Aldermore gets City veteran as new chairman November 9, 2010 ALDERMORE, one of the new banks to spring up in the UK in the wake of the credit crisis, has scored a coup with the appointment of City veteran Sir David Arculus as its new chairman. Arculus currently chairs investment banking firm Numis and is a non-executive director at Telefonica, Excel and Pearson. His sparkling [...]
The media-shy mastermind behind an aggressive boutique operation June 7, 2011 STJ Advisors operates as a partnership led by John St John, a capital markets banker who has spent 25 years at various investment banks in the capital-raising business. He co-founded the firm, which was originally known as Fredericks Place Advisors, in 2008, after a career that included stints at Nomura, Citi/Salomon Smith Barney and Dresdner [...]
China readies price controls as it tries to tackle rising food inflation November 16, 2010 CHINA will unveil food price controls and crack down on speculation in agricultural commodities to contain inflationary pressure that its central bank governor highlighted as a risk yesterday. With consumer prices rising at their fastest pace in more than two years, the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top planning agency, is preparing a [...]
Chrysalis in £107m takeover deal November 26, 2010 LONDON music group Chrysalis has today agreed a £107.4m takeover deal, ending weeks of speculation over its discussions with potential buyers. The publisher, which owns the rights to songs by artists such as David Bowie and Michael Jackson, is being bought by BMG Luxco, a joint venture formed from German media group Bertelsmann and private [...]
REVIEW: BLACKBERRY BOLD 9780 November 24, 2010 Following the much-hyped launch of RIM’s flagship touch-screen Torch, the emergence of its new BlackBerry Bold 9780 has been an altogether quieter affair. The Bold has, almost through osmosis, become the City-type’s phone of choice, an elegant, practical solution to checking and replying to emails on the go. At a glance, there is little to [...]
Hooray: Hakkasan comes to Mayfair November 29, 2010 Hakkasan (Mayfair) 17 Bruton Street, W1J 6QB Tel: 020 7907 1888, www.hakkasan.com FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £55 LAST week I gained half a stone. It all started (relatively) modestly with a couple of (gastro) pub meals. And it ended modestly: eating a cheeseburger and chips while standing up at the crowded, [...]
Hooray: Hakkasan comes to Mayfair November 29, 2010 Hakkasan (Mayfair) 17 Bruton Street, W1J 6QB Tel: 020 7907 1888, www.hakkasan.com FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £55 LAST week I gained half a stone. It all started (relatively) modestly with a couple of (gastro) pub meals. And it ended modestly: eating a cheeseburger and chips while standing up at the crowded, [...]
Ladbrokes to bid for online gaming firm December 20, 2010 BETTING firm Ladbrokes is in talks with 888 about a potential £240m takeover bid that sent shares in the online gambling group soaring. Britain’s biggest bookmaker and 888 both confirmed weekend media speculation about the possible tie-up, saying they were in “very preliminary discussions”, although they declined to give details. Ladbrokes, led by chief executive Richard [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 16, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES ABU DHABI MOVES TO SECURE FOOD SUPPLY Abu Dhabi is to make a bold foray into commodities with the establishment of a government-owned trading house aimed at securing food supplies for the import-dependent nation and capturing profit margins in metals and agriculture trading. People familiar with the plans say the company, which is [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 16, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES ABU DHABI MOVES TO SECURE FOOD SUPPLY Abu Dhabi is to make a bold foray into commodities with the establishment of a government-owned trading house aimed at securing food supplies for the import-dependent nation and capturing profit margins in metals and agriculture trading. People familiar with the plans say the company, which is [...]