City Moves for 17 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs September 16, 2013 Savills The property company has appointed Oliver Fraser-Looen as a director in its European cross-border investment division. Fraser-Looen was most recently at Cushman & Wakefield, where he worked in its European cross-border retail investment team. Investec Wealth & Investment John Wyn-Evans has joined the wealth management business as head of investment strategy. Wyn-Evans was formerly [...]
£53,000,000,000: how much the City paid in tax last year December 10, 2013 THE City paid a staggering £53.4bn in tax last year – more than a tenth of total government tax receipts. The report carried out by PwC for the Corporation of London shows tax paid by the UK’s financial services industry is ahead of any other sector. Business leaders and industry figures lauded the City for [...]
Don’t expect Three Lions to turn up the heat on Chile November 14, 2013 ROY Hodgson was always likely to shuffle his pack for Chile’s visit to Wembley tonight but a series of injuries have forced his hand. Captain Steven Gerrard is joined on the sidelines by fellow first teamers Kyle Walker, Michael Carrick and Danny Welbeck. Furthermore, Jack Wilshere and Daniel Sturridge are nursing ankle and foot injuries [...]
Brothers who built brand with purpose February 16, 2014 Annabel Palmer talks travelling, Topman, and the English weather with Rob Forkan – the tsunami orphan who co-founded new flip flop brand Gandys INNOCENT may have pioneered a whole new approach to marketing (the company has even published a book about its “story,” and “what they’ve learned”), but no business tale will ever be as [...]
Unanimous approval on French “anti-Amazon” bill October 3, 2013 A unanimous decision has been taken by French lawmakers to approve a bill designed to safeguard small bookstores against powerful online competitors. The bill will restrict retailers like Amazon from combining offers of up to five per cent discounts with free deliveries. It was was proposed by the opposition party UMP, but had all-round support, [...]
Champions League: Lennon defiant after late goals hit Bhoys’ bid September 18, 2013 AC MILAN 2 CELTIC 0 CELTIC manager Neil Lennon still hopes to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage, despite two late goals giving his side a nightmare start to perhaps the hardest of all groups. The Bhoys looked on course for a valuable point in Italy until eight minutes form time, when AC Milan [...]
House of Fraser Basks in bumper Christmas January 7, 2013 HOUSE OF FRASER has become the latest retailer to boast of a bumper Christmas, with like-for-like sales up 6.3 per cent in the period. Following hot on the heels of rival John Lewis, the department store group said in a trading statement yesterday that its stores performed well while online sales rose a record 48 [...]
Regulator alleges price fixing in sports bra market September 20, 2013 A regulator has alleged price fixing in selling of Shock Absorber bras in UK department stores. The Office for Fair Trading (OFT) today issued a Statement of Objections to a sports bra manufacturer for allegedly fixing the resale price of their Shock Absorber bras. (Release) DB Apparel, the maker of Shock Absorber has, the OFT [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 26 September 2013 September 25, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Nokia asked Elop to give back €18m Nokia’s chairman asked Stephen Elop, the Finnish group’s former chief executive, if he would forgo part or all of his €18.8m pay-off several days ago as the furore over it grew. People close to Nokia said that as pressure mounted over the weekend from Finnish politicians, [...]
England boss does not fear Hart failure November 18, 2013 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson insists he has no doubts about handing out-of-form goalkeeper Joe Hart the No1 shirt for the final friendly of 2013 against Germany tonight. Hodgson, who named his team yesterday, has made nine changes to the side that lost 2-0 to Chile at Wembley on Friday, with striker Wayne Rooney and midfielder [...]