As the new year starts Britain needs some economic resolutions January 3, 2018 | City Talk It’s hard to like January as a month. The start of the New Year invariably brings with it resolutions to drink less – or even nothing – for a month, do more exercise and take more care over how we spend our money. In short, we make all sorts of promises to ourselves to live [...]
Fitness advice: How to make new year resolutions that actually work, from healthy eating to extra gym sessions January 3, 2018 Feeling déjà vu? Eaten and drunk far too much this December? Feeling super lazy and unhealthy? belly looking slightly bigger? Despite your best laid plans not to overindulge at Christmas, you did anyway, and now it’s 3 January and you’re still feeling rough from new year’s eve, with anxiety levels through the roof and [...]
Poundland just had its best Christmas ever January 3, 2018 It seems those questionable elf ads did the trick, for Poundland just had its best Christmas since it began trading in 1990, it said today. The bargain retailer said like for like sales in the three weeks to Christmas rose six per cent, while sales in the week before Christmas were 20 per cent higher [...]
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) nets £150m in sale of Lombard asset finance unit to Investec and Shawbrook January 3, 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has sold the offshore operations of its asset finance lender Lombard to Investec and Shawbrook. RBS will net around £150m from selling off its Channel Islands operations of the lender, which was founded in 1861. Investec and Shawbrook will split the Jersey and Guernsey assets division between them, although the [...]
What the advertising industry should watch out for in 2018 January 3, 2018 We ask advertising bosses what’s in store for the year ahead. Alex Hesz, chief strategy officer, Adam&eveDDB In the era of fake news, advertising has emerged as an unlikely standard-bearer for scrutiny. We have long embraced the necessity of third-party regulation to verify what is fact and what is fantasy. Our job is to tell [...]
RBS nets £150m in sale of Lombard asset finance unit to Investec and Shawbrook January 3, 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has sold the offshore operations of its asset finance lender Lombard to Investec and Shawbrook. RBS will net around £150m from selling off its Channel Islands operations of the lender, which was founded in 1861. Investec and Shawbrook will split the Jersey and Guernsey assets division between them, although the [...]
West Ham investigate claims West Brom’s Jake Livermore provoked into fan confrontation by taunts about death of his son January 3, 2018 West Ham are investigating claims that West Bromwich Albion midfielder Jake Livermore was provoked into confronting a fan after being taunted about his dead child during last night’s Premier League match at the London Stadium. Cameras captured Livermore angrily approaching a supporter after he was substituted during West Ham’s 2-1 win, before eventually being escorted [...]
UK trade secretary Liam Fox: It’s too soon to seek membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) January 3, 2018 The UK’s trade secretary has argued it is too soon to seek membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after reports emerged that Britain held informal talks with members of the bloc. “We don’t know what the success of the TPP is going to yet look like, because it isn’t yet negotiated. So it would be [...]
Are markets too complacent about the US economy? January 3, 2018 | City Talk The status of the US as the world’s most dynamic and important single country economy remains intact, not least among investors. Its strengths are now very much reflected in financial market valuations. This is evident in stocks, with the US having been at the vanguard of a multi-year bull run, while bond yields have reached [...]
Morgan Stanley swoops to steal the crown from Goldman Sachs advising on announced M&A deals worth $136bn last year January 3, 2018 Morgan Stanley won the UK title for advising on the biggest share of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announced last year, grabbing the crown fromGoldman Sachs. Morgan Stanley worked on deals involving a UK party worth a massive $136bn (£101bn), climbing from seventh place in 2016 and stealing an impressive 36 per cent market share, according [...]