Rugby tightens salary cap rules October 8, 2013 ENGLAND’S top rugby union clubs have agreed to tighten regulations on salary caps in a bid to ensure no teams are cheating the system. Premiership Rugby now has the power to undertake an investigatory audit in addition to the standard salary cap audit in order to root out financial cheats. The organisation, which represents the [...]
Aviva-derci as pay row exec leaves insurer February 7, 2013 TREVOR Matthews, the Aviva executive whose £4m “golden hello” helped provoke a brutal pay row at the insurer, is to leave the company after just 14 months, it was revealed yesterday. His departure is part of the first board shake-up under the group’s new chief executive Mark Wilson, who has inherited a company in the [...]
Saracens miss out on record but stay clear at top of table September 29, 2013 SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall signalled a job well done after watching his side overcome Harlequins and extend their lead at the top of the Aviva Premiership Rugby table on Saturday. McCall took his team into the all-London clash at the Stoop looking to become the first top-flight team to begin a campaign with [...]
Robshaw deserves the captain’s armband back, insists O’Shea October 9, 2013 HARLEQUINS director of rugby Conor O’Shea is certain flanker Chris Robshaw will regain the England captaincy from Tom Wood for next month’s autumn internationals. Wood skippered the Red Rose to a 2-0 series win in Argentina this summer during Robshaw’s absence and coach Stuart Lancaster is so far unwilling to commit to his choice of [...]
London Report: Recovery looks on track in busy reporting week November 3, 2013 SERVICES figures due out this week, plus the latest updates on industrial and manufacturing production, look set to show continued recovery for the British economy. “September’s industrial production figures are likely to show that overall output partially recovered from its surprise 1.1 per cent monthly fall in August,” said Martin Beck, of Capital Economics. “Manufacturing [...]
Summer of brooding leaves Borthwick eager for restart September 3, 2013 RUGBY is a game of inches and fine margins, and no one knows this better than Saracens’ veteran captain Steve Borthwick. Last season was a case of always the bridesmaid and never the bride for Borthwick’s men as they fell at the final hurdle in nearly every competition to end up empty handed. But he [...]
Robshaw extends Harlequins contract August 22, 2013 ENGLAND captain Chris Robshaw will stay with Harlequins until 2016 after signing a contract extension with the Aviva Premiership club. The 27-year-old back-row has scored 16 tries in 170 appearances and helped Quins win the Amlin Challenge Cup in 2011 and the Premiership title last year. Robshaw said: “It’s a fantastic club with huge aspirations.”
Sackey signs for Harlequins August 15, 2013 RUGBY: Former England wing Paul Sackey has joined Aviva Premiership club Harlequins from Stade Francais. The 33-year-old scored 11 tries in 22 Test appearances for England and played in the 2007 World Cup.
Warner calls in administrators August 28, 2013 COMMERCIAL property investor Warner Estate fell into administration yesterday after months of talks with lenders and partners failed – allowing Hansteen Holdings’ founders to return to the fund they sold to the company eight years ago. Warner, which managed around £700m of office and retail properties, hired CCW Recovery Solutions as administrator and said investors [...]
City Moves for 18 October 2013 | Who’s switching jobs October 17, 2013 EdisonThe investment intelligence firm has announced the hire of Angus McPhail as an equities analyst in its oil and gas team. He specialises in mid-cap exploration companies. McPhail has previously worked as an analyst at Investec, Alliance Trust, ING, and WH Ireland. BNY Mellon Asset ManagementThe investment management company has appointed Heneg Parthenay as chief operating officer [...]