Banking on diversification February 1, 2019 With a number of headwinds facing markets in 2019, it can be hard to see the wood for the trees. Alex Crooke, Fund Manager of The Bankers Investment Trust, explains how his team approaches the complexities of global stock markets. As we start 2019 there are plenty of reasons for investors to be cautious, as [...]
Retail’s Super Thursday: The good, the bad and the ugly January 10, 2019 Today's so-called Super Thursday delivered a very mixed shopping basket of retail results, from some fresh bargains ready to be snapped up to others in danger of being labelled as out of date. Tesco, John Lewis, DFS, Debenhams and more released their results on a day dubbed Super Thursday, but which coincided with a dire [...]
Interiors: Here are the high street brands winning a PETA Innovation Award for venturing into vegan homeware September 7, 2018 Let’s face it – if we saw where our meat comes from, most of us would be appalled. While some choose to the look the other way, others have turned to veganism and the stars of the US Open showed us this week that it’s a lifestyle that’s just as much about health as it [...]
Deal or no deal: Do UK supply chains have what it takes? September 26, 2018 Waking up to doom and gloom headlines about Brexit is becoming a regular occurence. The latest panic? Stockpiling. If the UK leaves the EU without a deal – which is now a distinct possibility – importers could face massive delays at customs due to increased administrative processing at border points. Dover, will be the key choke [...]
Trevor Steven: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho doesn’t need new players, he needs a better relationship with his current ones | City A.M. August 1, 2018 Jose Mourinho’s future as Manchester United manager is back in the spotlight after he complained about his players and a lack of new signings during the club’s pre-season tour of the United States, but in my view his problems lie closer to home. Think back to Leicester’s incredible Premier League triumph in 2016: what was [...]
Fitness advice: How to get back into a lapsed gym routine and reclaim your lost mojo June 13, 2018 If you haven’t exercised for a while, it can be difficult to get back into the swing of things. It happens all too easily: you have an intense few days at work, drink too much at the weekend, have a couple of big meals out, and suddenly your energy levels are low, you’re sleeping badly [...]
To celebrate and honour National Burger Day, here’s our pick of the five best plant-based burgers in London August 21, 2018 1. The Vurger Co. The Auburger, £8.45 This minimalist, plant-based burger joint across the road from Rich Mix has the cool vibe of an east London creative agency, and a menu of easily the best vegan burgers we’ve had in London. Their classic burger is a black bean, pepper and corn patty number, but be [...]
Fitness advice: How to get ripped quick… And stay that way April 20, 2018 People are finally wising up to fad diets. Things like the Atkins and the 5/2 and the ketogenic and the million other silly ways to lose weight are beginning to drown under the, ahem, weight of science and common sense. We know that losing weight is mostly a matter of calories-in balanced against calories out, [...]
Connected cows and smart salmon: The internet of things is taking on farming September 4, 2018 The summer heatwave has dried up any complacency that food production in the supposedly green and fertile lands of England and Wales is a relatively straightforward business. The 55,000-strong National Farmers’ Union described the months of heat as a “wake-up call” for the agricultural industry, as an emergency summit was called to address the “crippling [...]
The media’s greatest enemy isn’t Trump, it’s the tech titans September 3, 2018 What is the biggest threat to the future of the media: President Donald Trump, or Silicon Valley? In the presidential corner, Trump’s regular attacks on the “fake news media” have provoked a robust response. This summer, newspapers coordinated a string of editorials defending the essential role of the press as a lens on power and [...]