Attacking intent set to reward Bath with Premiership glory May 28, 2015 AFTER two epic semi-finals, albeit of contrasting score lines, the action-packed rugby season reaches its peak tomorrow as Bath and Saracens do battle in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham. Saracens became the fifth away side from 21 play-off semi-finals to progress to HQ after triumphing 29-24 over reigning champions Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens. [...]
Maximum excitement on FA Cup final May 28, 2015 A THIRD of FA Cup finals at the new Wembley have gone into extra-time. That includes Arsenal’s dramatic victory over Hull City last year and their encounter with Aston Villa tomorrow could well go to the wire too. Sporting Index have a huge range of markets on all aspects of the game, including a selection [...]
Former Thomas Cook boss Harriet Green gives up £3m following Corfu deaths scandal May 27, 2015 Former Thomas Cook boss Harriet Green has pledged to donate a third of her multi-million pound bonus to charity amid a growing backlash against the firm over the deaths of two British children in Corfu. Green, chief executive between 2012 and 2014, came under fire after it emerged she was in line for up [...]
Banks in scramble for Barclays’ coveted broking ticket as Deutsche and Credit Suisse invited to re-pitch May 27, 2015 Barclays, the international London-based bank led by Antony Jenkins, has decided to put its broking mandate up for review after four years. The group is currently served by Deutsche and Credit Suisse as joint brokers. A source close to the bank, which is valued at around £45bn, said yesterday the decision to look for new [...]
EU referendum details emerge as David Cameron begins European tour to win reform support May 27, 2015 New details about the in/out referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union have emerged today, as Prime Minister David Cameron sets off on a whistle-stop tour to meet with his European counterparts. The EU referendum bill, which the government will introduce in parliament today, includes the exact text that the electorate will be [...]
Business groups pick apart new policies laid out in Queen’s Speech May 27, 2015 BUSINESS groups largely welcomed yesterday’s Queen’s Speech, but many nevertheless identified concerns with specific policy proposals, including the immigration and childcare bills. Tim Thomas, head of employment policy at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, took issue with the immigration bill, which the government said would include a possible “skills levy” to tax businesses that use foreign labour. [...]
Markets lifted despite denials over Greek deal May 27, 2015 EUROPEAN stock markets rallied yesterday as the Greek government offered reassurances that it would strike a deal with creditors, but Brussels was quick to dismiss the prospect of an imminent compromise. Markets initially climbed when a Greek government official said: “At a Brussels group [a meeting between technical teams from Greece and its creditors] today [...]
Imperial boss clinches a $7bn US tobacco deal May 27, 2015 IMPERIAL Tobacco helped to push the FTSE up yesterday, as shares jumped after the company got the green light from the US Federal Trade Commission to move forward with its plans to acquire several US tobacco brands. Shares in the company closed at 3,393p, up by 3.32 per cent, after announcing that it had moved [...]
Tom Hayes recruited accomplices to manipulate Libor, court told May 27, 2015 Former UBS and Citi trader Tom Hayes spent years recruiting other bankers and brokers to help him manipulate Libor submissions, prosecutors claimed yesterday. Hayes, the first trader to face accusations in front of a jury, denies eight charges of conspiracy to defraud. Southwark Crown Court yesterday heard that he tried to recruit his step-brother, who works at [...]
Sir Roy Gardner primed to take the hot seat at struggling Serco May 27, 2015 SERCO will appoint Sir Roy Gardner as its new chairman, replacing Alastair Lyons. Gardner has previously served as the chairman of catering giant Compass, and is currently a non-executive director at bookmaker William Hill. He was also on the board of Manchester United when it was listed on the London Stock Exchange. Sky News reported [...]
