Topps profit will hit forecasts September 27, 2011 STRUGGLING Topps Tiles said yesterday it will hit City profit forecasts for around £13m for the year despite the weak state of the high street. Shares in the UK’s largest tile and wood flooring retailer surged by more than 25 per cent, making it the biggest riser in the FTSE indices, after the announcement. The [...]
Greek referendum bombshell hits markets November 1, 2011 Markets were plunged into renewed gloom today as Greece sent shockwaves through the Eurozone by announcing that it would hold a referendum on the bloc’s action plan to tackle the debt crisis. The renewed uncertainty hit banks while commodities were also dented by disappointing manufacturing data out of China. Meanwhile the Office for National Statistics [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 20, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES KKR BETS ON CHINA SLOWDOWN WITH HK EXPANSION Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is set to expand into Hong Kong in an early bet by the US private equity group on a slowdown in the Chinese economy. The buy-out group, which is among the largest in the world, is planning to expand into Hong Kong [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 20, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES KKR BETS ON CHINA SLOWDOWN WITH HK EXPANSION Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is set to expand into Hong Kong in an early bet by the US private equity group on a slowdown in the Chinese economy. The buy-out group, which is among the largest in the world, is planning to expand into Hong Kong [...]
LORD MAYOR STEPS UP SECURITY FOR AMBASSADORS’ RECEPTIONS November 24, 2011 IT HAD to be the Queen. “No-one else has that level of police presence,” said one City observer when he noted a convoy of four police motorbikes and two impressive cars making its way towards the Walbrook Building in stately fashion. But no – it was Lord Mayor David Wootton, who had stepped up his [...]
DO YOU EXPECT THERE TO BE A DOUBLE-DIP IN THE UK HOUSING MARKET? July 18, 2010 IVOR DICKINSON | DOUGLAS & GORDON “Supply of property in London has been rising steadily since January as vendors try to take advantage of rising prices. And demand has remained consistent and we now have almost three buyers for every property. With the market in relative utopia, we are not expecting a double dip.” LUCIAN [...]
DO YOU EXPECT THERE TO BE A DOUBLE-DIP IN THE UK HOUSING MARKET? July 18, 2010 IVOR DICKINSON | DOUGLAS & GORDON “Supply of property in London has been rising steadily since January as vendors try to take advantage of rising prices. And demand has remained consistent and we now have almost three buyers for every property. With the market in relative utopia, we are not expecting a double dip.” LUCIAN [...]
A European Tobin tax won’t just hit London October 9, 2011 FOLLOWING the events of the past few months, there has never been a more important time for London’s financial services industry to build close links with Brussels. That is why I will be travelling to the City of London Brussels Office’s annual reception tomorrow and why, once there, I – along with the executive director [...]
A European Tobin tax won’t just hit London October 9, 2011 FOLLOWING the events of the past few months, there has never been a more important time for London’s financial services industry to build close links with Brussels. That is why I will be travelling to the City of London Brussels Office’s annual reception tomorrow and why, once there, I – along with the executive director [...]
Barratt posts its first profit in three years September 14, 2011 BARRATT Developments, the UK’s biggest housebuilder, hailed its first underlying profit in three years yesterday, helped by higher selling prices, and expects to make further progress despite a sluggish housing market. The group reported a full-year profit before tax and exceptional items of £42.7m compared with a loss of £33m in 2010, beating market estimates. [...]