UK set to face ‘sluggish’ growth in the face of sticky inflation and Bank of England interest rate hikes
Deloitte names David Sproul as chief executive December 8, 2010 BIG four accountant Deloitte named the head of its tax practice, David Sproul, as successor to its UK chief executive John Connelly yesterday. The news confirms City A.M.’s November report that Sproul was the preferred of two candidates for the position, alongside executive committee member Martin Eadon. Sproul, who joined Deloitte UK in 2002 from [...]
THE FAMOUS FIVE – ENGLAND’S FOES February 2, 2011 Italy NICK MALLETT’S Italy remain a work in progress, and will have their work cut out again to not collect the wooden spoon, as they have done for the past three years. But there are some positives, and the Azzurri are becoming more competitive, thanks in part to domestic powerhouses Benetton Treviso and Aironi Rugby’s [...]
Tax boss leads race for top job at Deloitte November 14, 2010 ONE of Deloitte’s lesser-known figures is in the running to become its top accountant as the search for a successor to the firm’s chief executive John Connolly reaches its final stages. David Sproul was appointed UK head of tax at the big four firm in 2006 and is now being tipped for the top job [...]
Time is right for Allan to make return February 3, 2010 LOSING Ottis Gibson as bowling coach was a huge blow for Andy Flower and his England coaching team. He was highly-respected in the ranks, especially among the seamers, and it’s credit to him that the likes of Stuart Broad and James Anderson are now recognised among the world’s elite. But it is because of his [...]
3i cash raising efforts see it halve its debt July 8, 2009 3i GROUP, the listed private equity giant, said yesterday it had managed to cut its debt in half over the last three months as it offloaded assets and completed a heavily-discounted rights issue. The £732m raised in the rights issue – where existing shareholders were offered bargain-priced shares as the group scrambled to raise cash [...]
3i cash raising efforts see it halve its debt July 8, 2009 3i GROUP, the listed private equity giant, said yesterday it had managed to cut its debt in half over the last three months as it offloaded assets and completed a heavily-discounted rights issue. The £732m raised in the rights issue – where existing shareholders were offered bargain-priced shares as the group scrambled to raise cash [...]
Clive Owen proves that he’s the daddy January 21, 2010 Film THE BOYS ARE BACK Cert: 12A NOTHING to do with Thin Lizzy (sadly), this adaptation of Simon Carr’s memoir stars Clive Owen as Joe, a macho Brit sports journalist living in happy isolation on the Australian coast with his wife and young son, whose cosy idyll is swept away by her sudden death from [...]