London Report: FTSE ends on a high on strong economic data July 2, 2014 Britain’s top share index hit a one-week high yesterday, with upbeat economic data from the US and China improving investor sentiment and boosting cyclical sectors such as banks and miners and carmakers. The FTSE 100 index closed 0.2 per cent firmer at 6,816.37 points, after climbing to a high of 6,829.49, the highest level since [...]
Win Boris’s signed cycle shirt July 30, 2013 THERE are only four days to go until Mayor of London Boris Johnson captains his very own Team Boris in the Ride London 100 race – a 100 mile cycle challenge around London and Surrey. Cycling on the Mayor’s team are City pedallers from the likes of Cazenove Capital, Barclays, Aviva, and Azure Wealth. And [...]
Letters to the editor – 17/09 – House price bubble, Best of Twitter September 16, 2013 House price bubble [Re: Artificially limiting rises in house prices will do more harm than good, yesterday] Philip Booth is the voice of reason, rightly pointing out that we have one of the most restrictive land-use planning policies in Europe. I am surprised that the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has called for these limiting [...]
Markets rock Royal London May 10, 2012 LIFE and pensions firm Royal London yesterday blamed “difficult” market conditions for a 10 per cent drop in its new life and pensions business. Sales in the division fell to £761m in the three months to the end of March compared to £843m for the same period last year. Its fund management division, Royal London [...]
Any Other Business – 22/07 July 21, 2013 As Royal baby watch continues, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson has given his two cents on a potential name: “I've always thought Boris is a nice name for a girl” he tweeted in an online Ask Boris session. He also weighed in on Prime Minister David Cameron’s favourite band. When asked what he thought [...]
Dubai is opening a massive new airport. So why can’t we? September 20, 2013 BRITAIN’S inability to expand our airport capacity is inevitably met with complete bafflement in other, more ambitious parts of the world. In the nineteenth century, the naval trade allowed London to grow into a great, global metropolis; in the 21st century, planes have replaced boats as an essential driver of business travel, tourism and growth. [...]
Dubai is opening a massive new airport. So why can’t we? September 19, 2013 BRITAIN’S inability to expand our airport capacity is inevitably met with complete bafflement in other, more ambitious parts of the world. In the nineteenth century, the naval trade allowed London to grow into a great, global metropolis; in the 21st century, planes have replaced boats as an essential driver of business travel, tourism and growth. [...]
Exclusive: Henman backs Murray to return better than ever September 23, 2013 FORMER British No1 Tim Henman has backed Andy Murray to return from back surgery better than ever, but warned that it may take well into next year for him to scale the heights he did in winning Wimbledon. Murray yesterday underwent the operation in a bid to overcome the long-standing issue and is unlikely to [...]
More signs of July’s housing market boom August 14, 2013 AS HOUSING markets in the UK begin to heat up, Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has revealed that July was the busiest month in the brokerage’s 13-year history. MAB announced that there had been an 82 per cent increase in mortgage business between July 2012 and last month, with July this year seeing £554.7m worth of [...]
Admiralty Arch hotel plans win Westminster Council consent August 21, 2013 PLANS to turn London’s Admiralty Arch near Trafalgar Square into a five-star hotel have been approved by Westminster Council. The iconic gateway, which takes its name from the nearby Royal Navy Headquarters, was commissioned by Edward VII to honour the memory of his mother, Queen Victoria. Developer Prime Investors Capital (PIC) signed a 99-year lease [...]