Former Bank of England rocker plucks his way to charity stardom November 5, 2012 REGULAR readers of this page will be familiar with ex-Bank of England MPC member and now PwC economist Andrew Sentance’s second career as a part-time rock star. He has been putting his musical credentials to good and public use, making a charity appearance with his band Revelation. The concert, which Sentance told The Capitalist raised [...]
Npower and British Gas hike energy prices October 12, 2012 Energy companies npower and British Gas today announced price hikes for its customers, adding £112 and £80 a month respectively to the average customer’s annual dual fuel bill. British Gas this morning confirmed it is to hike gas and electricity prices by an average of six per cent from 16 November, equating to £1.50 a [...]
London salutes British heroes September 10, 2012 LONDON’S streets overflowed with pride yesterday as an estimated million people cheered Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic heroes through the city, bringing down the curtain on a glorious sporting summer. Some 800 athletes, including cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, swimmer Ellie Simmonds and heptathlete Jessica Ennis, took to floats for the parade from Mansion House to [...]
London salutes British heroes September 10, 2012 LONDON’S streets overflowed with pride yesterday as an estimated million people cheered Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic heroes through the city, bringing down the curtain on a glorious sporting summer. Some 800 athletes, including cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, swimmer Ellie Simmonds and heptathlete Jessica Ennis, took to floats for the parade from Mansion House to [...]
More volume is likely as a new month begins September 2, 2012 MARKING the end of the summer doldrums, Wall Street is likely to kick off September with heavy trading volume while it hopes that the European Central Bank will hint at further stimulus measures to boost the global economy. On Friday, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the central bank stands ready to bolster [...]
Bankers and graduates hit with crashing wages and less hiring July 8, 2012 WORKERS are taking a hammering as appointments collapse and wages stagnate, according to recruitment industry research published today. Permanent placements slumped in June – the first fall in six months and the quickest drop for three years, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG report on jobs showed. The index crashed from 51 in [...]
The delights of Gstaad in summer July 1, 2012 GSTAAD, in the German-speaking canton of Berne, is about as ritzy a resort as you can get. It’s got the prices and celebrity factor of Verbier, but it’s smaller. Much smaller. And therefore, much classier – like a rare tiny diamond instead of a bling-tastic shop window. Not that there aren’t bling-tastic shop windows in [...]
French courts suit my game, admits Watson May 29, 2012 BRITAIN’S Heather Watson confessed her love for the French Open after again reaching the competition’s second round with an accomplished victory over Russia’s Elena Vesnina. Watson last summer became the first British female in 28 years to qualify for the Grand Slam at Roland Garros and yesterday continued her impressive form with a 6-2 6-4 [...]
Swimming star shares her tips with City A.M. May 7, 2012 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT With just over two months to go until the Olympics, team GB hopeful Keri-Anne Payne still found time to be an official ambassador for this year’s Swimathon (swimathon.org), an event that a whopping 26,078 swimmers across the UK took part in. I caught up with her to get her take on [...]
THE ART LOVER’S RISE AND FALL November 15, 2011 As well as roles as a director of Merville Limited and chairman of Essensys, John Pluthero is also an enthusiastic collector of abstract art. Last year he founded AbstractCritical, an online forum that organises exhibitions and discussions around the subject. Background: Baroquey, 2009 – Anne Smart SINCE first coming to the City’s attention as an [...]