Liverpool dismiss Brendan Rodgers as Dick Advocaat quits Sunderland October 4, 2015 Former Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp and ex-Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti last night emerged as favourites for the Liverpool job after Anfield chiefs sacked Brendan Rodgers. Rodgers’ departure was announced just hours after the Reds drew 1-1 at Merseyside rivals Everton and on a tumultuous day that also saw Dick Advocaat quit Sunderland but [...]
Italian job sees Ireland scrape into last eight October 4, 2015 RELIEVED Ireland coach Joe Schmidt admitted that his side made life difficult for themselves despite sealing their place in the World Cup quarter-finals with a narrow 16-9 victory over Italy at the Olympic Stadium yesterday. Centre Keith Earls dotted down to set a new national record of eight World Cup tries although Ireland were pegged [...]
Know your stuff: Five things everyone needs to hear about pensions October 2, 2015 Charges and not taking enough risk can massively dent your long-term savings. Seismic shifts have taken place in the pensions world in recent years – and there may be more to come. Generous employer pension schemes have all but disappeared, and new freedoms brought in by the government this year aim to offer savers [...]
Ladies who don’t lunch: Ingrid talks people power, performance, and rising to the top October 2, 2015 Maike Currie talks to Ingrid Waterfield about taking the road less travelled When I arrive at One Lombard Street, a favourite haunt of City-types just a stone’s throw from the Bank of England, Ingrid Waterfield is already seated and waiting. I am not late but I am slightly flustered. She, on the other hand, [...]
New York and fuel trim FTSE – London Report October 2, 2015 UK SHARES outperformed their European counterparts yesterday as mining and oil and gas companies rose, although weakness on Wall Street trimmed the gains. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed just 10.86 points higher, up 0.2 per cent at 6,072.47 points, having been up by more than one per cent for most of the session. Mining [...]
Best of the Brokers for 2 October 2015 October 2, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com REDROW Housebuilder Redrow “is the most growth-focused UK housebuilder,” Jefferies follows, with “virtually all the available cash is being used to buy land”. So the broker is not at all alarmed by the low dividend (lowest in the sector) announced with the company’s full-year [...]
How you can secure a partnership role: Find a mentor and have a list of contacts in every specialism October 2, 2015 You don’t just wake up one morning and decide you want to become an equity partner. It may seem daunting, but you must take your professional development in your own hands. Ambition will really set you apart from your colleagues, and you may even have been spotted by your employer as potential partner material, but [...]
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2015 odds: Treve all set to rewrite history books in Paris October 2, 2015 No horse has ever won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2.55pm) more than twice in the race’s 95-year history, but wonder-mare TREVE looks impossible to oppose in her hat-trick bid on Sunday. The daughter of Motivator became the first since Tantieme (1951) to land back-to-back runnings 12 months ago and can be backed [...]
Manchester United can win again and keep their good Emirates run going October 2, 2015 Sometimes the price alone is enough to make a bet worth placing. That’s the case when top-of-the-table Manchester United – 11/4 shots with Sportingbet – head to the Emirates on Sunday. It helps that they are unbeaten there in over four years, of course. They won 2-1 in November last season, drew [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: England to keep the dream alive against Australia October 2, 2015 England move from one old foe to another when they take on Australia tomorrow night in a make-or-break Rugby World Cup encounter. A sole host nation has never been eliminated at the group stage but, in the strongest pool, England are struggling to keep their heads above water following the bizarre defeat to Wales. [...]