Old age Britain: An opportunity for firms to profit from demographics December 11, 2012 LONDON is booming. Figures from the 2011 census show the city has witnessed unprecedented demographic change since 2001. Over the last 10 years, its population increased by 11.6 per cent – from 7.3m to 8.2m in 2011. A full 10 of the 20 fastest growing local authorities in England and Wales are located in the [...]
UK banks are facing a battle with diminishing returns September 25, 2012 AS LONDON’S top bankers meet for their annual Merrill Lynch conference, upbeat public pronouncements can’t conceal the cloud hanging over the sector’s future. The news that Singapore investment fund Temasek is mulling offloading its £6bn stake in Standard Chartered is a typically gloomy indicator. Standard Chartered, after all, thanks to its exposure to Asian growth, [...]
UK banks are facing a battle with diminishing returns September 25, 2012 AS LONDON’S top bankers meet for their annual Merrill Lynch conference, upbeat public pronouncements can’t conceal the cloud hanging over the sector’s future. The news that Singapore investment fund Temasek is mulling offloading its £6bn stake in Standard Chartered is a typically gloomy indicator. Standard Chartered, after all, thanks to its exposure to Asian growth, [...]
Tax deals may cost Swiss £160bn May 31, 2012 Swiss banks could see assets from western European clients fall 28 per cent because of deals to tax undeclared accounts, potentially forcing the industry to cut up to 15,500 jobs to stay profitable, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said yesterday. In its annual global wealth report BCG said that western European assets booked in Switzerland [...]
UK tops G20 for internet contribution to its GDP March 18, 2012 THE INTERNET industry contributed more to GDP in the UK than in any other G20 nation, accounting for 8.3 per cent – or £121bn – of its gross domestic product in 2010, compared to a G20 average of 4.1 per cent. And a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report predicts this will rise by almost half [...]
UK tops G20 for internet contribution to its GDP March 18, 2012 THE INTERNET industry contributed more to GDP in the UK than in any other G20 nation, accounting for 8.3 per cent – or £121bn – of its gross domestic product in 2010, compared to a G20 average of 4.1 per cent. And a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report predicts this will rise by almost half [...]
WHAT’S ON IN DAVOS TODAY January 24, 2012 The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 opened yesterday and runs until Sunday 30 January. Mayor of London Boris Johnson is due to deliver a keynote speech today on the economic benefits of the 2012 Olympic Games. And Boris will join chancellor George Osborne at a lunch with UK chief executives and public figures Early [...]
WHAT’S ON IN DAVOS TODAY January 24, 2012 The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 opened yesterday and runs until Sunday 30 January. Mayor of London Boris Johnson is due to deliver a keynote speech today on the economic benefits of the 2012 Olympic Games. And Boris will join chancellor George Osborne at a lunch with UK chief executives and public figures Early [...]
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | OF THE YEAR September 21, 2011 IAIN EVANS L.E.K. CONSULTING L.E.K. is a “wonderful British success story”, said the judges – it now competes with McKinsey, Bain and BCG from a standing start in 1983, over-delivering for its growing roster of private equity clients. SHORTLIST KPMG Ernst & Young Deloitte PwC
ANALYST VIEWS: CAN THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE SURVIVE ALONE? July 4, 2011 WILL RHODE | TABB GROUP They definitely could. They could be more nimble as a result. But it’s a big bet to say ‘I’m going to be better off small and nimble than big and global’. JAMES HAMILTON | NUMIS SECURITIES It can, although the question is if it will. The LSE is no longer what [...]