Guest notes: Boatman’s analysis on Babcock should be treated with scepticism November 23, 2018 All the noise around Babcock and its financial woes have left me feeling distinctly uncomfortable. It’s not the fact that the company has issues, as do most outsourcers. My problem is with the source of the recent vicious bear raid on the business – the so-called Boatman Capital. It is a month since Boatman and [...]
Just Eat delivers new chief finance chief June 21, 2016 Just Eat is serving up a new chief financial officer, after it said this morning that it has poached Paul Harrison, from Sheffield tech company WANdisco. Harrison will join the food delivery platform in September and will replace Mike Wroe, who has been at the company for eight years. Wroe will stay in place through the rest of 2016 and during the first [...]
Trimley Lodge review: Spend a long weekend at this beautifully restored farmhouse on the Suffolk coast September 24, 2018 Unless you’re a particular fan of maritime trade logistics, the town of Felixstowe is unlikely to be high up on your list of places to visit before you die. It is, to the unending pride of locals, the UK’s largest shipping container port, and boasts waters deep enough to accommodate the latest generation of [...]
We risk losing our minds over this unhealthy data obsession October 9, 2018 After two listeners complained about a radio advert that compared avocados unfavourably to bacon butties as a breakfast choice, Costa coffee was forced to withdraw the ad. The Advertising Standards Authority upheld the complaint that the advert “discouraged the selection of avocados” and therefore broke the UK Code of Broadcast Advertising by discriminating against vegetables. [...]
Dutch private equity firm Waterland establishes a UK office to give British businesses access to its €2bn fund October 26, 2017 Netherlands-rooted Waterland Private Equity Investments has established its first UK office and dedicated team, based in Wilmslow. The new office will give lower mid-market businesses, which generate earnings of £3m to £10m, access to Waterland’s €2bn seventh fund which was raised last month. Headed by Andy Scaife, who was Quantum Pharma’s chief executive throughout the [...]
Sadiq Khan floats ‘junk food’ advertising ban on entire TfL network May 11, 2018 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has today proposed a ban on “junk food” across the entire Transport for London (TfL) network. The move is intended to tackle the “ticking timebomb” of childhood obesity in London. Khan said: “Child obesity in London is a ticking timebomb and I am determined to act. If we don’t take bold [...]
Opinion: High net worth millennials are passing on the fixer-upper villa in Tuscany in favour of modern towers in global cities September 28, 2018 The millennial generation have different tastes and attitudes to their now middle-aged Generation X forebears. As they move into their thirties, they are playing an increasingly important role in the international property markets and many have significant buying power, either through inheritance or their own entrepreneurial flair. Previous generations favoured a stand-alone villa they could [...]
Focus On Pimlico: This central spot is the perfect place to pick up a period conversion flat and benefit from the re-development of Victoria December 11, 2018 In London, you often have to make the choice, whether to live in a traditional part of town that’s earned its towering house prices, but isn’t likely to soar again anytime soon; or take a punt on an up-and-coming part of town that’s better value and has the potential for price growth. Luckily, with Pimlico, [...]
Kingfisher hurt by French unit again September 19, 2018 Kingfish posted a 14.7% fall in first-half pre-tax profit to £375 million, while analysts were anticipating £386 million. The French business was the underperformer of the group, while the British and Polish operations performed well. Gross margin dropped by 40 basis points due to logistics and stock inefficacies largely in France. The group revealed a [...]
Kingfisher hurt by French unit again September 19, 2018 Kingfish posted a 14.7% fall in first-half pre-tax profit to £375 million, while analysts were anticipating £386 million. The French business was the underperformer of the group, while the British and Polish operations performed well. Gross margin dropped by 40 basis points due to logistics and stock inefficacies largely in France. The group revealed a [...]