Europe’s shares sink to a two-week low September 5, 2011 EUROPEAN stocks tumbled yesterday to their lowest close in more than two weeks, as debt-induced recession worries continued to weigh. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European shares fell 4.1 per cent to 910.06 points, the lowest close since 19 August. The Euro Stoxx 50 dropped even more heavily, down 5.1 per cent on the [...]
20 of the world’s largest donors December 21, 2011 1 BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION US The William H Gates Foundation was created in 1994 to work to improve global health. Created with an original stock gift of $94m (£60.5m), the foundation merged with the Gates Learning Foundation in 2000 to create the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The largest philanthropic organisation in the [...]
theatre HIGHLIGHTS THIS AUTUMN eight of the best September 1, 2011 THE TEMPEST Theatre Royal, Haymarket Ralph Fiennes, soon to be starring in his own film version of Shakespeare’s play Coriolanus, takes on the iconic role of Prospero in this must-see production (see right). It’s the first major London staging of the Bard’s mysterious final play in years, and also happens to offer the prospect of [...]
Happy birthday, Baby Seven Billion – more human beings are good news for the planet October 27, 2011 A CHILD is born. Hurrah – a time for celebration. Babies usually bring out the optimist in people. “What a joy” we coo over a bundle of potential in swaddling – this could be the new Einstein, a modern Joan of Arc, a future Steve Jobs. However, there seems widespread reluctance to pop the champagne [...]
THE WEEK AHEAD September 25, 2011 COMPANY NEWS ● Ricardo announces today. In 1915, entrepreneur Sir Harry Ricardo formed Engine Patents, which is today Ricardo. The global multi-industry engineering company is headquartered in Shoreham-by-Sea. ● Tomorrow, Albemarle & Bond and Close Brothers announce. The former is the largest pawnbroker group in the UK, while the latter is a British bank. ● [...]
CITY A.M. READERS TAKE ON A TRIATHLON: WHAT OUR TEAM LAUREUS RECRUITS SAID August 16, 2011 LAURA RAWSTRON | CITIGROUP It’s a daunting experience to reflect on. It really seems a great antidote to a world of such turbulent markets; what with the feelings of dignity, self-esteem, discipline and, of course, meeting some like-minded friends, it’s somehow enriching. ROBERT AKESTER | TOUCHBASE UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS The chance to race in the heart [...]
CITY A.M. READERS TAKE ON A TRIATHLON: WHAT OUR TEAM LAUREUS RECRUITS SAID August 16, 2011 LAURA RAWSTRON | CITIGROUP It’s a daunting experience to reflect on. It really seems a great antidote to a world of such turbulent markets; what with the feelings of dignity, self-esteem, discipline and, of course, meeting some like-minded friends, it’s somehow enriching. ROBERT AKESTER | TOUCHBASE UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS The chance to race in the heart [...]
London’s rent continues to edge upward August 31, 2011 STRONG demand and weak supply continues to hike up London rents, with many young people struggling to get a step onto the property ladder. “Rental growth in London and the south has outperformed the rest of the country, though all regions have seen a pickup in rents,” the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said [...]
LONDON’S MAYORS IN THE FRAME FOR STYLE September 4, 2011 WHO ARE the City’s most stylish cyclists? Boris Johnson and Michael Bear, says fashion photographer Horst A Friedrichs, who has immortalised the Mayor of London and the Lord Mayor in a Square Mile photography exhibition of London cyclists on their two-wheeled vehicle of choice. Johnson and Bear are joined in the City Cycle Style exhibition, [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 15, 2011 RBC Capital Markets The corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada has promoted Harry Samuel (pictured) from global co-head of fixed income and currencies and global head of treasury services to chief executive officer, Europe. David Thomas, global head of technology and operations, has been promoted to chief operating officer, Europe. Samuel [...]