Wales inspired by Calzaghe for Fiji showdown October 1, 2015 WALES will take inspiration from boxing great Joe Calzaghe as they bid to land the knockout blow to Fiji’s World Cup hopes when the two sides meet at the Millennium Stadium today, according to forwards coach Robin McBryde. Warren Gatland’s side will qualify for the tournament’s last eight if they dispatch the South Sea Islanders, [...]
Joe Hart excels as Manchester City steal late European win October 1, 2015 Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini believed his side warranted a slice of good a fortune after Sergio Aguero converted a late penalty to seal Champions League victory against Borussia Monchengladbach last night. Aguero proved City’s matchwinner with a spot-kick in the dying embers of their Group D showdown on a night when English football’s Champions [...]
In-form Konta notches 21st win from 22 to stun Halep and set up Venus quarter-final October 1, 2015 British rising star Johanna Konta faces seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams today in China after achieving the biggest win of her career yesterday against world No2 Simona Halep. Konta continued her blistering form by beating Halep 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. It was the Australia-born player’s fifth victory [...]
Uber protest: London’s Black Cab drivers must adapt to changing market forces – The City View September 30, 2015 It takes a lot of time and money to become a Black Cab driver. The Knowledge has been described as one of the hardest tests to pass in the world. It takes years to complete and at the end of it all the application and licensing process costs the thick end of £1,000. Then there’s [...]
City Moves for 1 October 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 30, 2015 APAM The commercial property asset manager has appointed Simon Hardwick as chairman. Hardwick was formerly at PwC Legal, where he lead its real estate practice. He is also an independent non-executive member of the management board at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and has over 35 years’ experience. BARINGS The investment firm has appointed [...]
Labour party conference 2015: How Jeremy Corbyn will impact market sentiment September 30, 2015 The election of Jeremy Corbyn as the new Labour leader was one of the biggest surprises in the UK political arena in recent memory. It signalled a shift to the left that hasn’t been seen in a major opposition party in 30 years. In his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference in Brighton [...]
UK house prices: The property market is mired in uncertainty – brace for higher prices and polarised demand September 30, 2015 It is time for a big think about UK house prices. Does anybody know which way they will turn? Whether we’re looking at the short term or the long term, a tremendous amount of uncertainty abounds. Looking at the short-term outlook, latest figures from the Halifax show prices rising by 9 per cent year-on-year, [...]
Why the Capital Markets Union will propel business and investment across all of Europe September 30, 2015 The European Commission yesterday launched its action plan for a Capital Markets Union – or CMU for short. The initiative is designed to build a true single market across all 28 EU member states. The UK strongly supports this. We have called for the EU to focus on what people across Europe need most: [...]
As Sainsbury’s makes a surprise upgrade to its profit forecast, could this be comeback season for supermarkets? September 30, 2015 Clive Black, director and head of research at Shore Capital, says Yes To say that the British supermarket scene has been through the “perfect storm” is to understate the size of the waves. Sales fell, margins collapsed, earnings imploded and dividends were cut. The surprise Sainsbury’s upgrade in market expectations is a welcome boost to [...]
Wall St closes sharply up – New York Report September 30, 2015 US STOCKS closed sharply higher yesterday as investors looked for bargains among beaten-down shares and the biotechnology index bounced back. However, the market still registered its worst quarter since 2011. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 235.57 points, or 1.47 per cent, to 16,284.7, the S&P 500 gained 35.94 points, or 1.91 per cent, to [...]
