Why the Autumn promises so much August 20, 2009 CITY A.M will be taking its customary break next week and will not be publishing again until Tuesday 1 September, after the August Bank Holiday. By then the Ashes will be over, the football season will be well under way and the nights will be drawing in. As far as City A.M is concerned, the [...]
Why the Autumn promises so much August 20, 2009 CITY A.M will be taking its customary break next week and will not be publishing again until Tuesday 1 September, after the August Bank Holiday. By then the Ashes will be over, the football season will be well under way and the nights will be drawing in. As far as City A.M is concerned, the [...]
PM hails a golden era after England get World Cup nod July 28, 2009 PRIME Minister Gordon Brown yesterday hailed the prospect of Britain’s “decade of sport” after England was named hosts of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The boost – worth an estimated £2.1bn to the economy, according to Deloitte – came on the same day Britain was awarded the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. London already has [...]
DAREDEVIL CHIEF ROLET BRINGS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO FUSTY LSE September 17, 2009 XAVIER Rolet is certainly freshening things up over at the London Stock Exchange. The exchange’s new boss has been busy over the past few weeks, having shaken up the LSE’s marketing team, struck a deal to replace its IT provider and got rid of its trusted PR adviser Finsbury (the super-spinner and its arch-rival Brunswick [...]
DAREDEVIL CHIEF ROLET BRINGS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO FUSTY LSE September 17, 2009 XAVIER Rolet is certainly freshening things up over at the London Stock Exchange. The exchange’s new boss has been busy over the past few weeks, having shaken up the LSE’s marketing team, struck a deal to replace its IT provider and got rid of its trusted PR adviser Finsbury (the super-spinner and its arch-rival Brunswick [...]
Cattles axes seven more executives July 1, 2009 DOORSTEP lender Cattles has launched a boardroom bloodbath, axing seven executives linked to a “breakdown in internal controls”. Finance director James Corr, chief operating officer and chairman of credit division Welcome Financial Services Ian Cummine and another unnamed senior executive of Welcome all had their contracts terminated after the review by law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus [...]
Bay Trading salvaged by sale to Rinku Group May 19, 2009 FASHION chain Bay Trading has been rescued by a last-ditch sale to clothing wholesaler and retailer Rinku Group, administrator Deloitte said yesterday. Rinku, which owns the Tigi-Wear, Viz-a-Viz and iZ clothing brands, has bought 45 of Bay Trading’s stores and 85 concessions. The chain’s remaining 125 outlets will be wound up and returned to landlords [...]
Law firms see fee incomes fall June 14, 2009 LEGAL giants saw their fee incomes dive by 4.3 per cent in the quarter to end April compared with last year, dragging down their full-year results. Deloitte’s Quarterly Legal Sector Survey found performance has continued to decline, with chargeable hours per fee-earning lawyer falling 7.1 per cent compared with last year across the top 100 [...]
Law firms see fee incomes fall June 14, 2009 LEGAL giants saw their fee incomes dive by 4.3 per cent in the quarter to end April compared with last year, dragging down their full-year results. Deloitte’s Quarterly Legal Sector Survey found performance has continued to decline, with chargeable hours per fee-earning lawyer falling 7.1 per cent compared with last year across the top 100 [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 10, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES BBC ARM WINS COURT RULING ON 2ENTERTAINBBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, has won a court case against the administrators of Woolworths over the value of their 2Entertain joint venture. The decision at the High Court in London is likely to face an appeal by Deloitte, the administrators, who are fighting to maximise [...]