Li reaps £45m from historic slam title August 1, 2011 FRENCH OPEN champion Li Na has illustrated the huge commercial value of Chinese athletes by becoming the world’s second highest earning sportswoman off the back of her first grand slam title. Li has signed sponsorship contracts worth up to £45m since her breakthrough triumph at Roland Garros in June and is now second only to [...]
Li reaps £45m from historic slam title August 1, 2011 FRENCH OPEN champion Li Na has illustrated the huge commercial value of Chinese athletes by becoming the world’s second highest earning sportswoman off the back of her first grand slam title. Li has signed sponsorship contracts worth up to £45m since her breakthrough triumph at Roland Garros in June and is now second only to [...]
We need to shout about the best things in London April 3, 2011 WHAT is London? A city, yes, but so much more. It is a global centre of finance, sure. It is by some measures the world’s creative capital, from media to theatre to film; home to the world’s most popular music venue and its most popular modern art gallery. The university capital of the world, with [...]
London named as best European city for real estate investment October 10, 2010 LONDON has been named the most attractive European city for real estate investment, knocking Munich out of pole position. In the annual European regional economic growth index, compiled by LaSalle Investment Management, the capital emerged victorious, while all other UK cities were close to, or in, the bottom half of the table of 104 European [...]
British MBAs look to broaden their horizons overseas September 8, 2010 MANY British people choosing to take an MBA stay in this country, or head to one of the big American schools. There is no doubt that they are prestigious, but in a world that is increasingly tilting to the East, might there be better ways to spend your money? At most British business schools around [...]
Olympic champion Usain Bolt shuns London over tax fears July 12, 2010 Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will not compete at next month’s Diamond League meeting in London because it will not be financially viable owing to Britain’s tax laws, the Jamaican said yesterday. “I am definitely not going to run (in London),” the world 100m and 200m record holder told a news conference yesterday ahead of [...]
Olympic champion Usain Bolt shuns London over tax fears July 12, 2010 Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will not compete at next month’s Diamond League meeting in London because it will not be financially viable owing to Britain’s tax laws, the Jamaican said yesterday. “I am definitely not going to run (in London),” the world 100m and 200m record holder told a news conference yesterday ahead of [...]
Top family ski hotspots December 5, 2010 WHISTLER, Canada NESTLED in the Coast Mountain range, about two hours north of Vancouver in far Western Canada, Whistler-Blackcomb is North America’s largest ski resort. It is also one of its best, having hosted much of the Vancouver Winter Olympics last year. Whistler is not just for Olympians, however – it is a wonderful resort [...]
Canada’s coolest city is both French and friendly September 5, 2010 THERE’s a good reason why Montreal is known as Canada’s party town. Quebec’s capital – the capital of French Canada – bills itself as the festival capital of the world. Every year there are dozens of festivals celebrating anything and everything. But it’s not just the likes of the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Anarchist Book [...]
Canada’s coolest city is both French and friendly September 5, 2010 THERE’s a good reason why Montreal is known as Canada’s party town. Quebec’s capital – the capital of French Canada – bills itself as the festival capital of the world. Every year there are dozens of festivals celebrating anything and everything. But it’s not just the likes of the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Anarchist Book [...]