Mix it up: How Spectre has us all bonding over cocktails October 30, 2015 Everything in this world has a price. And for an undisclosed, but no doubt princely sum, Belvedere vodka has become the official of the drink new James Bond film Spectre. (Next time, I’d like to see him knocking back a bottle of Lambrini, please.) Last year, Bond courted controversy by drinking a Heineken in bed. [...]
Singapore firm builds Galliard with £50m stake July 15, 2015 SINGAPOREAN property developer Oxley Holdings has bought a 20 per cent stake in Galliard Group for £50bn in a bid to expand within London. Oxley, which operates in Singapore, South East Asia, the UK and Ireland, already owns Royal Wharf in east London. It said its stake in Galliard will give it “greater capacity and [...]
City Moves for 23 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 22, 2015 Weightmans The law firm has appointed Stuart Kempson and Andrew Glynn-Williams to its marine practice. They both join from Hill Dickinson. Kempson has previously worked as an in-house lawyer at Charles Taylor and Co. Before qualifying in 2006, Glynn-Williams spent 10 years at sea with Stena Line. Zeus Capital The investment bank has announced three [...]
Beer giants AB InBev and SABMiller in takeover talks: The long-awaited superbrew merger starts September 17, 2015 The world's largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has set its sights on a takeover of rival SABMiller, which would create a mammoth global brewery worth $275bn (£177bn). Shares in SABMiller shot up by nearly 20 per cent on the news, pushing the FTSE 100 to a one-week high during yesterday’s trading. The [...]
National Running Day: The best parks for running in London June 3, 2015 Today is National Running Day, which means it's time to grab your trainers and go for a jog after work. It's officially a US event, but it is gaining traction here in the UK too. And why not when the sun is finally out for the start of that much anticipated heatwave. This is [...]
Mix it up: There’s more to coffee cocktails than the Espresso Martini September 16, 2015 Today, as you sip your morning coffee, take a moment to ponder London’s great institutions built under the influence of caffeine. During one of this nation’s many peaks – from the mid-1600s to the early 1700s – our streets were awash with thousands of coffee shops. These replaced taverns as the place to meet and [...]
Strong results push FTSE 100 to one-week high as energy shares rally – London Report July 31, 2015 THE FTSE 100 rose for a third straight day yesterday, with energy shares leading the way as oil prices gained and Royal Dutch Shell rallied after it announced jobs and spending cuts. InterContinental Hotels climbed 4.8 per cent after the Financial Times reported that it had held talks with rival Starwood Hotels on a deal. [...]
London City Airport expansion plans stay grounded following Mayor Boris Johnson’s U-turn August 20, 2015 The battle for London City Airport is heating up. Less than a month has passed since its owners Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Oaktree Capital put the site to the east of the capital up for sale with a price tag of around £2bn. But already two heavyweight bidders have emerged, including one of the [...]
FTSE 100 gives up gains for the year August 15, 2015 Britain's top share index has given up its gain for this year, after a choppy week in equity markets. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index finished the week 0.27 per cent lower at 6,550.77. It closed at 6,556.10 at the end of 2014, although it had risen to a record 7,122.74 points in late April. Oil companies led [...]
City Moves for 19 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 18, 2015 BirthStar Target Date Funds The solutions provider for asset managers and intermediary firms has announced two appointments. Tony Hicks joins as head of business development from Aberdeen Asset Management. He has also held roles at Scottish Life and Gartmore Fund Managers. Rachael Harris (pictured) joins as head of key accounts from Just Retirement, where she [...]