Hong Kong protesters clash with police November 30, 2014 Protesters clashed with police in Hong Kong last night as they tried to surround government headquarters as part of their campaign for free elections and democratic reforms in the Chinese-controlled city. Police arrested at least 40 demonstrators.
Barclays unwraps video-link service November 30, 2014 BARCLAYS took a leap into the future yesterday by unveiling the UK’s first known face-to-face video banking service. Barclays Premier account holders will get access to the service on 8 December with other customers having to wait until next year to use the service, which lets them talk to Barclays staff over a video link [...]
Christmas charity: Empowering people in poverty thanks to Opportunity UK November 30, 2014 This Christmas City A.M. is presenting five of our favourite charities to provide our readers with some inspiration for festive charitable giving 2014. We're starting off our Christmas charity drive this year with an old friend. City A.M. has worked with Opportunity International UK for a number of years, with our readers helping over 635,000 [...]
Stars enjoy St Andrew’s Day at the Savoy November 30, 2014 IT WAS St Andrew’s Day yesterday and to celebrate for Scots in London, the London Scottish Football Club hosted a charity lunch at The Savoy on Friday – raising £23,000 for the STV Appeal. Presenter Kirsty Gallacher, magician Magic Romil and rugby star Kenny Logan (pictured) were all there along with ex-Tesco chair Sir David [...]
Best of the Brokers for 01 December 2014 November 30, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com BHP BILLITON Morgan Stanley analysts have upped their target price for the natural resources company from 2050p to 2200p and kept their “overweight” rating. “It ranks well versus diversified mining and oil peers,” the analysts said. DIXONS CARPHONE Deutsche Bank has upgraded its [...]
Chancellor warns of few sweeteners in Autumn Statement – London Week Ahead November 30, 2014 THE AUTUMN Statement on Wednesday will be the highlight of the business week, although chancellor George Osborne has already warned the government can not afford sweeteners to potential voters as it is too behind on its deficit target. Osborne told the BBC Andrew Marr show yesterday there would be “no unfunded giveaways.” Manufacturing, construction and [...]
Cyber Monday binge forecast – The week ahead on Wall St November 30, 2014 Cyber Monday will today stoke US consumer spending again, following the Thanksgiving shopping binge. Economists will be keen to see sales figures, as they are often seen as an indicator of the US economy’s general health. Tomorrow will include a raft of speeches from members of the Federal Reserve, including its chair Janet Yellen. The [...]
Is Latin America the next step for your business? November 30, 2014 SPONSORED CONTENT BY SANTANDER Look south west, and there is a vast, untapped export market. That’s the message of Canning House, Britain’s leading forum and contacts hub for Latin America, and a participant at Santander’s Breakthrough Box last week. “Companies are being held back because of a lack of familiarity and a fear of engagement,” [...]
Staff perks: It’s the little things November 30, 2014 What do you do to incentivise your staff? With today’s average worker staying in a job for just 4.4 years, how can you retain a valuable team? Employment law specialists Peninsula took to the Breakthrough Box floor to talk businesses through the ins and outs of boosting employee productivity. Realising that low-cost incentives can be [...]
Parting is such sweet sorrow for financier’s wife after £337m win November 27, 2014 Billionaire hedge fund manager Sir Chris Hohn was yesterday ordered by the High Court to pay his estranged American wife Jamie Cooper-Hohn £337m, the largest divorce settlement in British legal history. The former couple, whose Children’s Investment Fund Foundation is one of the top private charities in the world, have been feuding over a family [...]
