Trainee solicitor gets romantic as love and economics collide February 10, 2013 IT is probably not a book to give on the 14 February, unless the object of your affection finds economics particularly sexy. But with Saint Valentine’s day fast approaching, the timing for the publication of Will Nicholson’s memoir could not be more appropriate. A Story of Love and Market Forces was written by the Freshfields [...]
Congestion charge after ten years: It’s time to be bolder February 17, 2013 IT’S exactly a decade since London’s congestion charge was introduced. Its immediate impact was a dramatic fall in traffic volumes, and there are still around 60,000 fewer vehicles entering the central zone every day. But with 23m journeys made on London’s roads each day, congestion is now back to pre-charge levels. Over the next 20 [...]
Buffett’s taste for beans gives deal outlook a shot in the arm February 14, 2013 IF confirmation were needed that mega-deals are back on the agenda, then the Sage of Omaha certainly provided it yesterday. Buffett’s $28bn move for Heinz is the biggest deal this year in an already booming market, with the value of transactions in the last week alone – including Liberty Global’s bid for Virgin Media and [...]
Make 2013 the year for educating your children financially January 1, 2013 CREATING a New Year’s resolution is as much a tradition at this time of year as Auld Lang Syne or fireworks. Whether done in jest, or with serious commitment, setting resolutions can inspire us to be and do better in the year ahead. Unfortunately, waning willpower and seemingly insurmountable ambitions will likely conspire against our [...]
Valentine’s Day Special | To Wear February 6, 2012 LYS MEDITERRANEE BY EDOUARD FLECHER £90, lessenteurs.com Heavenly scent of lilies presents an intensely romantic bouquet. Orange flower, water-lily and musk make this a sensual icon. RED ROSES BY JO MALONE £72, jomalone.co.uk It doesn’t get more romantic than this: a blast of naked rose from every woman’s favourite luxury fragrance brand. To go all [...]
Valentine’s Day | Going Out February 6, 2012 Chocolates and champagne are one thing but memories will last longer. We pick out some places at home and a bit further away where you can while away a romantic evening to remember AWANA, 85 SLOANE AVENUE Malaysian fine-dining restaurant Awana is offering a three course set menu taking diners on a journey through culinary [...]
No Valentine’s Day love for Euro sovereign debt February 14, 2012 THE move made by Moody’s this week to downgrade a number of Eurozone sovereigns, as well as putting the UK and France on the naughty step, caused more of a political fall-out than any real effect on the markets. Politicians squabbled like teenagers as to whose economic policies were the object of Moody’s affections, but [...]
Online boosts February’s sales March 4, 2012 Traditionally the toughest month of the retail calendar, February shone brighter than expected this year boosted by a 27.9 per cent increase in online sales. The BDO High Street Sales Tracker, which analyses like-for-like spending at non-grocery retailers, also saw non-fashion sales grow by two per cent thanks to Valentines Day shoppers. But overall sales [...]
Sweeten your Valentine’s Day with our gift guide February 6, 2012 Valentine’s day can be a minefield for the unprepared. Come home on the day with a bunch of supermarket flowers and a box of Quality Street and you may as well bed in at the office and prepare for that big meeting the next day. The discerning partner expects far more. Thankfully, we have done [...]
Thrill seekers put one foot in La Grave November 4, 2012 I am teetering on the edge of a cliff at the top station of Les Deux Alpes. I normally feel confident on my carving skis but this feels like no ordinary black run. Around me are some of the most spectacular views of the French Alps known to man, but all I can do is [...]