Henson has a worthy fly-half rival in Alex Goode October 28, 2010 SARACENS have this week added a special talent to our squad in Gavin Henson, although the man he will be rivalling for the No10 shirt has excelled lately. Alex Goode is contracted as a full-back but with Derick Hougaard ruled out for six months we have used him at fly-half, where he can also play. [...]
JP Morgan and HSBC accused by investors in silver-fixing case October 27, 2010 JPMorgan Chase & Co and HSBC Holdings were hit with two lawsuits yesterday by investors who accused them of conspiring to drive down silver prices, and reaping an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profits. The banks, among the world’s largest, were accused of manipulating the market for COMEX silver futures and options [...]
How to cut perks without making your team hate you October 27, 2010 I have been asked to get rid of some of my staff’s perks in order to save money, but I am worried about the effect this will have on morale. How can I do this without causing resentment and discord? Ceri Roderick Business psychologist, Pearn Kandola Taking away people’s perks is always problematic – they [...]
Labour: Britain biased against manufacturing October 25, 2010 ED MILIBAND yesterday said that Britain’s political classes suffered from an “anti-manufacturing bias” and called for a return to industrial interventionism to recalibrate the economy. Making his first speech to the CBI since becoming Labour’s new leader, Miliband said: “Despite all the talent in engineering and work in our universities, I fear Britain still suffers [...]
Titus Mills can land Meehan and Fallon Racing Post Trophy October 21, 2010 kIEREN FALLON has had a solid season, but he is yet to ride a Group One winner since his return from suspension last year and the big races are the ones he desperately wants. However, things could change tomorrow at Doncaster as he has the perfect chance to round off the campaign with TITUS MILLS [...]
There was no other choice – now George Osborne must hold his nerve October 20, 2010 IT was a timely reminder that action is desperately required to tackle Britain’s out of control budget deficit. At 9:30 yesterday morning, a full three hours before George Osborne got up to deliver his spending review to the House of Commons, the latest monthly budget deficit figures popped up on traders’ screens across the City. [...]
Foreclosures dominate bank earnings season October 18, 2010 JUST before third-quarter earnings season kicked off in the US, JP Morgan released a research note on the US banking sector calling banking stocks “attractively valued”. Pointing to improved credit conditions this year, the note was cautiously upbeat, revising near-term estimates upwards. But there was one word missing from the note: foreclosures. In the past [...]
UBS pledges not to pursue its former bosses and apologises for huge losses October 14, 2010 UBS has apologised for huge losses suffered during the US sub-prime crisis that forced a bailout of the Swiss bank, but refused to take legal action against former executives and board members. UBS lost billions of dollars during the global economic crisis and the confidence of many investors during a long tax row with Washington. [...]
UBS pledges not to pursue its former bosses and apologises for huge losses October 14, 2010 UBS has apologised for huge losses suffered during the US sub-prime crisis that forced a bailout of the Swiss bank, but refused to take legal action against former executives and board members. UBS lost billions of dollars during the global economic crisis and the confidence of many investors during a long tax row with Washington. [...]
Class action hopes quashed by ruling October 5, 2010 FAEGRE & BENSON Since the financial crisis of 2008, shareholders in several companies including RBS, Northern Rock, Lloyds, BP and Porsche have pursued the possibility of suing for fraud in the American courts, where class actions are far easier. But a recent Supreme Court decision could scupper these plans. The verdict in Morrison v National [...]