WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 28, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES FOX SAVAGES TREASURY ON DEFENCE CUTS Liam Fox, the defence secretary, has launched a big assault on the Treasury’s attempt to slash his department’s budget, warning that “draconian” cuts to military spending cannot be implemented without “grave consequences” for the Conservative party and the government. In a head-on attack on chancellor George Osborne’s [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 28, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES FOX SAVAGES TREASURY ON DEFENCE CUTS Liam Fox, the defence secretary, has launched a big assault on the Treasury’s attempt to slash his department’s budget, warning that “draconian” cuts to military spending cannot be implemented without “grave consequences” for the Conservative party and the government. In a head-on attack on chancellor George Osborne’s [...]
CITY SET TO APPOINT ITS LATEST LORD MAYOR September 28, 2010 IT’S ALL change for the City in the traditional sense this week, with the annual election of the Lord Mayor taking place later on today. As is the way with these things, the result of the “election” is almost a foregone conclusion before it’s even begun, since the City of London’s senatorial group, the Court [...]
The world’s best negotiator explains how to get more out of your work October 6, 2010 ON the day that Stuart Diamond arrived in London, a Tube strike had paralysed the city, and the next day when I met him he was still shaking his head in wonder at the whole thing. “The mayor should never have let it get to this stage, so that Londoners are suffering because of two [...]
The world’s best negotiator explains how to get more out of your work October 6, 2010 ON the day that Stuart Diamond arrived in London, a Tube strike had paralysed the city, and the next day when I met him he was still shaking his head in wonder at the whole thing. “The mayor should never have let it get to this stage, so that Londoners are suffering because of two [...]
Cazenove: BP could get bid from Exxon June 29, 2010 BP’S FUTURE came under question yesterday after JP Morgan Cazenove suggested the embattled oil major should be taken over by rival Exxon Mobil. JP Morgan analyst Fred Lucas said yesterday that US based Exxon Mobil should move in to make an £88bn bid. Exxon is the most financially strong oil company, he said, adding that [...]
Cazenove: BP could get bid from Exxon June 29, 2010 BP’S FUTURE came under question yesterday after JP Morgan Cazenove suggested the embattled oil major should be taken over by rival Exxon Mobil. JP Morgan analyst Fred Lucas said yesterday that US based Exxon Mobil should move in to make an £88bn bid. Exxon is the most financially strong oil company, he said, adding that [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS June 20, 2010 BAYER Citigroup said it believes that Bayer is an attractive “buy”. Citi said that sentiment is going to be set by the Xarelto data and it remains positive on this asset. According to Citi trading appears to have improved in Crop Science, Materials remains robust and the company will benefit from recent currency moves. WILLIAM [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 30, 2010 Wiggle Andy Bond, the chairman and former chief executive of Asda, has joined the board of the online sports and cycling retailer as a non-executive director. Bond, who is a keen cyclist, joined Asda in 1994 as a marketing manager. He held various positions including chief operating officer and marketing director before winning the top [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 23, 2010 Future Group The media business has appointed former ITN chief executive Mark Wood as chief executive of its UK business. Wood, who stood down from ITN last year, has been a non-executive director at Future since April 2009. He will leave the board on taking up his new post at the end of the month. [...]