CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 14, 2010 FSSC The Financial Services Skills Council has appointed Trevor Matthews, the chief executive of Friends Provident, as its new chairman. Matthews joins a number of high-profile City bosses on the FSSC board, including Resolution Group chief executive John Tiner, Standard Life managing director John Gill, KPMG vice chairman Brendan Nelson, and Angela Knight, the chief [...]
Curling hopes hit by defeat February 21, 2010 BRITISH curling skip Eve Muirhead’s hopes of progressing to the play-offs are hanging by a thread after suffering a third straight defeat last night. Muirhead looked downcast and dejected after the 10-6 loss to two-time Olympic silver medallist Mirjam Ott, of Switzerland. Muirhead’s rink have now played seven and lost four, meaning they must win [...]
Lindsay sets sights on a medal as gamble pays off February 14, 2010 SARAH Lindsay admits her big medal gamble has been giving her sleepless nights in the build-up to her third Olympics. The 29-year old short track speed skater made the decision to focus solely on the 500m in Vancouver as opposed to the longer distances. But the move looked to have paid off after she progressed [...]
Bob girls eye a gold rush February 22, 2010 ANYONE can be a hit on YouTube – a talking dog, a cackling but cute baby and even Susan Boyle. But long jumper and pole vaulte-turned-Olympic bobsleigh hopeful Gillian Cooke is determined to move on from her brush with internet fame. Over six million have watched her high-profile wardrobe malfunction at a recent World Cup [...]
Robocop Nwume does battle again February 24, 2010 HE has seen active service in Afghanistan, lifted the Heineken Cup with London Wasps and is also a former Oxford Blue – but tomorrow Henry Nwume is embarking on his greatest challenge yet. A gruelling selection process in 2009 saw brakeman Nwume earn his place in a four-man Great Britain bobsleigh team for Vancouver. Zambian-born [...]
Canada end British curling hopes February 23, 2010 BRITISH curling skip Eve Muirhead showed glimpses of her undoubted potential but admitted it was too little, too late after she crashed out in Vancouver. The three-time world junior champion may need a few days before she can see the positives from a debut Olympics, although the 19-year-old is clearly a name for the future. [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS March 30, 2010 Clifford Chance The law firm has elected Michael Bates and Robert Lee as the new joint practice area leaders for its London finance practice, effective for a four-year period starting tomorrow. Bates, pictured, has been a partner since 2001 and specialises in acquisition and leveraged financings in the infrastructure sector. Lee, a partner since 1997, [...]
Sterling will not suffer further in hung parliament April 20, 2010 CLEGGMANIA appears to have grabbed Britain – or at least its front pages – in the wake of last week’s first televised debate. Polls yesterday put Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats just two points behind the Conservatives and four points ahead of Labour. The prospect of a hung parliament is becoming a real possibility, even if [...]
We’ve not under-performed insist British Olympic chiefs February 25, 2010 BRITISH Olympic Association officials have defended the performance of their team in Vancouver after admitting they would miss the three medal target set by UK Sport. Chief executive Andy Hunt was keen to accentuate the positive, underlining his point with statistics. While skeleton gold for Amy Williams represents an improvement on Shelley Rudman’s solitary silver [...]
Confidence among businesses falls January 18, 2010 BUSINESS confidence fell to its lowest level in eight months at the end of 2009, according to the latest survey from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets. Of the companies questioned in December, only 52 per cent declared themselves more upbeat than a year ago, with 19 per cent claiming to be more pessimistic about the current [...]