Gimme 5 May 18, 2014 …STARTUPS CROWDFUNDING THIS MONTH Readbug Target: £50,000 for 10 per cent equity The “Spotify or Netflix” for magazines, Readbug provides unlimited newsstand content for a monthly subscription fee. Raised: £23,510 via Seedrs 50 days left Lovestruck Target: £800,000 for 23.8 per cent equity The premium hyper-local dating service, which matches urban professionals to others who [...]
The ECB’s new press chief just killed the Draghi tie guesses game May 8, 2014 It’s that Thursday of the month again, and finance Twitter is getting ready for the big event. Many would traditionally have spent the morning making their forecasts. Not on the subject of European Central Bank policy (their monthly decision is out at 12.00pm), but on what colour tie President Mario Draghi would be wearing at [...]
Young, single and extremely rich: the world’s youngest billionaire bachelors June 20, 2014 They seem to have it all: youth, great jobs, and plenty of cash to splash. But they are all missing that special someone. While 86 per cent of the world's billionaires are married, there are still 303 single male billionaires in the world according to Wealth-X, and here are the youngest of the bunch. The [...]
The ECB’s new press chief just killed the Draghi tie guesses game May 8, 2014 It's that Thursday of the month again, and finance Twitter is getting ready for the big event. Many would traditionally have spent the morning making their forecasts. Not on the subject of European Central Bank policy (their monthly decision is out at 12.00pm), but on what colour tie President Mario Draghi would be wearing at [...]
Big Benz: a no frills Mercedes crossover July 1, 2014 It took some time to convince my wife that she should be driving something a bit more “off-road”. She didn’t buy into the whole mums-in-their-Range-Rovers thing, and would have been happier with a posh saloon. Now she’s one of the legions to have bought into the crossover genre and swears by her Kia Sportage. Everyone [...]
Any Other Business – 14/05 May 14, 2014 SOME of the capital’s tech heavies gathered at the LSE for the opening of the market yesterday to launch Summit: The Future of Growth, an event run by Seven Hills this Friday to talk, well, growth. Angel investor Sherry Coutu was there, along with education minister Elizabeth Truss and Decoded founder Kathryn Parsons – banging [...]
John Lewis hopes its new campaign has the X Factor November 7, 2013 EVER since its award winning advert two years ago featuring a boy impatiently waiting for Christmas to give a present to his parents – John Lewis has been under pressure to pull out all the stops for its Christmas campaign. And this year it has stopped short at nothing less than booking an entire commercial [...]
All possible Russian sanctions in one chart March 21, 2014 The European Union is struggling to come up with any measures that would have a meaningful impact on Russian decision making. Earlier today it announced that sanctions related to Russia's annexation of Crimea would be extended to a further 12 individuals. Russia's upper house unanimously approved the treaty that annexed the Ukrainian region on Friday. [...]
Women’s fashion: summer style May 28, 2014 JW Anderson x Versus Versace top, £POA, uk.versace.com; Antonio Berardi trousers, £440, antonioberardi.com; Christian Louboutin shoes, £545, 08432274322; Cartier bracelet, £55,500, 020 3147 4850; Theo Fennell ring (purple stone) £1,550, ring (red stone), £1,550, and ring (band) £1,650, all available at theofennell.com; Pippa Small earrings, £3,100, 201 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2SB Antonio Berardi [...]
Serco expected to warn on 20 per cent lower profits April 29, 2014 Serco’s shares plummeted almost 20 per cent this morning and have closed over 15 per cent lower, after the struggling outsourcer warned a downgrade to profit forecasts and a possible rights issue may be on the cards. Former Aggreko boss Rupert Soames takes over as Serco’s chief executive on Thursday, but the appointment of this [...]