Iceland: the world’s most dramatic landscapes February 16, 2014 There may only be one proper city in Iceland, but with geysers, volcanic caves, and grinding tectonic plates, there’s plenty to sink your teeth into YOU WILL get lost in Iceland: not geographically, but inside your head. It’s easy to get disorientated when stepping out in swimming gear, exposing your vulnerable flesh to temperatures well [...]
Philip Clarke, Euan Sutherland and Dov Charney – the bosses who left us in 2014 December 19, 2014 This year has had its fair share of disasters – from the Co-op’s continued struggles to Tesco’s melting share price. But what of the people behind the stories? We’ve got the best, worst and most surprising people moves of the year. 1. Philip Clarke makes an unceremonious departure from Tesco Clarke stepped down at [...]
One man’s graffiti is a fund manager’s art find September 18, 2013 CITY art fans may recall that earlier in the summer, a piece of street graffiti popped up outside the new headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt. One particularly striking black and white image showed ECB president Mario Draghi as James Bond in the film Casino Royale, posing with a glamourously-dressed Angela Merkel [...]
City Moves for 30 May 2014 | Who’s switching jobs May 29, 2014 Investec Investment Bank & Securities The specialist investment bank has appointed Alison Watson to lead real estate research. She joins from Liberum Capital, where she was head of real estate research. Watson has also previously held roles at UBS Investment Bank and Matrix Group. Irwin Mitchell The law firm has promoted Chris Rawstron to the [...]
DailyFX Tips & Picks: Why the Eurozone’s problems haven’t disappeared May 5, 2014 IT’S HARD to imagine, but it wasn’t even two years ago that the potential for a break-up of the Eurozone was front page news. The euro was in a tailspin from May 2011 into July 2012, losing roughly 20 per cent of its value against the US dollar. Break-up scenarios emerged; difficult talk of abandoning [...]
Fake celebrities cause chaos in Thames PR stunt August 26, 2013 A PUBLIC relations stunt on The Thames went awry last week, riverside City spies tell The Capitalist. Sightseeing company City Cruises launched its Thamesjet experience on the river, and to mark the occasion hired a group of celebrity lookalikes, including Daniel Craig, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzenegger to pose on one of its [...]
James Bond to the rescue at Cineworld November 13, 2012 THE RELEASE last month of the James Bond film Skyfall has helped cinema chain Cineworld bounce back from a tough summer season when the Olympics drew moviegoers away from the big screen. The group yesterday posted a 1.4 per cent fall in revenues in the 19 weeks to 4 November while cinema admissions dropped by [...]
James Bond to the rescue at Cineworld November 13, 2012 THE RELEASE last month of the James Bond film Skyfall has helped cinema chain Cineworld bounce back from a tough summer season when the Olympics drew moviegoers away from the big screen. The group yesterday posted a 1.4 per cent fall in revenues in the 19 weeks to 4 November while cinema admissions dropped by [...]
Channel your inner James Bond with help from Apsley December 12, 2012 For CHRISTMAS this year, I want to look like James Bond. And I don’t mean Timothy Dalton or Pierce Brosnan – I want to look like Daniel Craig. Can Santa make that happen? The answer is: yes, kind of. You can, at least, dress like him. The most memorable sartorial choice in the latest 007 [...]
City watchdog hires new boss to hunt down market manipulators March 12, 2014 TOP INVESTMENT banker Julia Hoggett will head up the investigations into market abuses like Libor fiddling and alleged foreign exchange fixing, the Financial Conduct Authority said yesterday. Hoggett joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch where she heads up debt capital markets commercial paper, covered bonds and green bonds in Europe, the middle east and Africa. She also worked at [...]