Chancellor George Osborne and business secretary Sajid Javid vow to boost competition in 11 sectors including banking, broadband and energy November 30, 2015 British families could save £470 a year thanks to a new government plan to boost market competition, chancellor George Osborne and business secretary Sajid Javid have said. In a joint announcement today, Osborne and Javid will reveal a new, 25-page document intended to create more competitive business conditions – something they say will bring down [...]
West Ham 1, West Brom 1: Slaven Bilic curses injuries as striker Diafra Sakho set to join club’s walking wounded November 29, 2015 NULL
City Moves for 30 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 29, 2015 LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT REAL ASSETS The investment manager has announced three appointments to its research team. Declan O’Brien (pictured) joins as infrastructure strategist from Moody’s Investors Service, where he was an assistant vice president within project and infrastructure finance. Enrico Faccioli joins as research analyst. He is a recent graduate of Warwick Business [...]
Police in standoff with men on Buckingham Palace rooftop November 29, 2015 Police officers are in a standoff with two protestors who have climbed on top of the roof of Buckingham Palace. The two men, who are protesting about fathers’ rights, used a ladder to get on top of the Queen’s Gallery after bypassing security at around 3:15pm today. Police were called to the scene at around 4:30pm. pic.twitter.com/nBwE5DnJAu — Fathers Justice [...]
Best of the Brokers for 30 November 2015 November 29, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com Analysts at Liberum have boosted payment systems company PayPoint to a “buy” rating after the company posted interim results in line with expectations. The firm’s been given a target share price of 1,000p, up from 935p currently. PayPoint shares reacted badly on Friday, [...]
Markets poised for European stimulus boost – London Report November 29, 2015 All eyes are on Europe this week as European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi will reveal more details on planned quantitative easing to stoke markets on Thursday. Draghi previously said he and his policymakers would “do what we must” in their efforts to boost inflation to the target of less than two per cent [...]
Fed nears last hurdle for rise interest rates – New York Report November 29, 2015 Data due out on Friday is expected to show that US non-farm payrolls increased by 200,000 in November, keeping the jobless rate at a seven-year low of five per cent. But even if the figures disappointed somewhat, the Federal Reserve is still expected to hike rates at its meeting on 16 December given near full [...]
Brand secrets for the digital age: Dentsu Aegis UK CEO Tracy De Groose on agency agility and the industry’s diversity problem November 29, 2015 Few in the UK’s advertising industry will have failed to note the aggressive expansion of Dentsu Aegis Network. Since it was formed last year in the largest merger ever seen in the industry, the UK arm has acquired a number of agencies, to disrupt the hegemony of the more established players. Its most recent [...]
Anyone can acquire the mindset of a great leader: The seven habits of mind that make even flawed leaders successful November 29, 2015 A skilled leader is normally better than an unskilled leader. So leaders have to master the basics of their trade: building teams, influencing and persuading, making decisions in uncertainty, and more. But no leader gets ticks in all the boxes. That is reassuring: we do not have to be perfect to succeed. Many of [...]
Turkey reaches deal with EU on migrant crisis, including €3bn in aid November 29, 2015 Turkish premier Ahmet Davutoglu has today reached a deal with European Union (EU) leaders on stemming the flow of migrants. According to Reuters, the agreement includes €3bn (£2.1bn) of aid to help support the 2.2m Syrian refugees in Turkey. The deal also includes the renewal of talks about Turkey's entry into the EU and the possibility of visa-free [...]