The cut-throat world of New York’s super-rich August 12, 2009 HEDGE FUND WIVESBY TATIANA BONCOMPAGNIHarper Collins, £6.99 IT may sound a little out of date – after all, we’re so over hedgies and their failed fortunes. Except the New York hedge fund world, including its cut-throat circle of wives, still holds more interest than you’d think. This is not the first tale of high finance [...]
Goldman to raise 1bn by selling part of ICBC stake June 1, 2009 GOLDMAN Sachs is selling up to about $1.9bn (£1.15bn) worth of shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China at a discount of between four and six per cent to the Chinese lender’s losing price yesterday. The shares represent nearly 20 per cent of Goldman’s 4.93 per cent stake in the Chinese bank, which is [...]
Gunning for the glorious grouse August 11, 2009 THE City can hardly be short of people who consider themselves pretty crack shots when it comes to hitting clay pigeons or scoring the odd pheasant on a hospitality jaunt to the countryside. But true game shooting aficionados will say that you really can’t claim expertise until you’ve mastered the art of downing the fastest [...]
Gunning for the glorious grouse August 11, 2009 THE City can hardly be short of people who consider themselves pretty crack shots when it comes to hitting clay pigeons or scoring the odd pheasant on a hospitality jaunt to the countryside. But true game shooting aficionados will say that you really can’t claim expertise until you’ve mastered the art of downing the fastest [...]
Debenhams raising flops June 23, 2009 HIGHSTREET retailer Debenhams yesterday said its shareholders had taken up just a third of its share offering in a £323m fundraising. The department store chain launched the cash call earlier this month to achieve chief executive Rob Templeman’s aim of taking its £900m debt mountain “off the agenda”. Britain’s second largest high-street retailer said 73,388,851 [...]
Debenhams raising flops June 23, 2009 HIGHSTREET retailer Debenhams yesterday said its shareholders had taken up just a third of its share offering in a £323m fundraising. The department store chain launched the cash call earlier this month to achieve chief executive Rob Templeman’s aim of taking its £900m debt mountain “off the agenda”. Britain’s second largest high-street retailer said 73,388,851 [...]
Murray: Roof holds no fear for final bid July 2, 2009 ANDY MURRAY insists he hold no fears of the Centre Court roof should he be forced to play his crunch Wimbledon semi-final with Andy Roddick indoors this afternoon. The British No1 admitted he struggled to come to terms with the humidity under the roof during his epic fourth round encounter with Stanislas Wawrinka which lasted [...]
Unstoppable flu pandemic will boost vaccine drugmakers June 15, 2009 AT the weekend, there was confirmation of Britain’s first swine flu victim, just three days after a decision on Thursday by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to officially declare an influenza pandemic – the first since 1968. It might seem ghoulish to say so, but the prospect of a drawn-out battle against what WHO director-general [...]
City steal march on bigger rivals by signing 12m Barry June 2, 2009 ENGLAND midfielder Gareth Barry last night insisted joining Manchester City had been an easy decision after sealing a surprise £12m switch from Aston Villa. The 28-year-old ended a year of uncertainty over his future by signing a five-year contract with the big-spending Eastlands outfit that will see his wages almost double to £90,000-a-week. Barry was [...]
Latest Conran opening brings hip, tasty French food to Fleet Street July 20, 2009 LUTYENS85 FLEET STREET, EC4Y 1AETEL: 020 7583 8385www.lutyens-restaurant.com Cost per person without wine: £40 FROM its name you’d think it was English – Edward Lutyens was a brilliant Victorian architect known chiefly for his country houses. Indeed, Lutyens the restaurant, in the old Reuters building, is an elegant construction, a sleek refuge inside a typically [...]