Horror on the dancefloor as Ed reveals his pop picks November 24, 2013 IT’S CHIC to be geek – or at least that was the message that Ed Miliband was keen to peddle on yesterday’s Desert Island discs. The Labour leader unapologetically told host Kirsty Young about his “really embarrassing dancing” to A-ha’s Take On Me at school discos, and said it was no wonder he didn’t have [...]
The man firmly back in the saddle at CMC November 24, 2013 Peter Cruddas tells David Hellier why it was just about time for a change SEVERAL very noticeable things have changed since Peter Cruddas, the founder of CMC Markets, returned as full-time chief executive of the spread-betting group earlier this year. For a start, CMC’s employees no longer get free fresh fruit and cornflakes when they [...]
University loans drive a hike in unsecured debt November 24, 2013 STUDENT debts are the driving force behind a new rise in unsecured lending, which is increasing again for the first time since the crash, according to a report released today. This year, unsecured debt has risen by £8.5bn, a four per cent hike. However, new research by PwC attributes much of the new increase to [...]
Report says welfare savings can replace UK’s national insurance November 24, 2013 NATIONAL insurance should be replaced by personal welfare accounts, while the state pension should be moved to a means-based system, according to a Westminster think tank. A report by Civitas research fellow Peter Saunders says that the UK’s system of national insurance no longer resembles its original purpose, and that personal welfare savings modelled along [...]
City Moves for 25 November 2013 | Who’s switching jobs November 24, 2013 Knight Frank The property company has announced the appointment of Luke Kemp as a specialist in its student property division. He was most recently at BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory, where he was an associate director for valuation. DAC Beachcroft The law firm has hired two partners to its national construction and engineering practice. Warren [...]
Best of the Brokers for 25 November 2013 November 24, 2013 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com WOLSELEY Peel Hunt has a “hold” rating and 3,300p target ahead of the building materials group’s first-quarter update on Thursday. The broker is keen to see signs of stabilising European sales, and believes the firm has good enough cash flow to push for [...]
London Report: Water firms to show how well profits flowing November 24, 2013 THE FTSE 100’s latest female executive, Liv Garfield, will get an idea of what she’ll face when she joins Severn Trent next year as her new employer announces interim results, along with Pennon and United Utilities. The three, who have been called on by regulators to stop planned price hikes, are expected to have increased [...]
Wall St The Week Ahead: Thanksgiving lull ahead of Black Friday November 24, 2013 Wall Street set another record last week, and the rally that has taken the S&P 500 index nearly 30 per cent higher for the year shows no sign of losing steam as Americans prepare to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Trading volume is likely to be light as US stock markets will be closed on Thursday [...]
Geek Speak: Hands-on review: The iPad Mini November 24, 2013 @steve_dinneen iPAD MINI From £319 for 16GB wi-fi only Four Stars TWO weeks ago, I wrote a big review of the iPad Air, which I said was the best tablet on the market, despite not incorporating all the latest tech from the iPhone 5S. Now, I’m going to have to do it all again, because [...]
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