WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING January 27, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES POLICE TARGET “HACKTIVISTS” An online “hacktivist” group that brought down the websites of perceived opponents of WikiLeaks has itself become the target of an international police crackdown. The London Metropolitan Police arrested five men in connection with a recent spate of attacks by Anonymous, behind last month’s revenge assault on the websites of [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING January 27, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES POLICE TARGET “HACKTIVISTS” An online “hacktivist” group that brought down the websites of perceived opponents of WikiLeaks has itself become the target of an international police crackdown. The London Metropolitan Police arrested five men in connection with a recent spate of attacks by Anonymous, behind last month’s revenge assault on the websites of [...]
Three cheers for the stars of the Square Mile October 28, 2010 LAST night was truly an exciting and exceptional occasion: City A.M.’s inaugural awards celebrating the best and brightest of London’s business, financial and investment communities. Our inaugural awards ceremony saw more than 450 guests in their finery roll up at the Grange Hotel at St Pauls. Our winners, unique in that each was initially chosen [...]
DP World in listing delay June 28, 2010 DP World, the Dubai port operator, has put off a London Stock Exchange listing. It is waiting for the merger of the two Dubai exchanges where its shares already trade before coming to London. The earliest it can now look for a dual listing is March 2011. DP World had originally sought the listing to [...]
Migrant cap will hurt City’s competitiveness August 1, 2010 As people across the nation count down the days to the London 2012 Olympics, final preparations for another great sporting festival are being made over 4,000 miles away in India. Much like the organisers of London 2012 hope to leave behind enduring sporting, cultural and transport legacies, the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi have been [...]
DP World postpones listing June 28, 2010 PORTS operator DP World has postponed plans to seek a dual listing on the London Stock Exchange saying it needed to find an acceptable system to support the listing. The next opportunity would be starting after the publication of its 2010 results, the unit of conglomerate Dubai World said in a statement. The company usually [...]
Rolet slates ban on short selling May 31, 2010 XAVIER Rolet, the chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, has slammed Germany’s ban on naked short-selling as “mistaken” and “counterproductive”. Rolet told Italian business daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore that the German move is “a mistaken decision that risks having an effect which is the opposite of what is desired”. “I would in [...]
Twilight distributor aims to put a stake through the heart of rivals October 11, 2010 LAST month Entertainment One chief executive Darren Throop was being served cocktails by a vampire. Nearby, a werewolf dressed only in a pair of tattered denim shorts performed an elaborate handstand. He was celebrating the release of one of the year’s biggest movies, the latest installment of the Twilight Saga, at a lavish party at [...]
SPREAD BET GURU July 18, 2010 MARKET STRATEGIST josh@cityindex.com Q. Dear Josh, what are the main weightings behind the FTSE 100 index? A. The FTSE 100 is a weighted index of the leading 100 companies, as measured by market value, that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. As you might expect, the companies with the highest market capitalisation have the [...]
SPREAD BET GURU July 18, 2010 MARKET STRATEGIST josh@cityindex.com Q. Dear Josh, what are the main weightings behind the FTSE 100 index? A. The FTSE 100 is a weighted index of the leading 100 companies, as measured by market value, that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. As you might expect, the companies with the highest market capitalisation have the [...]