IRELAND AUCTIONS BUST TYCOON’S ART TO PAY OFF SUB-PRIME DEBTS November 17, 2011 DEREK Quinlan is not a name you will have read much about recently, after the troubled property tycoon decided to lie low on the shores of Lake Geneva while he contemplated his sizeable debts to Anglo Irish Bank. But he was back in the spotlight yesterday, when Quinlan’s $2.8m art collection came under the hammer [...]
Powder rules on the mountains of Japan February 26, 2012 SKIING in Japan has been on the radar of dedicated powder seekers for a number of years. The snow that falls upon Japan’s resorts has to be some of the best in the world; it is light, dry and very often chest deep. Now that word has leaked out about Japan’s fantastic skiing opportunities – [...]
Powder rules on the mountains of Japan February 26, 2012 SKIING in Japan has been on the radar of dedicated powder seekers for a number of years. The snow that falls upon Japan’s resorts has to be some of the best in the world; it is light, dry and very often chest deep. Now that word has leaked out about Japan’s fantastic skiing opportunities – [...]
Cost cutting helps boost Bovis profits August 30, 2011 BOVIS HOMES more than doubled its profits in the first half of the year after cutting building costs and embarking on an aggressive land buying spree, despite gloomy market conditions. The FTSE 250 company said pre-tax profits jump to £8.1m in the six months to 30 June from £3.5m in the same period last year, [...]
Cost cutting helps boost Bovis profits August 30, 2011 BOVIS HOMES more than doubled its profits in the first half of the year after cutting building costs and embarking on an aggressive land buying spree, despite gloomy market conditions. The FTSE 250 company said pre-tax profits jump to £8.1m in the six months to 30 June from £3.5m in the same period last year, [...]
Poet’s Voice to give Godolphin double Celebration August 25, 2011 FRANKIE Dettori had a tremendous final two days at York and I expect his good run to continue as POET’S VOICE is going to be extremely hard to beat in tomorrow’s Celebration Mile at Goodwood (3.20pm). He won this race easily last year on his favoured soft ground before going on to take the Group [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS February 14, 2011 HARGREAVES LANSDOWN Morgan Stanley rates the financial services firm “overweight” with an increased target price of 703p. The broker thinks that the firm still has potential for positive earnings surprises and has raised its target by 15 per cent following the firm’s half-year results. It also expects further margin expansion driven by operating leverage and [...]
ANALYST VIEWS: WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF BRITISH LAND’S RESULTS? August 4, 2010 PAUL PULZE | EVO SECURITIES The importance lies in what British Land didn’t say, rather than the contents of the results. The firm said it’s doing exciting things in the long term, but competitors like Hammerson have got big plans in the works now. It has £3bn of debt facilities and doesn’t need to rely [...]
Masamah has the speed to burn off Nunthorpe rivals August 18, 2011 THIS afternoon’s Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (3.40pm) is the next stage of the QIPCO British Champions Series and punters will be hoping for a better result than last year when the unheralded 100/1 shot Sole Power landed the prize. Eddie Lynam’s four-year-old will be back to defend his crown and even though he has disappointed the [...]
Masamah has the speed to burn off Nunthorpe rivals August 18, 2011 THIS afternoon’s Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (3.40pm) is the next stage of the QIPCO British Champions Series and punters will be hoping for a better result than last year when the unheralded 100/1 shot Sole Power landed the prize. Eddie Lynam’s four-year-old will be back to defend his crown and even though he has disappointed the [...]