Fitness advice: Why focusing on a ‘healthy’ diet may be stopping you from losing weight February 6, 2018 When I was growing up, food didn’t come with information about calories or salt or sugar content. You just used a bit of common sense, a bit of guess work and left a bit to chance. Now it’s a legal requirement for any supermarket food to have nutritional information attached. Look at any label [...]
MP Clive Lewis claims RBS “misled” MPs over GRG, and the FCA’s summary is “sanitised”, as he reveals he has full report February 6, 2018 Labour MP Clive Lewis has accused Royal Bank of Scotland executives of “misleading” MPs and blasted the FCA for producing a “sanitised” summary of its internal report on the treatment of business customers by RBS-GRG. Speaking under Parliamentary Privilege, the shadow Treasury minister revealed he had been handed an redacted version of the FCA’s own [...]
Seedrs opens up secondary market to allow trading of shares in the likes of Revolut, CommuterClub and Hummus Bros February 6, 2018 Seedrs has today opened up its secondary market to allow more freedom for sellers and traders, City A.M. can reveal. Previously buyers could only use the secondary market to purchase shares in companies which they had already invested in through Seedrs. From today, anyone will be able to buy shares in companies which have raised [...]
UK healthcare companies are set for consolidation as private equity interest is piqued February 6, 2018 Mid-sized healthcare companies in the UK are enjoying their moment in the spotlight, according to new research, as private equity firms are jumping on them as defensive investments which can help them get cash out of the door. Mid-market private equity funds have shown increasing interest in such companies over the past year, according to [...]
Nick Clegg admits “soft Brexit” hopes are dead – but is urging MPs to reject final deal February 6, 2018 Nick Clegg has admitted defeat over his campaign for a soft Brexit, while revealing Brussels’ “sneering disregard” for the reasons behind the referendum result. The former Liberal Democrat leader and arch Remainer told a European think tank last night that he had accepted there was little chance of staying in the Single Market or customs [...]
Investec’s share price bucks FTSE fall as new co-chief executives Fani Titi and Hendrik du Toit take over from Stephen Koseff and Bernard Kantor February 6, 2018 South African bank Investec, which has a weighty presence in the City, has become the latest institution to appoint co-chief executives as its “founding members” prepare to hand over to the next generation. Fani Titi, former non-executive director and chairman of Investec, and Hendrik du Toit, an executive director and the founding chief executive of [...]
Making a meal of it: EAT could close portion of 100-strong portfolio as competition bites February 6, 2018 High street sandwich shop EAT has become the latest food chain to consider closing a raft of stores. The 100-strong chain is looking at restructuring ts portfolio, with a possible company voluntary arrangement (CVA) on the table, according to Sky News. It follows the likes of Byron and Jamie’s Italian, which have both been forced [...]
Rafael Nadal confirms intention to join Andy Murray at Queen’s Club Championships February 6, 2018 World No1 Rafael Nadal has joined recuperating Andy Murray in targeting The Queen’s Club Championships to kickstart his grass court season after confirming his intention to contest this year’s tournament. Murray, who has won a record five titles at the West Kensington club, has intimated that he hopes to make a return to the court [...]
Q&A: Why are stock markets falling and will it do permanent damage and why is sterling unaffected? February 6, 2018 Investors around the world are feeling the pain of big sell-offs in equity markets as volatility spikes to levels not seen since a flash crash in 2015. The FTSE 100 fell by 1.7 per cent, while European shares on the Stoxx 600 index were down 1.85 per cent at the time of writing. That came [...]
Working Lunch at Temper City: This steak and curry house is hot in every sense of the world February 6, 2018 Temper city 2 Angel Court, EC2R WHAT AND WHERE? Temper City is the second restaurant from Neil Rankin, the barbecue king behind Pitt Cue and Smokehouse, set in a warehouse-style hideaway in Angel’s Court. If you’re familiar with the tacos and tortillas of Soho, this one shakes it up for the City slickers with [...]