Big banks beware: It’s tougher than ever to stay ahead of the curve May 27, 2014 WE’VE seen a steady stream of good news and positive figures about the UK economy recently. Unemployment is down, consumer confidence up, and the IMF suggests that our economy will be the fastest growing in the G7 in 2014. This is not limited to London, either. While some economists and politicians have expressed recent concerns [...]
Letters to the Editor – 27/05 – Dangerous rates, China’s rise, Best of Twitter May 27, 2014 Dangerous rates [Re: Britain’s mortgage prisoners must act now or face financial meltdown, Friday] The fate of the “mortgage prisoners” (those who have used the opportunity of low rates to take out misjudged loans for new properties) is no doubt troubling. But to argue that this means we should put off a rise in base [...]
CNBC Comment: Putin’s bravado masks financial stress May 26, 2014 VLADIMIR Putin’s pivot to the East can no longer be in any doubt. Attending the St Petersburg Economic Forum (the annual meeting he set up to rival Davos) last week, high profile US attendees, like Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, were notably absent. The most high-profile foreign delegates were from China, like vice premier Li [...]
DailyFX Tips & Picks: The difference between trading and analysis – a boot camp for novice traders May 26, 2014 TRADERS’ best ideas often turn out to be their worst. It’s almost ironic. Great ideas turn into bad trades, and bad trades turn into lost money. It only takes one of these bad trades to wipe out the profit from hundreds of better ones. Even worse, that one bad trade can snuff out any gains [...]
The four ways to gain credibility in your new role May 26, 2014 Think the hard part is over now you’ve got your dream job? Think again THE GHASTLY interview process is over, and you’re excited about a new challenge. But establishing credibility and adapting to the culture of a new organisation can be tricky. According to accelerating transitions expert Michael D Watkins (who has written a book [...]
All hail a brilliant double bill May 26, 2014 THEATRE WOLF HALL + BRING UP THE BODIES Aldwych Theatre | By Simon Thomson Four Stars THE UNDERTAKING is epic; two three-hour plays, back to back. But with crackling dialogue, compelling acting, minimalist sets, masterful special effects, extravagant costumes and ersatz crumhorns, the six hours fly by. Adapted from the first two-thirds of Hilary Mantel’s [...]
The M3 is back and in rude health May 26, 2014 After killing off one of its most iconic models, BMW has found an ingenious way to bring the M3 back to life BMW’s marketing department accidentally killed the M3. For four generations it epitomised everyday Porsche-humbling performance, and had been a hit in the City ever since the original 1980s M3 became a stockbroker pinup. [...]
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Spurs turn to Pochettino as hunt for boss poised to end May 26, 2014 TOTTENHAM are confident of appointing Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager this week, after chairman Daniel Levy last night offered the Argentine a three-year contract to swap Southampton for White Hart Lane. With one year remaining on his current deal, Saints are expected to make a last-ditch attempt to persuade Pochettino to stay with a [...]
Lancaster backs Cipriani to star in New Zealand May 26, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster is confident his call to end Danny Cipriani’s international exile will be justified in New Zealand. Cipriani won the last of his seven England caps in November 2008, owing to a series of off-field incidents and loss of form, but was yesterday upgraded by Lancaster from a member of the [...]
