WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 19, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES SMALL AND MID-CAP BROKERS SHINE IN ANNUAL RANKINGS Small and mid-cap brokers have outshone their larger competitors in stockpicking, according to the latest FT/StarMine rankings. Of the top 10 stock-pickers in the UK and Ireland – led by Richard Slape, energy analyst at Canaccord Genuity with his call on Rockhopper Exploration – seven [...]
Tottenham play down Defoe’s injury scare February 28, 2011 SPURS striker Jermain Defoe is set to return to training this week after an x-ray revealed a foot injury wasn’t as serious as first thought. The England striker missed two months of the season after he picked up ankle injury on international duty in September and after taking a knock during Spurs’ warm weather training [...]
Tottenham play down Defoe’s injury scare February 28, 2011 SPURS striker Jermain Defoe is set to return to training this week after an x-ray revealed a foot injury wasn’t as serious as first thought. The England striker missed two months of the season after he picked up ankle injury on international duty in September and after taking a knock during Spurs’ warm weather training [...]
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR | The Shortlist day six June 26, 2011 THOUGH pipeline deals that spurred record law firm profits last decade are yet to return, an influx of regulation and demand for innovative ways to raise capital means law firms are more in demand than ever. Whether running multi-billion pound IPOs or reforming how their businesses are run, our shortlisted firms are at the top [...]
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR | The Shortlist day six June 26, 2011 THOUGH pipeline deals that spurred record law firm profits last decade are yet to return, an influx of regulation and demand for innovative ways to raise capital means law firms are more in demand than ever. Whether running multi-billion pound IPOs or reforming how their businesses are run, our shortlisted firms are at the top [...]
Gadgets for lovers of RETRO CHIC March 9, 2011 LEICA M9 German camera company Leica has set the whole aesthetic of its top range, M-series cameras around the sturdy look of old-fashioned snappers. Don’t let the dated look fool you: this is a spectacular piece of photographic kit, and a true luxury item, as its price suggests. £4,550, www.uk.leica-camera.co.uk FUJIFILM FINEPIX-X100 Due in shops [...]
Gadgets for lovers of RETRO CHIC March 9, 2011 LEICA M9 German camera company Leica has set the whole aesthetic of its top range, M-series cameras around the sturdy look of old-fashioned snappers. Don’t let the dated look fool you: this is a spectacular piece of photographic kit, and a true luxury item, as its price suggests. £4,550, www.uk.leica-camera.co.uk FUJIFILM FINEPIX-X100 Due in shops [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS April 25, 2011 BECK LAUNCHES NEW APSLEYS MENU Anyone searching for a really lavish Spring dining experience could do worse than head to Apsley’s restaurant at the Lanesborough Hotel. Heinz Beck, the multi-starred German chef who specialises in the finest Italian cooking, has launched a new menu there which includes some of the most joyfully lovely dishes to [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS April 13, 2011 ITV Nomura rates the media group “buy” with a 115p target price. The broker notes recent press coverage claiming that Simon Cowell might not appear in the X Factor until the final show of the next series, but argues that the show might not suffer severely as a result. It points to the American Idol [...]
Nokia fights back with new OS April 12, 2011 EMBATTLED handset manufacturer Nokia began its fightback yesterday, launching two new handsets and an update of its soon-to-be-ditched operating system. The new version of Symbian, codenamed Anna, appears to borrow heavily from popular rival Android, which is the industry’s fastest growing mobile platform. However, analysts are already questioning whether new handsets running Anna will quickly [...]