Peppa Pig brings home the bacon for FTSE 250 company Entertainment One as revenue rises September 10, 2015 Entertainment One (eOne), the Canadian company responsible for distributing blockbuster series Twilight and the Hunger Games, reported revenues were up one per cent in yesterday’s trading update. Primary school favourite Peppa Pig, bought home the bacon for eOne’s TV operations – revenues in the unit were up by 32 per cent. While performance was largely [...]
Martin Johnson interview: Why Rugby World Cup 2015 will define Stuart Lancaster’s England team September 10, 2015 Former England captain Martin Johnson knows a thing or two about Rugby World Cups and concedes that the current side’s indelible placing in the annals of history will be determined over the next month or so. Such a stance does not sit comfortably with the 45-year-old, although he accepts it is inevitable. Johnson has [...]
Hodgson deal talks postponed until after Euros September 10, 2015 ANY discussions regarding a new deal for England boss Roy Hodgson will be delayed until after Euro 2016, according to Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn. The FA is keen to avoid what it describes as the “unsavoury” situation which occurred when previous boss Fabio Capello was handed a lucrative contract extension prior to the [...]
Burgess will want to make his presence felt, insists Robinson September 10, 2015 FORMER England winger Jason Robinson insists fellow rugby league convert Sam Burgess will not be content with a place among head coach Stuart Lancaster’s replacements when the World Cup gets underway next week. Burgess was one of four centres named in Lancaster’s 31-man squad for the home tournament, which starts on 18 September when England [...]
We should encourage foreign graduates to stay – The City View September 9, 2015 Last week, this newspaper ran a front page story warning that finance chiefs identify the skills gap as a bigger threat to our economy than a slowdown in China, cyber attacks or even a British exit from the EU. Today, we feature the case of an international student with a first class degree in accountancy [...]
Netanyahu heads to No 10 for PM meeting September 9, 2015 ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Downing Street this morning to meet counterpart David Cameron. It will be the first in-person meeting for the prime ministers since March 2014, when Cameron visited Israel. Foreign policy issues are set to dominate their discussions, with counterterrorism efforts, the rise of Islamic State (IS) and the [...]
FTSE 100 bosses and executive pay review has share awards in its sights September 9, 2015 You could almost hear the sighs of exasperation around the City this week as yet another review of boardroom pay was unveiled. The weariness was understandable – myriad studies of executive remuneration have gathered dust for years, even as FTSE-100 pay soared to fresh heights. There is no guarantee that this one, spearheaded [...]
KKR looks to extend its reach with hedge fund September 9, 2015 NEW YORK investment giant KKR yesterday announced it was buying a 24.9 per cent stake in London-based hedge fund Marshall Wace. Continuing Tuesday’s glut of M&A, KKR said in a statement it had acquired the minority stake with a combination of cash and shares, with the option to increase the ownership interest to 19.9 per [...]
Palmer & Harvey tills ring with sales September 9, 2015 WHOLESALER Palmer & Harvey (P&H) yesterday posted a six per cent jump in full-year revenue after its tie-up with CostCutter in 2013 helped to bolster its presence across the UK. The independently owned company said revenues hit £4.5bn in the year to 4 April, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation increased by 19 [...]
Occupy London protesters take on the Feds over iPhone surveillance claims during St Paul’s siege September 9, 2015 Meanwhile in the City, Occupy London’s protesters are taking on the Feds, with lawyers for the group demanding to know whether police used anti-terrorism powers to interfere with the hippies’ Macbooks and iPhones during their siege of St Paul's. Matthew Varnham, director of Legal Observers, claims that the revolutionaries “faced various technical issues with [...]
