THE FAMOUS FIVE – ENGLAND’S FOES February 2, 2011 Italy NICK MALLETT’S Italy remain a work in progress, and will have their work cut out again to not collect the wooden spoon, as they have done for the past three years. But there are some positives, and the Azzurri are becoming more competitive, thanks in part to domestic powerhouses Benetton Treviso and Aironi Rugby’s [...]
CITY VIEWS: WHICH DEVICE DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THE TABLET WARS? September 28, 2010 ALEX GADEMANN | FOREX.COM I already own an iPad. It was the first time I bought an apple and I bought it because of the novelty. If you put me in the same place with the two products I would definitely look at what Blackberry has to offer. SARAH RICKWOOD | AVIVA I have a [...]
CITY VIEWS: WHICH DEVICE DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THE TABLET WARS? September 28, 2010 ALEX GADEMANN | FOREX.COM I already own an iPad. It was the first time I bought an apple and I bought it because of the novelty. If you put me in the same place with the two products I would definitely look at what Blackberry has to offer. SARAH RICKWOOD | AVIVA I have a [...]
Henderson sees its assets grow by 5pc October 21, 2010 FUND management group Henderson saw its assets under management rise five per cent over the third quarter of the year due to market and foreign exchange gains, despite cautious investors pulling a net £100m out of the firm’s funds. Assets under management grew £2.8bn to a total of £59.2bn over the quarter, pulling them up [...]
RSA August 16, 2010 RSA’S offer was politely described as “speculative” when it was leaked on Friday. In fact, it looked downright odd: a £5bn proposal, made out of the blue from one chairman to another, swiftly rebuffed. But no-one in Aviva’s boardroom will be feeling comfortable this morning. RSA has skilfully turned the nascent takeover battle into a [...]
Exiles announce new deal September 15, 2010 RUGBY UNION: London Irish have announced internet security provider Trend Micro as their new kit sponsor and partner for the 2010-11 Aviva Premiership season. The company logo will be branded on the first-team shirt and Trend Micro will also become title partner in the club’s community programme. Richard Marsh, London Irish’s commercial director, said: “Trend [...]
Aviva re-enters Asian markets after five years in the wilderness April 8, 2010 AVIVA, Britain’s second largest insurer, will re-enter the Asian general insurance market five years after selling its non-life operations in the region. It is understood Aviva is preparing to announce its decision imminently, and could issue a statement today. The company said it would have made the move sooner but that a non-compete agreement, following [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS October 5, 2010 NATIONAL GRID JP Morgan Cazenove considers the Ofgem decision on the framework for the next transmission and gas distribution to be a friendly move for National Grid’s shareholders. The broker gives the energy giant a “neutral” rating and says the new finance director may offer a fresh look at the financing challenges facing National Grid [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS October 5, 2010 NATIONAL GRID JP Morgan Cazenove considers the Ofgem decision on the framework for the next transmission and gas distribution to be a friendly move for National Grid’s shareholders. The broker gives the energy giant a “neutral” rating and says the new finance director may offer a fresh look at the financing challenges facing National Grid [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO YOU THINK THE BBC LICENCE FEE SHOULD BE FROZEN FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS? September 16, 2010 THOMAS MCKAY | VOCUS “I subscribe to Sky and rarely find myself watching the BBC. I suppose the projected cuts in spending might affect the quality of online news, given that other news corporations are now charging for their services. That would be my only concern.” PHIL TURNBULL | AVIVA “Given the cuts in spending [...]