Career boost: Why an MSc will help give you the edge – you’ll benefit from specialised electives and startup support August 13, 2015 In today's competitive climate, there has never been a better time to consider graduate study. A globalised market and grade inflation means that an undergraduate qualification may simply no longer be sufficient, says Mark Taylor, dean of Warwick Business School. In 2013, the Sutton Trust found that “there is a significant wage premium for those [...]
How businesses are using crowdfunding in their CSR strategy: The evolving relationship between platforms and corporates August 13, 2015 Crowdfunding has democratised investing and made it more efficient. But the landscape has evolved significantly. Once dominated by platforms simply enabling people to make donations to causes, debt-based crowdfunding is now by far the largest subsector, and fashionable equity gets a lot of airtime. But despite less exposure these days, the original donation-based crowdfunding is [...]
Best of the Brokers for 13 August 2015 August 13, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com AO WORLD Numis reiterated its “buy” recommendation on the online retailer. Despite a recent slowdown in UK sales growth, the broker said it expects UK revenue growth to accelerate over the next year. The broker also said: “We continue to believe that AO [...]
Unilever and China weigh on FTSE but Randgold shines – London Report August 13, 2015 BRITAIN’S top share index was dragged lower yesterday by Unilever and mining companies after the fall in the value of China’s currency pulled down metal prices. The blue chip FTSE 100 index was down 1.4 per cent at 6,571.19p by the close, slightly outperforming other European equities. Consumer goods company Unilever shed 4.3 per cent [...]
Old Mutual restructures division to give Buxton chief exec role August 13, 2015 INSURER Old Mutual overhauled its UK wealth division yesterday, creating a new investment unit and promoting top fund manager Richard Buxton to head its retail business. The FTSE 100 listed firm has been forced into the rejig following its £585m takeover of UK wealth manager Quilter Cheviot earlier this year. Quilter boss Martin Baines has [...]
Volution revenue gets blast of fresh air on back of purchases and rising demand August 13, 2015 VENTILATION products supplier Volution yesterday announced boosted annual revenue, helped by the purchase of Brueggemann Energiekonzepte. Volution said revenue for the year to 31 July was £130m, up by 7.9 per cent year-on-year and up 12 per cent on a constant currency basis. This was driven by one per cent organic growth in the year, [...]
Looks like meat’s back on the menu, boys! August 13, 2015 Chefs from restaurant company ETM Group were shipped out to the Yorkshire moors at dawn yesterday to bag the first grouse of the season. And the team at Clerkenwell eatery the Jugged Hare promised to have their bird on the table within 12 hours of reaching the estate. Once the brace was shot at 10:30am, [...]
Oxford so passe August 13, 2015 STUDENT satisfaction remains undented by higher fees, according to yesterday’s national survey, but more surprising are the unis making students happiest. Concerned your offspring didn’t get the right A-levels for international relations at Durham today? Don’t worry, topping the survey were lesser-known schools from Keele to Surrey. Oxbridge certainly seems to dominate the business landscape, [...]
Sofa chain SCS keeps shareholders comfortable after pick-up in sales August 13, 2015 SOFA chain SCS hailed an improvement in sales in the last three months of a difficult year hampered by warm weather and the uncertainty in the run-up to the 7 May General Election. The retailer, which floated on the London stock market earlier this year, said total like-for-like sales for the year to 25 July [...]
Car dealer Lookers ups dividend after new car sales boost profits August 13, 2015 BRITAIN’S fourth-largest car dealer Lookers has hiked its interim dividend by 10 per cent after delivering record profits for the first half of the year. The London-listed firm, which sells nearly 120,000 new and used vehicles in the UK every year, said profit before tax rose six per cent to £39.9m thanks to a strong [...]
