Grey suits dominate the City – but not grey hair February 7, 2010 WHEN Kate Moss appeared with grey locks last week, all hell – rather predictably – broke loose in fashion circles. Is the eternally gamine Moss ageing at last? But no, wily old Kate, who is approaching 40 (heaven forfend) had gone grey on purpose. And pundits observed that it exemplified with the icy look that [...]
The brainiest Brit in Hollywood March 24, 2010 JASON Isaacs likes to say that he travels by Tube to film premieres, where he goes undetected until he arrives. That’s when the fans – many of them female – explode in excited frenzy. For Isaacs treads that odd line between A-list celebrity, a face that a critical mass knows and cares about viscerally, and, [...]
Execution ups stakes with Noble buyout December 20, 2009 STOCKBROKER Execution has bought its smaller rival Noble in a move the firm said would turn it into a major league player in the mid-cap investment banking and broking sector. The combined company, which will be named Execution Noble, will employ around 250 staff and will be led by Execution founder Nick Finegold, who will [...]
Onions and Colly keep cool to steer England to safety December 20, 2009 CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss spoke of his relief after his side survived a “crazy hour” to hang on desperately for a draw in the first Test with South Africa at Centurion. Strauss’ men looked to be cruising towards a share of the spoils after Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott steered them to 172-3 early in the [...]
CITY HEAVYWEIGHTS GET THE URGE TO SLOG IT OUT IN THE BOXING RING January 13, 2010 THE High Court case rumbling on and on between BGC Partners and Tullett Prebon might not have exactly brought the City’s main money broking camps closer together, but at least it’s helped forge some more playful liaisons between those on the same side. Tullett’s boss, City veteran Terry Smith, is well known for his prowess [...]
Buckingham’s 80m from Ugandan sale November 22, 2009 HERITAGE OIL is expected to announce today that it has agreed to sell its Ugandan fields to Italian rival Eni SpA, in a $1.5bn (£909m) deal which will earn chief executive Tony Buckingham around £80m. Buckingham is a former partner in South Africa-based private military company Executive Outcomes, where he worked closely with Simon Mann, [...]
City types head out for a slippery slurp November 26, 2009 IT WAS off to Mansion House for many in the City yesterday for the annual Guinness and Oyster Lunch, which has been a tradition in the Square Mile for nigh on half a century. New Lord Mayor Nick Anstee kicked off the proceedings with a rousing speech, swiftly followed by the face of Guinness maker [...]
Osborne: Tories have a high regard for Turner’s abilities October 11, 2009 The Tories said last night that they admired Financial Services Authority chairman Lord Adair Turner, but that it was too early to speculate whether they would hand him a top job at the Bank of England (BoE). Commenting on talk that Turner could become deputy to the governor of the BoE if the conservatives win [...]
Osborne: Tories have a high regard for Turner’s abilities October 11, 2009 The Tories said last night that they admired Financial Services Authority chairman Lord Adair Turner, but that it was too early to speculate whether they would hand him a top job at the Bank of England (BoE). Commenting on talk that Turner could become deputy to the governor of the BoE if the conservatives win [...]
EasyJet warns of a tough winter ahead November 17, 2009 BUDGET airline easyJet yesterday warned the aviation industry is in for a tough winter as it revealed its pre-tax profit halved over the past year despite customers trading down to cheaper transport options. Reported pre-tax profit at the airline fell 50.4 per cent to £54.7m in the year to September, down from £110.2m in 2007, [...]