Polypipe latest to join UK IPOs April 11, 2014 Polypipe has become the latest company to make its debut on the UK stockmarket, pricing its offer at 245p per share. The company had a market capitalisation of £490m at the start of conditional dealing. There were 120m shares on offer worth a total of £294m. Cavendish Square Partners held 23 per cent of the shares on [...]
Four ways to cut down on social loafing April 10, 2014 Delegating clearly and obeying the “two pizza rule” will help your team work more effectively FRENCH engineer Max Ringelmann was measuring the force exerted by workers pulling on a rope about a century ago. He noticed something interesting. When more men were added to the experiment, the pull on the rope didn’t increase proportionally. And [...]
Inside the £12m penthouse April 10, 2014 Take a tour of one of the City’s most exclusive new addresses HIGH atop the City of London, towering over Moorgate station, neighbouring Linklaters, London Wall and The Barbican, sits the first major residential development to be built in the City of London for three decades. As such, the developer behind The Heron – not [...]
Focus on… Putney: Great pubs and riverside blues April 10, 2014 EVERY year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race serves as a useful reminder that London riverside living isn’t all about steel, glass and gleaming tower blocks. The race takes the rowers on a tour of some of the most coveted residential areas in London, from the picturesque riverside pubs of Fulham to the bijou balconied [...]
Buy a family home in seclusion next to Richmond Park April 10, 2014 Find out why creative types are leaving central London for new leafy townhouses PRIVACY is becoming the new buzzword in high-end property. As London’s population grows and house-building becomes a top political priority, homeowners are becoming increasingly reluctant to live on top of their neighbours. In search of a room of their own, away from [...]
It’s high time you bought a plot in paradise April 10, 2014 Daniel O’Mahoney plays prospective buyer (and golf) at the resort THE sun-kissed Algarve region is hardly Portugal’s best-kept secret, and certainly not among British holidaymakers. It shows as soon as you step off the plane – plastered around Faro airport are loud English adverts for Marmite and ketchup. But only a 20 minute drive after [...]
This Islamic bank wants to get Britain building April 10, 2014 Gatehouse Bank’s boss tells Tim Wallace he wants to invest more BRITAIN could become the first truly global Islamic finance centre if the government sets its mind to attracting infrastructure investment, according to Gatehouse Bank’s chairman. The sector holds plenty of promise – Fahed Faisal Boodai estimates the industry is worth $1.5 trillion, and the [...]
Why aspiring entrepreneurs shouldn’t dismiss the MBA April 10, 2014 Entrepreneurship has become a wildly popular MBA specialisation. But the degree alone is not a guarantee of success THE VALUE of an MBA for a career in entrepreneurship remains hotly contested. On the one hand, plenty of successful entrepreneurs obviously don’t have MBAs. Programmes cost in the region of £50,000 a year – and one [...]
Why aspiring entrepreneurs shouldn’t dismiss the MBA April 9, 2014 Entrepreneurship has become a wildly popular MBA specialisation. But the degree alone is not a guarantee of success THE VALUE of an MBA for a career in entrepreneurship remains hotly contested. On the one hand, plenty of successful entrepreneurs obviously don’t have MBAs. Programmes cost in the region of £50,000 a year – and one [...]
Four business tips from Alex Ferguson April 9, 2014 Ruthlessness and a focus on young talent may pay off, but be careful not to linger after quitting WITH 38 trophies in 26 years at Manchester United, including 13 of the 21 Premier League titles he contested, Sir Alex Ferguson can stake a strong claim as the most successful sports manager in a generation. This [...]