Candy & Candy goes global with plans for worldwide licensing February 4, 2014 CANDY & Candy, the property company founded by brothers Nick and Christian Candy, yesterday announced plans to licence their brand across the globe. The business, which was the development manager and interior designer for One Hyde Park, said it will seek to enter into strategic partnerships with developers in places like Mumbai, Singapore, Hong Kong, [...]
Lloyds suspends senior FX trader February 4, 2014 THE FOREIGN exchange benchmark probe reached Lloyds yesterday as the bank suspended a senior trader. Martin Chantree has been with the state-backed bank since 2005 and has previously worked at HBOS, Societe Generale and Rabobank. Other lenders including JP Morgan, Citi, Deutsche Bank and UBS have also been probed in the investigations, which are looking into allegations [...]
Shard View has 1st birthday bash February 4, 2014 CHAMPAGNE was flowing on the upper reaches of the Shard last night as The View From The Shard, the panoramic tourist trap on the 68, 69 and 71st floors of Renzo Piano’s masterpiece, celebrated its first birthday. Tunes were supplied by original Sugababes or MKS (Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan) as we’re calling them now, followed [...]
Planning Awards take Boris’ mind off Tube February 4, 2014 FOLLOWING his tête-à-tête with RMT’s Bob Crow on LBC radio, Boris Johnson relaxed by presenting The London Planning Awards last night. East Village took the top gong for Planning Excellence as well as Best New Place To Live. “Enjoy yourselves at the after show drinks…but perhaps not for too long with the strike deadline approaching,” [...]
Cuadrilla plans to frack at two Lancashire sites February 4, 2014 SHALE GAS explorer Cuadrilla Resources yesterday said that it plans to start fracking at two new sites in Lancashire, to the alarm of environmental groups who say it will not solve the UK’s energy problems. The company, which has British Gas-owner Centrica as a stakeholder, said that it plans to apply for permission to hydraulically [...]
Brand Index: Facebook craze in Brazil shows it has further to grow February 4, 2014 FACEBOOK turns 10 years old this week, and much of the conversation around its decadal anniversary has centred on whether its extraordinary rise will continue, or if the social networking behemoth is already on the wane. The most oft-cited argument of the Facebook naysayers is that it is becoming passé among teenagers, who some say [...]
Premier Oil chief executive steps down after nine years at the top February 4, 2014 THE CHIEF executive of Premier Oil is to step down after nine years at the helm, the FTSE 250-listed energy explorer said yesterday. Simon Lockett, who is leaving to pursue new business opportunities, has agreed to remain in the role until a successor has been found by the board, to ensure a smooth transition. “It [...]
Ministers get tough on shops that sell cheap alcohol with new ban February 4, 2014 THE GOVERNMENT has announced that retailers will no longer be allowed to sell alcohol below cost price, deemed to be anything lower than duty plus VAT. The ban will come into force on 6 April this year, and aims to tackle the trend of “deep discounting” which has led to some supermarkets selling cans of lager [...]
PwC to help Chinese firms move to Albert Docks business district February 4, 2014 CHINESE property developer ABP, which is set to overhaul London’s Royal Albert Docks into an Asian business district, yesterday struck a deal with PwC to help more Chinese firms settle there. PwC will offer tax, legal and accountancy support to companies coming to the UK as part of a so-called corporate “landing service” called First [...]
Coal of Africa hires new chief exec February 4, 2014 London-listed miner Coal of Africa yesterday said that it has hired its non-executive chairman David Brown as its new chief executive and executive director, effective from the start of the week. He previously spent almost 14 years at Impala Platinum, where he served as chief finance officer and chief executive. Bernard Pryor has been appointed [...]
