Centamin posts record output at Sukari mine January 9, 2013 DESPITE a temporary closure of the Sukari mine last month, Egyptian miner Centamin yesterday said output at its flagship asset jumped to a record high in the final quarter of last year. The FTSE 250 miner said that total gold production over the three months to December hit a record 85,543 ounces, a 45 per [...]
Rothschild resigns from Barrick board to prepare for Bumi role January 9, 2013 FINANCIER Nat Rothschild has resigned from the board of Canadian miner Barrick Gold, ahead of a showdown with the Bumi board next month that could see him reinstated at the head of the troubled coal miner. Earlier this week Bumi agreed to a February general meeting to discuss Rothschild’s plan for a board overhaul. He [...]
Linkedin hits 200m users January 9, 2013 LINKEDIN, the professional social network, announced yesterday it had reached 200m members worldwide. The company, whose stock has almost doubled in the last 12 months, said 11m of those members were in the UK, and that Richard Branson was the most followed user, ahead of US President Barack Obama. In comparison, Facebook recently announced it [...]
Meggitt boss to step down January 9, 2013 AIRCRAFT parts supplier Meggitt said yesterday Terry Twigger, its chief executive of over 12 years, is retiring at the end of June. Stephen Young, the company’s finance director since 2004 and a close colleague of Twigger, will succeed him as chief executive on 1 May, the company said. Shares in the FTSE 100-listed firm closed [...]
Battersea power station flats go on sale January 9, 2013 FLAT hunters with an eye for a view – and who can wait until 2016 to move in – can from today buy an apartment in the first phase of redevelopment at Battersea Power Station. Studio apartments in the project start from £338,000, and the developers hope to attract buyers from around the world. The [...]
Better Capital joins Ireland’s fund for SMEs January 9, 2013 BETTER CAPITAL is among the investment firms that have agreed to help the Irish public pension fund in a €850m venture focused on small- to medium-sized enterprises. The National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) and Better Capital’s 2012 fund will each invest an initial €50m (£40.7m) to spend on overhauling struggling SMEs in Ireland, they said [...]
Amazon expands Tech City hub by hiring 100 new employees January 9, 2013 AMAZON has announced plans to expand its global development hub in London, hiring 100 staff to work on new projects. The web retailer opened the eight-floor centre in Barbican in September, moving staff from its two UK acquisitions, Lovefilm and Pushbutton, to the office where hundreds are employed. The new staff, who will be hired [...]
European arm of Paulson has profit slump January 9, 2013 THE EUROPEAN arm of hedge fund Paulson has posted a collapse in profits for the year to March 2012. Turnover at Paulson Europe LLP fell 64 per cent to £13.3m, leaving its members with just £3.7m profit, down from £26.5m the previous year. The firm, whose main activity is listed as “the provision of investment [...]
Owner of Frankie & Benny’s cashes in on austerity dining January 9, 2013 RESTAURANT Group said yesterday its turnover rose nine per cent last year as more people opted to eat out at its casual dining chains rather than high-end restaurants. The company, which owns the Frankie & Benny’s chains, said it expects to slightly beat analysts’ average forecast for pre-tax profit in the 52-week period of £64m. [...]
Punch Taverns to sell 65 pubs in bid to pay down its debts January 9, 2013 EMBATTLED pub company Punch Taverns has put 65 properties on the market as the company tries to pay down its colossal debts. The sales, managed by property agents Christie + Co, are the first wave of a plan to sell off around 400 pubs. The company is saddled with more than £2bn of debt. Shares [...]
