 2015 Geoff Lester talks to John Gosden about his Investec Derby hopefuls WHILE Barcelona are lucky enough to have both Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez for tonight’s Champions League final against Juventus, John Gosden hopes that a few hours earlier at Epsom his own potent striking force, namely Golden Horn and Jack Hobbs, might have what [...]
Wood in bits over Ashes debut July 30, 2015 England new-boy tells Ross McLean he’s still adjusting to toll of Test cricket WIDE-EYED England seamer Mark Wood admits Test cricket has him hooked despite the unrelenting fervour of an Ashes series being incomparable to anything he has experienced in his career. The 25-year-old right-arm fast bowler announced himself on the international stage earlier this [...]
City Moves for 01 April 2015 | Who’s switching jobs March 31, 2015 Investec Jane Warren has been appointed head of digital in the UK in Investec’s wealth management and investment services business. She started her career in financial services in 1987, and joined the Investec Group (then Carr Sheppards Crosthwaite) in 1994. Warren has subsequently served as head of CSC’s third party administration business, and head of [...]
Accounts with benefits: The perks of premium bank accounts March 26, 2015 Nothing says “badge of success” quite like a private bank account. Historically, offering them to customers has been the preserve of the private bank, but in recent years, growing numbers of high street institutions have begun to offer packaged – or premium – accounts to customers with substantial savings and (more often than not) six-figure [...]
Ian Bell: Only big runs will save me from Ashes axe July 27, 2015 Under-pressure England batsman Ian Bell accepts that big runs are the only commodity that will end speculation over his international future as his side prepare for the third Investec Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston, which starts tomorrow. Read more: Chris Tremlett – A big score from Ian Bell is just round the corner [...]
Cook hints at changes after Australia demolish England July 19, 2015 AT LORD’S SKIPPER Alastair Cook admitted the axe may fall on England’s misfiring batsmen after his side wilted to a 405-run drubbing on day four of the second Investec Ashes Test at Lord’s yesterday. Australia declared their second innings on 254-2 shortly before lunch, leaving England with a notional victory target of 509 or 155 [...]
Ashes 2015: Moeen Ali fires England into driving seat July 9, 2015 England's first-choice spinner Moeen Ali insisted that his side are close to seizing control of the opening Investec Ashes Test after the all-rounder made a string of crucial contributions on day two at Cardiff yesterday. Read more: Root rides his luck to stoke England revival Resuming on 343-7, England advanced to 430 all [...]
July Budget 2015: George Osborne pledges lowest corporation tax in G20 but new bank tax hits UK small lenders July 8, 2015 Chancellor pledges lowest corporation tax in the G20 – but casts punitive net over the UK’s small lenders Chancellor George Osborne ushered in a new tax regime for British banks yesterday, dialling down the controversial bank levy while introducing a new corporation tax surcharge for the entire lending industry. In a summer Budget that the [...]
Best of the Brokers for 29 April 2015 April 28, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com SUPERGROUP Berenberg has chosen Supergroup as its top pick in the retail sector and commended the owner of the Superdry brand for its transition from “a business with significant potential to one which is starting to deliver”. The broker reiterated its “buy” rating [...]
City Moves for 17 April 2015 | Who’s switching jobs April 16, 2015 Investec Securities Paul Satchell has been appointed pan-European chemicals analyst at Investec Securities. He joins from Canaccord Genuity, where he has been an equity analyst since 2010. Satchell has almost 19 years’ experience as a sell-side analyst, and has held further equity analyst positions at ING, Merrill Lynch, Flemings and Paribas. He also has 16 [...]