Horse racing betting: No Coronation for China Horse Club’s £1.3m Jet Setting June 16, 2016 Impressive Irish 1000 Guineas winner Jet Setting heads the betting for the Coronation Stakes (4.20pm) on Friday having changed hands for £1.3m at the Goffs London Sale on Monday. The China Horse Club, the filly’s new owners, will be delighted about all the rain that has fallen at Ascot as the softer the ground the better for [...]
Injustice if James Vince doesn’t make it in Test cricket, insists England head coach Trevor Bayliss July 19, 2016 England head coach Trevor Bayliss has urged his fellow selectors to maintain faith in James Vince despite the Hampshire skipper’s underwhelming run-scoring returns in Test cricket. Vince has racked up 112 runs in six innings since making his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Headingley in May, although his knock of 42 in a losing cause [...]
Horse racing betting: Jennies looks Jewel of a bet in Ascot slog June 13, 2016 Many of the 20 runners in Tuesday afternoon’s Ascot Stakes (5.00pm) are tackling two and a half miles on the flat for the first time, with the recent rain putting even more emphasis on stamina. National Hunt trainers have dominated this prize in recent years, having won eight of the last 10 renewals, and are again [...]
How to build a brand for your business – Investec Comment June 14, 2015 Whatever size company you run, your brand is an essential component of your success. If your reputation is the sum of the impressions people have had of your firm historically, your brand describes what your customers and clients can expect in the future. If you want to be distinct, if you don’t want to fade, [...]
Dreaming of Derby success: Bill Esdaile visits Newmarket ahead of this year’s Classic May 17, 2016 With this year’s Investec Derby just over two weeks away, Newmarket is a hive of activity as the world’s most prestigious flat race draws ever closer. While trainers finalise their preparations for Epsom, breeders in the same equine parish are plotting the creation of future contenders. Trainer John Gosden, who saddled last year’s winner Golden [...]
Big firms suffer as investment banking fees plunge 23 per cent in first half of 2016 July 4, 2016 Investment banking (IB) fees plunged by more than a quarter in the UK and Ireland in the first half of 2016, new figures show. Global fees for the six-month period were $37.1bn (£27.9bn), down 23 per cent on the same period in 2015, according to Thomson Reuters. This was the lowest first-half figure since 2012. And the [...]
Shot in the Arm for the City as £24bn mega-deal is agreed July 19, 2016 British tech giant Arm Holdings yesterday agreed to a £24.3bn takeover by telecoms group Softbank, in a move that would go down as the second largest outbound Japanese deal on record. Softbank has pounced for the Cambridge-based chip-maker following a sharp drop in the value of the pound, largely prompted by last month’s vote to leave [...]
How entrepreneurs can secure their legacy – Investec Comment June 7, 2015 When a founder has been in the driving seat of a business for many years, it can often be difficult to relinquish control: either passing the company onto the next generation or selling up entirely to move on to another venture. But business owners also face another dilemma, particularly when selling part or all of [...]
Glencore’s biggest shareholder reduces stake in embattled miner April 26, 2016 Glencore's biggest shareholder has reduced its stake in the embattled miner and trader which has been whipsawed by tumbling commodity prices. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) today took its holding below nine per cent according to a regulatory filing. Read more: Glencore's chief executive took home £1.1m last year Today's move could surprise some investors, given [...]
England’s batsmen were naive and need to grow up, blasts skipper Alastair Cook after slumping to defeat against Pakistan July 17, 2016 England skipper Alastair Cook lambasted his side for naïve batting after they slumped to a humbling 75-run defeat in the first Investec Test against Pakistan at Lord’s. Chasing 283 for victory, England again fell under the spell of leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who claimed four second innings wickets to finish with match-figures of 10-141 in his [...]