A rare good news story about UK Plc September 8, 2010 FOR a country supposedly poised for a double-dip recession, we are doing surprisingly well. Take the factory figures released yesterday: manufacturing output rose strongly in July and is now up by 4.9 per cent over the past year, the fastest growth since 1994. The recovery in manufacturing is mainly reflecting higher demand for capital goods [...]
A rare good news story about UK Plc September 8, 2010 FOR a country supposedly poised for a double-dip recession, we are doing surprisingly well. Take the factory figures released yesterday: manufacturing output rose strongly in July and is now up by 4.9 per cent over the past year, the fastest growth since 1994. The recovery in manufacturing is mainly reflecting higher demand for capital goods [...]
Competition probe hits Sky Movies August 4, 2010 SKY will face an investigation by the Competition Commission into the dominance of its pay-TV movie service. Ofcom has requested the probe after raising concerns over the prices Sky is able to charge for new releases and the lack of consumer choice. The Competition Commission will have a maximum of two years to investigate the [...]
RETAIL BROKER OF THE YEAR | THE SHORTLIST September 8, 2010 WITHOUT brokers like the ones on our list, money would sit in bank accounts gathering dust. They are the soul of the UK’s investment strategy. At the moment, when people are looking for stability, they are more vital than ever. Innovative, forward-looking and offering great personal service, these five are stars. Don’t miss the City [...]
Alan Johnson to be shadow chancellor October 8, 2010 Labour leader Ed Miliband has chosen Alan Johnson as his shadow chancellor, while Ed Balls will take on the shadow home secretary role. Yvette Cooper will be shadow foreign secretary. Cooper and Balls had been tipped as front runners for the shadow chancellor role, which has been handed to Johnson, a former home secretary. Meanwhile [...]
The surest bet for business success October 7, 2010 ONLINE gambling grew faster than Facebook in the UK last year. Jason Trost and his business partner, Hunter Morris, spotted the opportunity three years ago and moved from the US to London to set up their online betting company, Smarkets. Trost quit his UBS job to come to the UK — a gamble that seems [...]
No. 1 ladies’ investment club September 2, 2010 FORMING SCM Ladies Investment Club has realised a passion for Gina Miller. The marketing impresario is not afraid of a challenge and her next one is to try to inform wealthy and successful women how to invest for themselves. Miller is impeccably dressed and looks far younger than her 46 years. The mother of three, [...]
Don’t rejoice too soon about US QE2 October 12, 2010 IT now looks as if the US will embark on another round of quantitative easing (QE), sooner rather than later. Last night’s minutes could hardly have been any clearer. While an important minority of Fed decision-makers remains opposed, or (sensibly) wants to wait for additional information, “many participants” think that unless growth accelerates, unemployment fall [...]
The right MBA can be career Viagra October 13, 2010 A RECENT report from the Institute of Leadership & Management found that many HR professionals were ambivalent about the value of an MBA when recruiting people to leadership positions. When asked how important an MBA was in recruiting senior management, 68 per cent replied “not at all”, or only “slightly”. Some felt that while MBAs [...]
Desmond’s Channel Five revolution August 11, 2010 THE inevitable bloodbath occurred at Richard Desmond’s newly acquired Channel Five yesterday as seven directors and more than a quarter of the 300 employees were given their marching orders. The Northern & Shell and Express Group owner has promised further cost savings at the loss-making broadcaster but also an expansion of the programming budget to [...]