BANKERS SWAP CITY FOR DIY AND CAMPFIRES February 15, 2011 NEVER let it be said that the City is averse to getting a little dirt under its fingernails. On 12-13 March members of the banking community will be doing just that at Havens Hospices annual “I’m a banker…get me outta here!” event to raise money for the organisation’s hospices in Essex. Over the weekend, teams [...]
BANKERS SWAP CITY FOR DIY AND CAMPFIRES February 15, 2011 NEVER let it be said that the City is averse to getting a little dirt under its fingernails. On 12-13 March members of the banking community will be doing just that at Havens Hospices annual “I’m a banker…get me outta here!” event to raise money for the organisation’s hospices in Essex. Over the weekend, teams [...]
EARNINGS SEASON | CALENDAR August 1, 2010 Monday 2 August Xchanging – UK Thomas Cook – UK Hammerson – UK Tullett Prebon – UK HSBC – UK Intertek – UK Mouchel – UK Qinetiq – UK Berkshire Hathaway – US Warner Music Group – US Linde – Germany BNP Paribas – France Air Liquide – France Tuesday 3 August ITV – UK [...]
EARNINGS SEASON | CALENDAR August 1, 2010 Monday 2 August Xchanging – UK Thomas Cook – UK Hammerson – UK Tullett Prebon – UK HSBC – UK Intertek – UK Mouchel – UK Qinetiq – UK Berkshire Hathaway – US Warner Music Group – US Linde – Germany BNP Paribas – France Air Liquide – France Tuesday 3 August ITV – UK [...]
BAA takes £24m hit from big freeze January 12, 2011 BAA expects to take a hit of around £24Mm from last month’s big freeze, which paralysed many of its airports and dented passenger numbers in the week before Christmas. Passenger traffic at BAA airports fell 10.9 per cent in December year-on-year after last month’s heavy snowfall wreaked havoc, especially at its biggest airport, London’s Heathrow, [...]
HELPING THE CITY THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX February 9, 2011 WHAT does a FTSE 250 chairman do when he’s not scrutinising business plans and keeping shareholders happy? Well if you’re John Pluthero, chair of Cable & Wireless (below right), then the answer is you launch an initiative to challenge accepted ideas surrounding abstract art, of course. Building on his long-held interest (and collection) in post-war [...]
Three cheers for the stars of the Square Mile October 28, 2010 LAST night was truly an exciting and exceptional occasion: City A.M.’s inaugural awards celebrating the best and brightest of London’s business, financial and investment communities. Our inaugural awards ceremony saw more than 450 guests in their finery roll up at the Grange Hotel at St Pauls. Our winners, unique in that each was initially chosen [...]
British Land’s asset value lifts November 17, 2009 BRITISH Land posted its first rise in net asset value since 2007 yesterday, fuelling hopes that the billions of pounds of distressed property loans jamming bank balance sheets may not be as toxic as first feared. The blue-chip real estate company said its net asset value rose 3.1 per cent to 372p a share in [...]
PERSONAL FINANCE NEWS January 12, 2011 BILLS HIGHER FOR THE OFFLINE Hot water and heating bills are £140 a year more for offline customers than for online customers, according to new figures from uSwitch.com. The average household energy bill is £1,239 per year, but that drops to £1,010 for online customers. Of that, the average cost of hot water and heating [...]
Misery but no tears as Murray falls at last hurdle January 30, 2011 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray admits he is getting used to the heartbreak of losing grand slam finals after a brilliant Novak Djokovic beat him to the Australian Open in straight sets. Third seed Djokovic dismissed Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to ensure the 75-year wait for a major winner from these shores lingers and remind the [...]