Moore grasps Melbourne Cup triumph but two horses dead November 4, 2014 THREE-TIME champion jockey Ryan Moore enhanced his global reputation by guiding home German-trained horse Protectionist and claiming victory in the 154th running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse yesterday. England’s Moore surged to a four-length win ahead of British rival Red Cadeaux, which finished second for a third time, and New Zealand runner Who [...]
Fed up with London’s insane property market? A houseboat could be the answer to your prayers January 29, 2015 Young couples faced with the daunting task of establishing a foothold on the property ladder can be forgiven for wanting to jump on a boat and sail as far as they can from the glittering circus of estate agents, sky-rocketing prices and penury caused by endless saving. Anyone who follows through with this escapist urge [...]
Art review: Post-Pop: East Meets West November 28, 2014 Saatchi Gallery | ★★★★☆ “Have you sold your soul, have you sold your soul, have you sold your soul?” It’s hard to imagine the current crop of Turner Prize nominees making a statement as baldly political as this. While the art of the moment seeks refuge in the obscure, the artists in the Saatchi [...]
Best of the Brokers for 12 September 2014 September 11, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com ADMIRAL GROUP Numis has upgraded to “buy” from “add”, but cut the target price to 1,630p from 1,720p. Numis thinks fears of margin pressure are somewhat overdone, as Admiral says it is putting through rate increases in the UK, with medium-term growth opportunity [...]
Russell Brand wins award for making no sense while Boris Johnson snatches first place for clarity December 3, 2014 Poor Russell Brand can't seem to catch a break these days, with opinion polls showing him to be more unpopular than Jeremy Clarkson and column inches being devoted to his poor reaction to tough questions. If things weren't bad enough for the self-styled revolutionary, he's just been named the winner of the Plain English Campaign's [...]
FTSE edges higher despite declines in insurers’ shares – London Report November 6, 2014 BRITAIN’S top share index ended slightly higher yesterday, with RSA leading insurers lower on weak premiums and drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline slipping after trading without the attraction of its latest dividend. The FTSE 100 ended 0.18 per cent higher at 6,551.15 points, after rising to as much as 6,580.21 earlier. RSA slipped five per cent to 460.10p, [...]
The cost of signing Messi and why it may be too high even for Chelsea January 6, 2015 FOUR-TIME world footballer of the year Lionel Messi raised the pulses of Chelsea fans – as well as eyebrows throughout the game – this week when he seemed to hint at a blockbusting switch to west London. Fittingly for this social media age, his apparent interest in ditching the Blaugrana for the Blues emerged on [...]
Burns Night 2015: Head to Scotland for a luxury getaway January 18, 2015 Travel northwards this weekend to help our Caledonian brothers and sisters celebrate their very own Bard. Here’s our top five luxury Burns getaways… FAIRMONT ST ANDREWS Luxury hotelier Fairmont offers a number of holiday packages so you get what you want out of a trip north of the border, encompassing Hogmanay, Valentines, “Babymoons”, and even [...]
UK commodities suffer after new drop in oil price – London Report December 8, 2014 Britain’s top equity index retreated yesterday, with commodity stocks hurt by a new drop in the oil price and concerns about the pace of global economic growth, after disappointing data from China. The shares of energy services group Weir also slumped by 5.3 per cent after US-based brokerage Cowen & Company cut its price target [...]
Three ingredients of leadership success January 6, 2015 Don’t feel you have to be nice, but listening to your team’s experience pays dividends. In an ever more globalised knowledge economy, success in business is increasingly dependent on how far leaders can keep on top of key developments in their industries. But even more importantly, success also depends on how committed leaders are [...]