Former bookkeeper loses her unfair dismissal case against hedgie tycoon July 26, 2011 HEDGE fund tycoon Elena Ambrosiadou has won an unfair dismissal claim brought by her former bookkeeper in the latest twist in a scandal over alleged snooping on former employees of hedge fund Ikos. Nathalie Pratico, the ex-bookkeeper, had filed a claim for €5m (£4.4m), alleging she was fired from Ambrosiadou’s family accounting firm after being [...]
Broadband drives profits at BT up 20pc July 28, 2011 BT yesterday reported a 20 per cent leap in pre-tax profit, sending its shares up more than four per cent. Its revenues continued to fall, with a five per cent decrease to £4.7bn narrowly beating analysts’ forecasts. Its performance was driven by a surge in uptake for its superfast internet services, with 141,000 new customers [...]
Broadband drives profits at BT up 20pc July 28, 2011 BT yesterday reported a 20 per cent leap in pre-tax profit, sending its shares up more than four per cent. Its revenues continued to fall, with a five per cent decrease to £4.7bn narrowly beating analysts’ forecasts. Its performance was driven by a surge in uptake for its superfast internet services, with 141,000 new customers [...]
Dow Jones hits five-year high in light trading September 11, 2012 THE DOW Jones Industrial Average closed at the highest level in nearly five years yesterday in a lightly traded session before key decisions in Germany and the United States that could give markets a further boost. Energy, industrial and financial firms led the advance. Contributing to gains by the Dow, shares of IBM rose 1.15 [...]
ISLINGTON December 22, 2011 MILDMAY PARK Price: £2.95m A 3,800 square feet, five bedroom period townhouse. Hollywood A-listers have frequented the house for photo shoots and it has provided the backdrop for shoots for high-end high street retailers and fashion magazines such as Vogue. Contact Cluttons Islington office: 020 7354 6666 or www.cluttons.com BASIRE STREET Price: £450,000 A two [...]
Spurs lose Olympic Stadium fight June 23, 2011 High Court judge rejects applications from Tottenham and Leyton Orient to take OPLC’s decision to judicial review TOTTENHAM and Leyton Orient have failed in their attempts to prevent West Ham from moving into the Olympic Stadium after their bids for judicial reviews were rejected by a High Court judge. The north Londoners and chairman Daniel [...]
Spurs lose Olympic Stadium fight June 23, 2011 High Court judge rejects applications from Tottenham and Leyton Orient to take OPLC’s decision to judicial review TOTTENHAM and Leyton Orient have failed in their attempts to prevent West Ham from moving into the Olympic Stadium after their bids for judicial reviews were rejected by a High Court judge. The north Londoners and chairman Daniel [...]
RAPID RESPONSES February 2, 2012 Get up, stand up Great article by Gina Miller (Join our campaign to fight fund managers’ high fees and lack of transparency, Wednesday). Financial services, as an industry, has always been overpriced for the value it adds. Transparent performance related charges for investment products is the way to go, especially if they are returnable when [...]
RAPID RESPONSES February 2, 2012 Get up, stand up Great article by Gina Miller (Join our campaign to fight fund managers’ high fees and lack of transparency, Wednesday). Financial services, as an industry, has always been overpriced for the value it adds. Transparent performance related charges for investment products is the way to go, especially if they are returnable when [...]
Pensioner takes on BoI June 26, 2011 BRITISH pensioner Albert Kempster will take on Bank of Ireland in court this month to prevent his savings from being wiped out by the Irish bank’s debt restructuring. Kempster, 73, is being advised by law firm Brown Rudnick and public relations company Fishburn Hedges. Fishburn Hedges said yesterday that Kempster’s court hearing would take place [...]