BEST OF THE BROKERS June 4, 2009 J SAINSBURYIt’s the end of the beginning for J Sainsbury, not the beginning of the end, said analysts at Morgan Stanley as they upgraded the stock from “equal-weight” to “over-weight”. The broker expects the retailer to deliver premium like-for-like growth for at least 12 months, and has set a price target of 375p, which is [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS June 4, 2009 J SAINSBURYIt’s the end of the beginning for J Sainsbury, not the beginning of the end, said analysts at Morgan Stanley as they upgraded the stock from “equal-weight” to “over-weight”. The broker expects the retailer to deliver premium like-for-like growth for at least 12 months, and has set a price target of 375p, which is [...]
Shadow MPC divided over policy moves June 3, 2009 DESPITE early signs of an economic recovery, interest rates should be kept on hold at 0.5 per cent according to all nine of City A.M.’s shadow MPC committee, ahead of the Bank of England’s June monetary policy decision due today at midday. The Bank of England has already announced asset purchases of £125bn out of [...]
LUXURY FIRMS OUT TO IMPRESS AT WALPOLE GLAM LAUNCH PARTY June 2, 2009 WHEN it comes to impressing the great and the good of the City, Mayfair and Westminster, the firms which made the cut for this year’s Walpole Brands of Tomorrow pretty much have it licked. The luxury companies on the 2009 list gathered last night at Brown’s Hotel in the West End to drink champagne and [...]
Lloyds seeks Insight bids June 1, 2009 LLOYDS Banking Group is understood to be seeking bidders for Insight, the asset management group it acquired as part of the takeover of HBOS, as it continues efforts to rid itself of troublesome assets. Deutsche Bank, which advises HBOS, has been sounding out fund managers about the possibility of buying the unit, sources said yesterday, [...]
Lloyds seeks Insight bids June 1, 2009 LLOYDS Banking Group is understood to be seeking bidders for Insight, the asset management group it acquired as part of the takeover of HBOS, as it continues efforts to rid itself of troublesome assets. Deutsche Bank, which advises HBOS, has been sounding out fund managers about the possibility of buying the unit, sources said yesterday, [...]
JP Morgan rules FTSE broking roost May 31, 2009 JP MORGAN Cazenove continues to dominate the FTSE broking world after gaining four new clients over the second quarter of the year, the latest adviser rankings guide from financial information company Hemscott has shown. JP Morgan Cazenove has a total of 228 clients, up from 224 at the end of the first quarter of 2009. [...]
JP Morgan rules FTSE broking roost May 31, 2009 JP MORGAN Cazenove continues to dominate the FTSE broking world after gaining four new clients over the second quarter of the year, the latest adviser rankings guide from financial information company Hemscott has shown. JP Morgan Cazenove has a total of 228 clients, up from 224 at the end of the first quarter of 2009. [...]
US banks lose talent to rival London firms May 26, 2009 A TRIO of investment banks are emerging as the winners from the banking crisis, as they move to hoover up some of the most talented staff in London. Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Barclays Capital (BarCap) have all been active in the recruitment market since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, taking advantage of freedom from [...]
Deutsche on track despite coup rumour May 26, 2009 THE SUPERVISORY board of Germany’s Deutsche Bank yesterday moved to quell rumours of an acrimonious boardroom split, denying reports that chairman Clemens Boersig had launched a failed coup to grab the chief executive role when Josef Ackermann steps down. Boersig was reported to have failed in an audacious bid to succeed Ackermann last month, after [...]