ANALYST OF THE YEAR | The Shortlist day 4 September 2, 2010 ANALYSTS are the heart and soul of the City, and the five on our list are legends in their own sectors. Whether it is looking at the future of the energy industry, pontificating on the biggest M&As, or just looking at the movements of the markets in general, when the members of our shortlist talk, [...]
INSIDE THE MISCHIEVOUS MIND OF A FIXED INCOME BONDS ANALYST October 10, 2010 EVER wondered about the fantasies of a bonds analyst? Well, no, we can’t say we did either, until Evolution Securities’ Gary Jenkins decided to bare all in his column for Credit Matters. Fresh from his promotion to head of fixed income, Jenkins’ megalomaniacal ambitions know no limit: he imagines himself in a new role as [...]
The bravest polemicist of them all November 3, 2010 The World turned Upside Down: The Global Battle over God, Truth and Power by Melanie Phillips Encounter, £13.99 Melanie Phillips is one of the most important public intellectuals in Britain today. Her trenchant columns speak for a significant tranche of people in our country who feel themselves cut adrift from “mainstream” thinking, left with the [...]
A Sunday lunch that promises to be a perfect 10 September 20, 2010 M elissa Sargin is an events manager at Blueprint Café, one of the host restaurants for the American Express® 10-10-10 event, as part of this year’s London Restaurant Festival. She tells us what this relaxed riverside restaurant has to offer and how they’re celebrating this new event. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AND WHAT DO YOU [...]
A Sunday lunch that promises to be a perfect 10 September 20, 2010 M elissa Sargin is an events manager at Blueprint Café, one of the host restaurants for the American Express® 10-10-10 event, as part of this year’s London Restaurant Festival. She tells us what this relaxed riverside restaurant has to offer and how they’re celebrating this new event. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AND WHAT DO YOU [...]
Houllier back at the helm as Villa chief September 8, 2010 GERARD HOULLIER was last night confirmed as the new manager of Aston Villa after agreeing a three-year deal. The former Liverpool boss was succeed Martin O’Neill, who resigned just five days into the start of the new season following a bust-up with owner Randy Lerner. In six years at Anfield, Houllier, 63, won the Uefa [...]
PETTIGREW CALLS ALL ABOARD FOR STEAM RIDE October 5, 2010 IT was all aboard at Tower Pier last night as City bigwig Jim Pettigrew added an unusual venture to his impressive CV, which includes stints at Marks and Spencer, CMC Markets, Icap and, in his current role, Aberdeen Investment Managers. Pettigrew played host as fellow City figures arrived to experience his latest venture: the relaunch [...]
Child benefit reform needs a rethink October 4, 2010 WHO said nothing ever happens at political party conferences? It felt almost like another Budget day yesterday in Birmingham, with George Osborne announcing a radical, once in a generation welfare revolution. The plan is breathtaking in its ambition. The entire welfare system, with its dozens of overly complex benefits, will eventually be replaced by a [...]
A Qatari takes on Wall St October 20, 2010 KAPITOIL BY TEDDY WAYNE Duckworth, £8.99 IT’S 1 October, 1999 and Karim, a genius computer progammer from Doha, is landing in New York. He’s been brought to help a company called Schrub Equities protect itself from the Y2K bug – New York’s biggest security concern at the time. The opening of this first novel by [...]
THE CITY’S GOT TALENT: OUR TOP TEN LOVELIEST LADIES August 12, 2010 1 GEORGIA RAIMES WORLD FIRST Last year’s winner, the gorgeous Sarah Davison of RBS Sempra, was always going to be a tough act to follow, but the City has found an eminently worthy successor in the form of brunette bombshell Georgia Raimes. The lovely Georgia is a forex dealer on the private client desk at [...]