Business services firm of the year September 10, 2013 In an uncertain economy, companies that are willing to try something different – be that a new management team, an innovative business structure or a better use of technology – are the ones that tend to succeed. This category’s nominees live up to the best of these business services. ODGERS BERNDTSON Some of the biggest [...]
Letters to the Editor – 14/02 – East London, Scots uncertainty, Best of Twitter February 13, 2014 East London [Re: The Docklands legacy can help fix London’s chronic housing crisis, Wednesday] Andrew Adonis’s proposal for a new Ebbsfleet town seems muddled. The area needs a Thames Estuary airport, bringing jobs and all the knock-on economic benefits. Yet Adonis’s Go East report favours Heathrow expansion – hardly designed to move the economic centre [...]
Scotland’s referendum is a fateful moment for the whole UK January 29, 2014 ACTIONS always have consequences. If it votes for independence later this year, Scotland could theoretically introduce its own currency. In practice it won’t, and will have to choose: keep the pound, which will remain in the hands of the Bank of England, or join the euro, controlled by the European Central Bank. That means Scotland [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 24 March 2014 March 24, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Heseltine takes control of Haymarket Michael Heseltine has taken full control of Haymarket, the publishing group he co-founded 50 years ago, as it restructures to move its flagship consumer titles online and expand internationally. The 81-year-old former Conservative politician is betting on a recovery in the fortunes of Haymarket, which made a pre-tax [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 20 February 2014 February 19, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Boomer bulge’ hits US jobs data The drop in the percentage of Americans at work in recent years is often cast as a story about the long-term unemployed who give up trying to find jobs. But declining workforce participation rates, which have sharply reduced headline unemployment calculations in the world’s largest economy, could [...]
Inside Track: More than one elephant in the Royal Mail sorting room September 25, 2013 IT’S NOT hard to identify the biggest of the elephantine threats to Royal Mail’s imminent stock market listing, which heralds the most contentious privatisation since the 1980s. With unions poised to ballot members over the prospect of industrial action within weeks, the prospect of a multi-day walkout at the precise time that the company’s shares [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 16 September 2013 September 15, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Diamond calls for bank shake-up Bob Diamond – the former head of Barclays who tried to buy Lehman Brothers before its collapse five years ago – has joined a chorus of criticism over the lack of progress in ending banks’ “too big to fail” status. Citing “insufficient” progress in ways to safely wind [...]
This week’s must-see charts: Indian elections, Abenomics and more May 16, 2014 India’s election, Japan’s dismal prospects, Scottish independence polls, and the a possible weakening of the euro. We bring you some of our favourite analysts' picks of the most important graphs this week. Alex Dryden, analyst at JP Morgan Asset Management This week’s chart looks at the market reaction to the appointment of reformist Narendra Modi [...]
Regulator agrees redress of up to £1.3bn for mis-sold insurance products August 22, 2013 Regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reached an agreement with several firms to provide redress to consumers mis-sold Card Protection Plan's (CPP) Card Protection and Identity Protection policies. This follows the mis-selling of 23 million policies to seven million customers. Those customers will now receive a letter from CPP explaining the process with a [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 03 February 2014 February 3, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Spain will not interfere on Scotland Spain has no intention of interfering in Scotland’s push for independence and is willing to consider an eventual Scottish application to join the EU as a separate state, the foreign minister said in remarks that will bolster the nationalist campaign. Madrid has long been among the most [...]