Graphene maker floats to fund miracle chemical production October 13, 2013 GRAPHENE manufacturer Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) has announced its intention to float on London’s Alternative Investment Market (Aim) in November. Graphene is a new material expected to revolutionise fields such as medicine and manufacturing with its light, strong and conductive properties. The company, which has existing partnerships with Dyson and Procter and Gamble, is expected [...]
EE launches mobile features for City-based traders and investors October 13, 2013 MOBILE operator EE is launching a new campaign today targeting City-based businesses and financial traders with features such as mobile voice recording. EE’s marketing chief for business Gerry McQuade described the new features as the complete package for financial services firms. “We’ve focused all our efforts on providing the City with the best mobile services [...]
Christmas toys to inspire little professionals October 13, 2013 GONE are the days, it seems, when young boys and girls dreamed vaguely of becoming a policeman or ballerina. These days, according to John Lewis’s top five toy list, those careers are being moulded by their favourite television programmes and the stars they see. According to the retail store, youngsters aspiring to be the next [...]
Top bosses going back to school October 13, 2013 SOME OF the City’s most formidable bosses have signed up to offer careers advice in state schools across the country this week, joining the Eton-educated PM David Cameron, Westminster School’s Nick Clegg and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper in extolling to schoolkids the virtues of hard work over family ties. Carphone Warehouse chief exec Charles [...]
Pension expert warns schemes are outdated October 13, 2013 UP TO 11m new pension savers risk slipping into poverty in old age due to poorly designed government-backed saving schemes, a major new report out today claims. Auto-enrolment schemes, which are currently being rolled out across the country, aim to recruit millions of young workers into defined contribution (DC) pensions, letting them invest in stocks [...]
Lawyers attack Cable’s claim he will get tough on bad directors October 13, 2013 INVESTIGATIONS into bad directors have been slashed, law firm Pinsent Masons said today, despite business minister Vince Cable’s promise to get tough on rogue bosses. Disqualifications of directors have fallen 30 per cent since the current government came to power, the lawyers say – just 920 were disqualified in 2012-13, down from 1333 in 2010-11. [...]
Ireland says it will exit bailout by December October 13, 2013 IRELAND will become the first Eurozone country to exit an international bailout in mid-December and may do so without a financing backstop from its European partners, the ruling party announced at a triumphant rally this weekend. Prime Minister Enda Kenny told a gathering of his Fine Gael party that “the economic emergency will be over” [...]
Serco could lose key Whitehall contracts following fraud probe October 13, 2013 OUTSOURCING firm Serco risks losing three major government contracts if it can’t improve its performance in six weeks. The Cabinet Office, the watchdog for government procurement, is currently investigating Serco’s Whitehall contracts after the company was hit with allegations of fraud in July after claims that it had altered records on the transport and tagging [...]
Versace suitors prepare bids October 13, 2013 FASHION giant Versace is being pursued by a host of suitors keen to bid for a much-coveted stake in the company. Several big private equity buyout names, including Ardian – formerly Axa Private Equity – Permira, KKR, Clessidra and Blackstone, are all considering bidding for the 15-20 per cent stake in the company. Italy’s state-controlled [...]
HS2 protesters take fight to the Supreme Court October 13, 2013 CAMPAIGNERS against High Speed 2 will take their case to the Supreme Court this week in their latest attempt the derail the transport project. The HS2 Action Alliance (HS2AA) and a group of local councils will tomorrow start their latest appeal against the decision to go ahead with the £46.2bn rail link, in a case [...]
