International Friendly: Hodgson keeps faith in contract rebel Sterling June 7, 2015 ENGLAND boss Roy Hodgson insists he has no qualms about selecting Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling despite admitting the ongoing furore surrounding his refusal to sign a new contract at Anfield is affecting his performances. Sterling, who has rejected a deal worth £100,000 a week, failed to make an impact during England’s drab goalless draw against [...]
Mark Wilson has put Aviva back in the game – Bottom Line August 8, 2014 When I think of Norwich, three things come to mind – Norwich City, Norwich Union and Alan Partridge. You’ll be relieved to hear that I’m going to spare you any terrible puns based on the latter, but I will dare to make an albeit clumsy connection between the first two. Aviva, as it is now [...]
England set for scrap in Slovenia as they search for six wins on the spin June 11, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON LOOKS AT THE EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS HAVING won all five of their European Championship qualifiers to date, England are well-fancied to add a sixth victory against Slovenia on Sunday night. They have also beaten their opponents in their three previous meetings. Any repetition will see them go nine points clear at the top [...]
Aviva, RSA and Partnership face watershed moment, say analysts July 28, 2014 Analysts Panmure Gordon have warned that three big insurers face a “watershed moment” following a turbulent six months for the sector. In a release ahead of the insurance industry’s results season, the group warned that the strengthening of sterling and the chancellor’s overhaul of the annuities industry in the Budget this year would have an [...]
Hansteen sells industrials fund in £190m deal May 13, 2015 HANSTEEN, the property company chaired by Hambro Bank scion James Hambro, has sold a second batch of UK industrial estates to former Camden Lock Markets owner Brockton Capital. Brockton will join forces with Dunedin Property to take control of the 76 estates in Hansteen’s UK industrial property unit trust II as part of the £192m [...]
You’ll either be knighted if you win or you’ll be Guy Fawkes if you lose… September 3, 2015 Harlequins boss Conor O’Shea tells Ross McLean his Rugby World Cup message to Chris Robshaw ENGLAND’S performance at this month’s World Cup will either immortalise skipper Chris Robshaw or taint his reputation gravely, according to his club boss and Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea. Robshaw had a solitary cap to his name when interim [...]
Centrica names new British Gas chief executive April 14, 2015 Centrica has named the new chief executive of its British Gas arm: former Aviva boss Mark Hodges will take over at the beginning of June. At a time when energy companies – particularly former state-owned ones – are at the centre of a political football game, few in the industry will envy Hodges' new role. [...]
City Moves for 01 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs May 31, 2015 Aviva Investors The asset management firm has appointed James Tothill as head of third party sales. He joins from Aria Capital Management, where he was head of strategic partnerships. Tothill has also previously worked as head of global partnerships at Henderson Global Investors. State Street Effie Datson has been appointed global head of product for [...]
What the General Election could mean for sterling – DailyFX Tips & Picks April 27, 2015 THERE are many ways the UK General Election could affect the financial markets. But since most FTSE 100 companies have an international exposure, most agree that the effect will primarily be felt by small cap businesses. Unless we get a Tory coalition with Ukip, that is. This could lead to an EU referendum and a [...]
David Cameron looks to City for new business advisory group with bosses from BP, EasyJet and Santander July 27, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed a new slate of 19 City leaders to his business advisory group, including more than a dozen chief executives of UK blue chips. The chief executives of BP, Legal & General, EasyJet, Land Securities, the London Stock Exchange Group, Persimmon, Asda, ARM, Severn Trent and Rolls Royce all [...]