SOCGEN STRATEGIST PUTS ASIDE HIS SHAME TO FLEX FOOTY MUSCLE November 7, 2010 THERE’S been some glowering across the desks over at SocGen, where a divergence in the viewpoints of European economists Albert Edwards and Dylan Grice last week played out via email to their amused army of readers. Edwards, in a note playfully entitled “Shame on you, Dylan Grice”, defended his own perma-bearish “Ice Age” view on [...]
Don’t let your pension shrink due to big fees October 21, 2010 WITH Britain’s traditional pensions model in crisis, more savers are opting to take full control of their pension. The latest data available from the Office for National Statistics shows that assets in self-administered pension funds grew from £620.4bn to £927.7bn between 2002 and 2008 and their total income was £61.6bn last year. This growth has [...]
FOCUS ON: BRENTWOOD, ESSEX October 14, 2010 CREST BASE Price: From £183,000 This new development in the heart of Brentwood has both one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments for sale. The living area is open-plan and each flat also has a bathroom and a kitchen. Depending on the stage of construction, you can personalise various aspects of the internal finish. For commuters it is [...]
Planning now will save time and cash later November 18, 2010 ALMOST everything you will ever want or have to do in life will cost you money, so it is worth – every now and again – taking stock of your situation to think about your goals and how you can plan your finances accordingly. Next week is Financial Planning Week, which should provide you with [...]
Flame and meat on Jamie’s menu October 27, 2010 IF you know where to look, there are still plenty of places in the City where you can have gristly pies, waterlogged vegetables and boiled potatoes smeared with marge for your lunch. However, in the past years the City’s restaurants have changed beyond recognition, with a sprinkling of Michelin stars and one of the country’s [...]
Two hot new hotels signal a new wave of cool for Miami October 31, 2010 HURRICANE SEASON”. It’s a phrase I’d blithely brushed aside clicking “add to basket” on my Miami flight, and continued to ignore while enthusiastically selecting “convertible” as a rental car. Now, trapped on the bridge to Miami beach, windscreen wipers going like the clappers and palm trees bent straining under the gale force winds, it’s one [...]
The expat life: a tale of two Swiss cities November 4, 2010 CLEAN, efficient, low taxes and great skiing – Switzerland is quite frankly fantastic. Far from being somewhere you are exiled, it’s the sort of place that you should be begging to be sent. And it could happen to you sooner than you think: punitive taxes in the UK have already forced Brevan Howard amongst other [...]
Asda unveils £100m brand make-over September 21, 2010 THE unveiling of Asda’s Chosen By You range saw chief executive Andy Clarke take centre stage as he claimed the £100m project would be “game changing” because it was the first time a supermarket had put so much time and money into updating its mid-range products. More than 40,000 consumers across the UK took part [...]
Facebook couldn’t have been British October 18, 2010 IT is simply untrue that Britain doesn’t produce any wealth and job creating entrepreneurs any more. Take some of the stories in today’s City A.M.; they demonstrate that Britain retains a vibrant start-up and growth culture. Hugh Willis, 50, and Mark Poole, 49, who founded BlueBay in 2001, are today each £82m richer after they [...]
FOCUS ON: HAMMERSMITH September 16, 2010 OVERSTONE RD Price: £264,950 A one-bedroom flat on the raised ground floor of a mid-terrace Victorian house. It is situated between Hammersmith and Brackenbury Village. It also has a reception room, a kitchen and a shower room. The property does lack outside space but it is close to Ravenscourt Park. Contact: Winkworth on 020 7371 [...]