World Cup 2018: England beat penalty curse to see off Colombia on fraught night of fine margins July 3, 2018 For 120 minutes, it was the film that all of England has seen before, mainly from behind the sofa. But as the familiar nausea of the penalty shoot-out reached its unbearable climax something extraordinary happened: they ripped up the script. With a charmed swipe of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s paw, Gareth Southgate’s side turned a 3-2 [...]
Invesco is embroiled in a row with its former fund as it refuses to lower management fees May 29, 2018 Invesco is embroiled in a row with one of its former funds, London-listed investment trust Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income (IPE), after it refused the independent board's request to lower management fees. Invesco announced in April that it was quitting as the investment manager of IPE, after the trust's independent board – headed by chairman Donald [...]
World Cup 2018: Harry Kane’s brace proves he’s the perfect front man for Gareth Southgate’s fresh faced England June 19, 2018 German newspapers are well versed in heralding world champions so when they bestow that title on England’s captain, it carries a certain weight. According to Die Zeit it is Harry Kane and not Cristiano Ronaldo who is the “world champion” for monstrous efficiency in front of goal after his match-winning brace in the Three Lions’ [...]
Suited and booted in beautiful Vietnam: how to do Da Nang in style December 19, 2016 Vietnam is not the kind of place I expected to need a suit. Shorts, sunblock and mosquito spray, sure. But tailoring was not on my check-list. While Thailand, Malaysia and to an extent the Philippines all have an established super-luxe travel market, Vietnam – at least outside of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi – [...]
Wah Nails founder Sharmadean Reid grabs $1m from Saul Klein’s Localglobe for new beauty networking app Beautystack April 9, 2018 The founder of London salon chain Wah Nails has proved she means business with her latest beauty venture, grabbing almost $1m of funding from Saul Klein’s Localglobe and angel investors. Wah’s Sharmadean Reid plans to use the funding to develop and launch the app of Beautystack, a new platform which acts as a beauty appointment [...]
Forget ditching the Lifetime Isa – it should be evolved instead August 1, 2018 Last week, the Treasury Committee suggested that the year-old Lifetime Isa (Lisa) be killed off. This news came hot on the heels of rumours that the pensions dashboard might get the boot, just months before it was expected to go live. This government seems to have a knack for driving in reverse. And by [...]
World Cup 2018: England are laying their ghosts – from penalty shoot-outs to bogey teams – to rest one by one in Russia July 8, 2018 Gareth Southgate is certainly no Ebenezer Scrooge and this endless summer could not be further removed from the wintry backdrop of A Christmas Carol, but there is something of Charles Dickens’ redemptive tale about England’s voyage into the last four of the World Cup. Just as Scrooge is transformed by visits from three ghosts, this [...]
Trevor Steven: Liverpool are winning the transfer window so far, plus my verdict on Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal | City A.M. July 24, 2018 With the window closing in just two weeks’ time, the most surprising thing about this summer’s Premier League transfer activity is just how little business has been done so far. Of the top six teams to have traded, however, Liverpool stand out as having made the strongest signings by a distance. Alisson, whose £67m move [...]
Voice search will finally force marketers to use plain English May 14, 2018 Half (50%) of all searches will involve voice by 2020, according to ComScore, thanks to the rise of voice assistants. At last, organisations will need to ditch marketing jargon and speak the language of their audience if they want to be found online, or they will simply lose their business. Around a decade ago, I [...]
Sterling continues to slide as May interest rate hike bets shrink after Carney’s hesitant comments April 20, 2018 Sterling has continued to slide against the dollar this morning, as Bank of England Governor Mark Carney dampened expectations yesterday of a May interest rate hike. The pound was on a largely downhill trajectory in early trading, hitting lows of $1.4036 from Monday’s post-Brexit referendum high of $1.4339. Investors were down on the currency after [...]