Best of the Brokers for 06 November 2013 November 5, 2013 AFRICAN BARRICK GOLD Westhouse Securities has downgraded the FTSE 250-listed gold miner from a “neutral” to “sell” recommendation after strong third quarter results caused a share price rally. It has increased its target price on the stock from 115p to 170p, after raising its gold price forecast for the year. HENRY BOOT Numis has initiated [...]
Manolo Blahnik has well-heeled £1.1m year’s pay September 15, 2013 SHOEMAKER to the stars Manolo Blahnik was paid £1.1m last year by his luxury shoes and handbags firm, according to Companies House figures. The Spanish-born cobbler, who displayed his shoes at London Fashion Week for the first time yesterday, also has an interest-free loan to his firm of £814,042, accounts show. Figures for the 15 [...]
An electric car that truly electrifies February 10, 2014 The first electric city cars didn’t pass muster. Now, Volkswagen has finally given us one to get excited about FRANKLY, we’ve waited far too long for an alternative to the infernal G-Wiz. The original electric city car has been on London’s roads for a decade now, ferrying glum-looking owners for whom the zero-emissions dream was [...]
Premier League: AVB vows to fight on after Spurs suffer another rout December 15, 2013 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 vs LIVERPOOL 5 SHELL-SHOCKED Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas insisted last night that he will not be forced to quit despite the north Londoners suffering their worst home defeat in 16 years. A brace from Luis Suarez, as well as goals from Jordan Henderson, Jon Flanagan and Raheem Sterling, inflicted a second drubbing [...]
City’s Christmas parties have lost their sparkle December 18, 2013 NO ONE could deny Christmas is in full swing – drunken revellers are falling out of pubs in festive onesies, the Tube has a whiff of Baileys, and Boots has all but sold out of Alka-Seltzer. But for the City, Christmas isn’t the same as it used to be – extravagance is outlawed and the parties, [...]
Walgreens to raise curtain on partnership with Alliance Boots February 11, 2013 US pharmacy giant Walgreens and Alliance Boots are to meet with investors and analysts in the City tomorrow to update on the progress of its merger that will see the creation the world’s largest pharmacy group. The meeting, which will be followed by a site visit to Boots’ headquarters in Nottingham, led to speculation this [...]
Ex-rugby and cricket players discuss hanging up their boots February 24, 2013 SALAMANCA Group, the bank and consultancy firm, hosted ex-rugby player Josh Lewsey and former England cricketer Michael Vaughan at the Royal Geographical Society last week to discuss life after a career in sports or the military. Both now supporters of the charity Combat Stress, Lewsey was talking about his move from rugby to PwC and [...]
Young wants Wasps response after surrendering home run November 24, 2013 LONDON Wasps director of rugby Dai Young admits he will be looking for an immediate response after Bath Rugby ended his side’s 100 per cent Aviva Premiership home record yesterday with a 28-5 victory. Two Semesa Rokoduguni tries and the boot of George Ford saw the visitors build a 21-0 lead. And even when Jonah [...]
BBA Aviation aims to appoint Sir Nigel Rudd as its new chairman October 15, 2013 SIR NIGEL Rudd, the outgoing chairman of Invensys, is expected to join the board of corporate jet firm BBA Aviation. Sir Nigel, who is also the chairman of Heathrow Airport Holdings, could be announced in the chair’s role at FTSE 250-listed BBA as soon as today, after the appointment was first reported by Sky News. [...]
Leaner, meaner but still not sexy February 3, 2014 Nissan’s new Qashqai ticks lots of boxes – especially for families – but leaves me feeling something is missing OVER the past three weeks, we’ve looked at some exotic cars – the Peugeot RCZ R, Audi A3 Cabriolet and Ferrari F12 Berlinetta – that do one thing very badly: storage. And, let’s face it, even [...]