Massow’s back and helping you to save September 11, 2011 FAMED for founding the first company to provide mortgages and life insurance for people in HIV high-risk groups, Ivan Massow’s name used to be all over the papers in the 1990s. He sat on the sofa with Richard and Judy, on a panel on BBC’s Question Time, he was even flatmates with the now education [...]
BILL OF THE WEEK July 24, 2011 ACCOUNTANTS have a reputation for being somewhat straight-laced, but this tale suggests it isn’t entirely deserved. When two employees turned up for their first day at one of the City’s biggest accountancy firms, their new colleagues put them through an initiation ceremony that had more in common with the ways of an American university fraternity [...]
Vodafone boosted by emerging market growth July 22, 2011 Vodafone reiterated its outlook after faster-growing markets such as India and Turkey helped the world’s largest mobile company by revenue to withstand tough trading and increased regulation in Europe. Vodafone posted first-quarter organic service revenue growth of 1.5 per cent, down from the 2.5 per cent recorded in the previous quarter but broadly in line [...]
Not just pasties: Inflation will remain too high for comfort March 28, 2012 FOR a Prime Minister whose only private sector job was working in public relations, it is astonishing how bad his government’s communications skills have become. From implausible anecdotes about their pasty eating habits to panic-mongering about petrol shortages, David Cameron, George Osborne and Francis Maude, the cabinet office minister, have been blundering as if there [...]
Electric Djok stuns Nadal July 3, 2011 Serb caps rise to world No1 by claiming first Wimbledon title with dazzling triumph NEW world No1 Novak Djokovic toasted a double celebration last night after crowning his dazzling ascent to the apex of the men’s game by beating the man he replaces, Rafael Nadal, to win his first Wimbledon title. Djokovic thrilled Centre Court [...]
Electric Djok stuns Nadal July 3, 2011 Serb caps rise to world No1 by claiming first Wimbledon title with dazzling triumph NEW world No1 Novak Djokovic toasted a double celebration last night after crowning his dazzling ascent to the apex of the men’s game by beating the man he replaces, Rafael Nadal, to win his first Wimbledon title. Djokovic thrilled Centre Court [...]
China’s answer to Vegas is Eastern gambling paradise September 4, 2011 OF all the improbable consequences of China’s headlong rush into beating capitalism at its own game, Macau is the weirdest.In common with nearby Hong Kong, the former Portuguese colony returned to Chinese ownership in 1999, but remains largely self-determining. As a result, gambling is legal. And not just legal: Macau is known as the Vegas [...]
HAVE YOU NOTICED AN INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES? June 7, 2011 DARREN LOCK | KIRKLAND AND ELLIS “I haven’t really noticed a large increase because everything in the City has always been expensive. I try to use cheaper brands which are just as good as expensive ones, rather than cutting down.” ELAINE NUTTALL | BLACKMORE BORLEY “Yes, I have found the price has increased a lot, [...]
Milking Cowes Week: How to get most out of world’s best regatta August 3, 2011 World-beating sailor lends her expertise ahead of the Isle of Wight extravaganza PREPARATION comes in all sorts of guises. As an Olympic Sailor I spent four years preparing for one event; our thoughts encompassed all possibilities and we prepared and practised for everything that was in our control. Walking around Cowes last weekend it was [...]
Brisbane: still surfing, sun, and lots of fun October 2, 2011 NOT so long ago, Brisbane was little more than the country cousin to Sydney and Melbourne, and the gateway to Surfers Paradise and Noosa. However, this city, the third largest in Australia, and the capital of Queensland, is transforming into a fast-paced modern metropolis. Brisvegas, as it is affectionately known, is making a name for [...]