BARCAP VICE-CHAIR TO BACK CITY WOMEN IN PLURAL DIRECTOR ROLE October 12, 2010 BARCLAYS Capital vice-chairman Gay Huey Evans has long been a trailblazer for women in the Square Mile, but she’ll be even more influential in her advocacy for greater female participation at the top echelons of the City in her new role as a “plural” board director. Huey Evans left BarCap yesterday after a long and [...]
SuperGroup profit triples on expansion July 15, 2010 FASHION retailer SuperGroup’s full-year pre-tax profit soared to £22.46m from £7.59m last year. Group revenue for the 52 weeks ended 2 May, was up 83.1 per cent to £139.4m from £76.14m in the comparable period. The surge has been fuelled by the company’s Superdry label which has been sported by a host of celebrities including [...]
SuperGroup profit triples on expansion July 15, 2010 FASHION retailer SuperGroup’s full-year pre-tax profit soared to £22.46m from £7.59m last year. Group revenue for the 52 weeks ended 2 May, was up 83.1 per cent to £139.4m from £76.14m in the comparable period. The surge has been fuelled by the company’s Superdry label which has been sported by a host of celebrities including [...]
RETAIL BROKER OF THE YEAR | THE SHORTLIST September 8, 2010 WITHOUT brokers like the ones on our list, money would sit in bank accounts gathering dust. They are the soul of the UK’s investment strategy. At the moment, when people are looking for stability, they are more vital than ever. Innovative, forward-looking and offering great personal service, these five are stars. Don’t miss the City [...]
LISTED PRODUCT NEWS August 18, 2010 ETF LANDSCAPE IS STILL GROWING The latest ETF landscape survey from iShares, the ETF provider, has found that the industry continued to grow throughout July. At the end of July, the global ETF industry had 2,282 ETFs with assets of just over $1,095bn, from 124 providers listed on 42 exchanges across the world. Europe has [...]
Falklands oil well fails for Rockhopper August 18, 2010 OIL explorer Rockhopper disappointed investors yesterday with the news that one of its wells off the coast of the Falklands contains no oil. Shares slumped more than ten per cent following the announcement about the Ernest well, before paring some losses to close down one per cent at 302.3p. The Aim-listed company said it will [...]
DO-GOODING HEDGE FUND AUTHORS STRIP MEAT OFF MERVYN’S BONES October 14, 2010 FOLLOWING on from The Capitalist’s coverage of the launch of The Gathering Storm – a compilation of essays by hedgies, with all proceeds going to charities chosen by the writers – the book’s august authors gathered yesterday for cucumber sandwiches and wine at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation. As the discussion galloped [...]
Business chiefs join PM in trade mission to India July 25, 2010 DAVID Cameron will this week lead this country’s strongest ever trade mission to India, in a drive to boost cooperation between the UK and one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Over 50 of the UK’s top business leaders will join the Prime Minister, chancellor George Osborne, foreign secretary William Hague, business secretary Vince [...]
Business chiefs join PM in trade mission to India July 25, 2010 DAVID Cameron will this week lead this country’s strongest ever trade mission to India, in a drive to boost cooperation between the UK and one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Over 50 of the UK’s top business leaders will join the Prime Minister, chancellor George Osborne, foreign secretary William Hague, business secretary Vince [...]
Rolet quits LCH amid LSE rival rumours August 23, 2010 XAVIER Rolet, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), has sensationally quit his position on the board of LCH.Clearnet, sparking rumours his firm is about to launch a rival clearing business. Rolet told LCH.Clearnet he was “too busy” to remain on the board. However a conflict of interests would arise if the LSE was [...]