Iata expects air cargo growth March 11, 2014 Air cargo should see stronger growth this year with demand picking up in most regions, the global airlines body Iata said yesterday. In a review covering the first quarter of 2014, it said positive cyclical developments had brought a pickup in freight demand. However, it gave no specific figures.
City Moves for 12 March 2014 | Who’s switching jobs March 11, 2014 MHA MacIntyre Hudson The accounting firm has announced the appointment of Sarah Jarvie as a manager in its restructuring and recovery team. She has over 15 years’ experience, and was most recently at KPMG. PwC The professional services firm has appointed two data analytics partners to its financial services risk and regulation team. Nick Bouch joins [...]
Best of the Brokers for 12 March 2014 March 11, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com AVIVA RBC Capital has moved its target price on the insurer from 400p to 550p and upgraded the stock from “underperform” to “neutral” following last week’s results, saying that a return to top-line growth in its life business and management drive to improve [...]
London Report: FTSE nudges down to near month-long low after banks fall March 11, 2014 THE UK’S top equity index steadied yesterday after hitting a three-week low, with some investors seeing value in beaten-down stocks, although the market remained vulnerable to further declines in the near term. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 0.06 per cent lower at 6,685.52 points after falling to 6,660.59, its lowest since the middle of [...]
New York Report: Wall St hit by profit taking March 11, 2014 US STOCKS fell yesterday, with selling picking up late in the session, as investors cashed in some of the recent market gains, but the S&P 500 finished less than one per cent away from a record high set last week. Indexes had swung between gains and losses in the first half of the session, as [...]
Letters to the Editor – 12/03 – Venezuela chaos, Greenbelt land, Best of Twitter March 11, 2014 Venezuela chaos [Re: Venezuela’s mad socialist experiment is destroying a nation, yesterday] The Left has been praising Venezuela as some sort of democratic New Way, and has remained wilfully blind to the rigged courts, massive increase in murder, and the harassment of journalists and the media. The country rode on the back of high energy [...]
Consolidate: Don’t let your Isas go to waste March 11, 2014 But be very careful to avoid committing the cardinal sin of losing the tax wrapper on your existing investment With the end of the tax year fast approaching (5 April), the clock is ticking to make the most of your full Isa allowance (currently £11,520, up to half of which can be held in cash). [...]
Three Isa investment themes to play in 2014 March 11, 2014 @AnnabelPalmer1 ARE YOU making the most of your Isa? The end of the tax year is fast approaching, so not only is now the time to maximise your contributions (up to £11,520 in a stocks and shares Isa in 2013 -14), but it is also an opportunity to consider whether your portfolio needs rebalancing. City [...]
Kelly Brook’s new place is Mahiki for City workers March 11, 2014 STEAM & RYE 147 Leadenhall St EC3V 4QT Tel: 020 7444 9960 FOOD Two Stars VALUE Three Stars ATMOSPHERE Two Stars Cost for two with drinks: £105 STEAM & Rye’s website features pages and pages of photographs of Tarquins and Lotties drinking cocktails and having what looks like a bloody good time. Here’s Tarquin posing [...]
Where to Drink: Lanes of London and House of Ho will quench your thirst March 11, 2014 IF VARIETY is the spice of life, then London is spicier than a ghost chilli. This winter witnessed the launch of countless bars and restaurants, all of which offer a different experience, and one that’s offering four. Lanes of London on Park Lane has branched out from its Mayfair environs to incorporate inspirations from many [...]
