Pietersen return motivated by his desire to avenge Ashes whitewash March 25, 2015 CONTROVERSIAL batsman Kevin Pietersen insists his motivation to return to England is fuelled by a desire to wrestle the Ashes from the grasp of Australia. Surrey yesterday re-signed Pietersen in a deal which will see the 34-year-old primarily focus on red-ball cricket in a bid to force his way back into the England reckoning ahead [...]
Chelsea FC partner is named over Heron Tower fraud raid March 25, 2015 Exclusive: Police will this morning name the City company at the centre of a fraud squad raid that resulted in 13 people being arrested earlier this month. Investors in a fund run by CWM (Capital World Markets) are being asked to come forward and speak to the City of London police, which conducted the raid [...]
Women are on board in the FTSE 100, but job is not finished March 24, 2015 The number of women on FTSE 100 firms’ boards has almost doubled over the past four years, a government report released today will show. However, there is still scepticism over whether firms are boosting their numbers by bringing in female non-executive members, instead of promoting women into executive roles through their internal structures. The report, [...]
Mentoring critical to having more FTSE female board members, say women on boards March 24, 2015 As a government report points to a more than doubling of women on FTSE boards, three women give the lowdown on life in the boardroom, and how more women can get there. Anne Richards Anne Richards had “wandered through life not really worrying about the gender mix of a board”. However, the chief investment officer [...]
Bank levy here to stay forever, says Osborne March 24, 2015 BRITAIN’S lenders face having to pay the bank levy forever, as the chancellor yesterday revealed that the crisis-era tax was here to stay. The levy was initially presented as a way to make banks pay for the crash, and to encourage them to shrink back down to a manageable size. But even when the deficit [...]
Almost broke Greece pledges to present reform plan by Monday March 24, 2015 CASh-strapped Greece yesterday pledged to put together a comprehensive list of reforms by the start of next week to unlock aid, as Athens raided public health and metro coffers to find money to pay salaries. The news came as reports suggested that Greece risked running out of cash by 20 April unless it secured fresh [...]
AA plans to raise £200m through share placing March 24, 2015 Roadside recovery business the AA is preparing to raise £200m through a share placing, as part of a refinancing plan aimed at reducing its debt of £2.7bn. The company will also refinance £735m of its senior debt facilities, in plans that could be announced today. Investors who have been approached about the placing are thought [...]
Website boss sells 6pc stake March 24, 2015 THE FOUNDER of price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com is selling a 6.4 per cent stake in the company. Simon Nixon is offering 35m existing ordinary 0.02 pence shares in the company. The shares will be sold with the right to receive the final dividend of 5.69p per share, which is due to be paid on 8 [...]
Big cat takes to the air in car promo March 24, 2015 Your eyes are not deceiving you, and this isn’t a CGI mock-up. It’s expert stuntman Jim Dowdall driving a new Jaguar XF 240 metres across two 34mm carbon wires suspended 18 metres above water at Canary Wharf. The lengths some companies will go…
Morrisons new chief shelves old exec team March 24, 2015 MORRISONS new chief executive David Potts has wasted little time in overhauling the beleaguered supermarket chain as he turfed out five of its senior managers yesterday. Potts, who only took the top job at the Bradford-based retailer last week, said he plans to simplify and speed up the business by building a “leaner senior management [...]
