ABI: Darling must end ‘ill considered’ taxes July 24, 2008 Chancellor Alistair Darling must put an end to “ill-considered” tax measures and create greater tax certainty to enable British businesses to compete internationally and encourage investment from overseas, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). A report published today puts forward a series of proposals that it thinks will help see Britain through the [...]
Imperial surges as India and China launch rival bids August 5, 2008 China and India are going head to head in a bidding war to take over British oil and gas firm Imperial Energy, sending its shares shooting up by 8 per cent yesterday. China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, the state-owned oil company commonly known as Sinopec, has approached Imperial with an offer in the region of [...]
Rose’s future on the line as sales decline July 3, 2008 Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose faces the battle of his life next week as he explains to shareholders, already angry about his cavalier approach to corporate governance, the reasons for its rapid sales decline. M&S shares crashed more than 24 per cent as stunned City analysts slashed their forecasts after the retailer said [...]
The British energy giant set to light up America July 28, 2008 National Grid boss Steve Holliday has ambitious US plans, he tells Roger Baird It is entirely appropriate that Steve Holliday, the 51-year-old chief executive of National Grid – which runs Britain’s power network – is a bundle of energy. The engaging, former fly-half club rugby player gesticulates constantly and frequently bounds across his large London [...]
Rentokil to relocate October 26, 2005 Rentokil Initial is abandoning its rural lair for central London, a habitat thought to be more suited to the royal ratcatcher. Fresh from its tussle for control with celebrity businessman Sir Gerry Robinson, the world’s largest pest-controller is to relocate from rural Surrey to new offices in Belgrave House, next to Victoria railway station. Rentokil [...]
Hitting Heights: Richard Downs October 31, 2005 He started the company as a theoretical case study for part of his MBA — then hired a staff of dedicated skiers to ensure a real-life peak performance. As stars of the dotcom era crashed and burned, one travel company bucked the trend to become one of Britain’s biggest online success stories. Founded seven years [...]
Rubies and icons come from Russia with love October 27, 2005 Annushka Ducas set up a jewellery company in 1990 to help her mother out with some cufflinks. Since then she and Links have come a long way. Annushka Ducas has come back from Russia with a jewellery collection. For a woman who wasn’t the founder of Links of London this would mean a major over-spend [...]
Biggest show man in town October 13, 2005 Anthony Lyons started his property career as a junior in a London estate agent’s office and he went on to become one of the best-known moguls around. Every month thousands of people visit shows and exhibitions at Earls Court and Olympia. Millions more people know the names of the venues. But only a few people [...]
Biggest show man in town October 13, 2005 Anthony Lyons started his property career as a junior in a London estate agent’s office and he went on to become one of the best-known moguls around. Every month thousands of people visit shows and exhibitions at Earls Court and Olympia. Millions more people know the names of the venues. But only a few people [...]
Alas Sugar and Jones October 19, 2005 Sir Alan Sugar teamed up with Griff Rhys Jones to save the Hackney Empire. Now they have reunited to lay on a fundraising extravaganza involving teams from the Square Mile. Sir Alan Sugar and Griff Rhys Jones are an unlikely double act. One left school at 16 and, following a short stint as a civil [...]