Activist investor takes shot at board of vodka maker Stock Spirits January 27, 2019 A Portuguese activist investor has launched a no-holds-barred attack on the chairman and senior director of vodka maker Stock Spirits amid discontent about shareholder returns. Luis Amaral, whose investment firm Western Gate holds a 10 per cent stake in Stock Spirits, has called on fellow shareholders to oust chairman David Maloney and senior independent director [...]
Theresa May and Boris Johnson were both in the shadow of Jeremy Corbyn at the Conservative conference October 3, 2018 Inevitably, Theresa May's speech was always going to be judged alongside her disastrous efforts this time last year. Twelve months ago she lost her voice and the stage fell apart, but even from that low bar her address in Birmingham was a successful outing for the PM. She also survived the alternative leader speech given by Boris [...]
The new space race: Private companies are getting into the business of space travel – and it could produce the world’s first trillionaire May 30, 2017 Five-minutes’ drive from Kennedy Space Center, among the marshes and pine trees of Merritt Island Wildlife Reserve, lies Shuttles Restaurant & Bar. On the back wall is a massive photograph of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, soaring into space on the back of an orange fuel tank. Bolted to its side are two white rockets, spouting [...]
The Big Bang 30 years on: How the City of London has changed since 1986 October 26, 2016 Nothing stands still in the City. The world's financial services powerhouse has seen it all, from boom and bust to bouncebacks and Brexit. Its skyline has changed almost beyond recognition over the last three decades, as have the markets it serves. As we mark the 30th anniversary of the so-called Big Bang, we cannot help [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 16 October 2013 October 15, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES US bankers attack London-China love US bankers and UK lawyers attacked the new light-touch regulatory regime proposed for Chinese banks in the City on Tuesday, accusing George Osborne of political interference in regulation. As the chancellor confirmed details of a plan for Chinese banks to operate via branches rather than full-blown subsidiaries, senior [...]