Goldman man in theft case July 6, 2009 A FORMER Goldman Sachs computer programmer is facing trial over claims that he stole secret trading codes from the firm and published them on a German website. Sergey Aleynikov, 39, was arrested last week and yesterday saw his bail set at $750,000 (£461,000) over charges of “theft of trade secrets”. Authorities have not yet confirmed [...]
For once Darling has had a good idea July 6, 2009 A LIVING will sounds like an oxymoron – dead wills are not exactly two a penny – but it merely refers to a set of instructions, known to all during the deceased’s lifetime, for dealing with his assets once he passes away. In the same vein, one proposal to be included in tomorrow’s White Paper [...]
It’s vulgar and brash but perfect for a big old all-American blowout July 6, 2009 PLANET HOLLYWOOD60HAYMARKET, SW1Y 4QXTel: 020 7437 7639www.planethollywoodlondon.com FOODSERVICEATMOSPHERECost per person without wine: £20 WHEN I think of Planet Hollywood, I think of family-themed nights – sticky floors, screaming babies, hassled staff. But London’s new PH, a revamped affair just down the road from the old one, is trying to go for a different demographic. “Our [...]
Fink warns of hedgie war July 6, 2009 HEDGE fund guru and former Man Group boss Stanley Fink warned yesterday that European Commission (EC) plans on regulation of the alternative investment industry could spark a war with US hedge funds. Fink, who is chief executive of the ISAM hedge fund, said the EC’s draft directive would meet with a backlash from non-EU funds [...]
OTHER AMERICAN RESTAURANTS July 6, 2009 HARD ROCK CAFEBelieve it or not, this is the original Hard Rock Cafe, and has now spawned over 140 others all over the globe. The recipe is pretty much the same wherever you go – American food, guitars on the wall and rock (not always of the hard variety) pumping out of the speakers. 150 [...]
Cook hungry for taste of 2005 success July 6, 2009 ENGLAND’S last Ashes triumph came too early for Alastair Cook – the opening batsman, then 20 years old, was still cutting his teeth with Essex and was yet to make his Test debut. County commitments meant he wasn’t even able to join the rest of the country in watching television coverage, as Michael Vaughan’s men [...]
Strauss calls for calm in Ashes furore July 6, 2009 CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss has called on his England players to show composure and not get caught up in the hype surrounding the Ashes series.The Middlesex opener leads his side out for the eagerly-awaited first Test against Australia in Cardiff tomorrow with the intention of recreating the intensity of the victorious 2005 series. But with an [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 6, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES SUN VALLEY SET TO CONSIDER PAID CONTENTA debate over paid content that has riven the newspaper business and spread across the rest of the media sector is expected to frame discussions at the annual confab of media and technology power brokers and entrepreneurs in Sun Valley this week. The US recession has forced [...]
AUSSIES SUFFER LEE BLOW July 6, 2009 AUSTRALIA have been handed a massive blow ahead of tomorrow’s first Test in Cardiff after paceman Brett Lee was ruled out with a rib injury. The 32-year-old complained of soreness following last week’s draw with England Lions and underwent a scan yesterday, which revealed a torn muscle. Furthermore, the Aussie strike bowler only has a [...]
Qataris tighten grip on Barclays July 6, 2009 Qatari investors have upped their stakes in Barclays with the conversion of mandatory convertible notes into common stock, booking paper profits of around £700m. The Qatari Investment Authority now has 7.38 per cent of the bank, while Challenger, which acts for Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani of Qatar Holding, has 2.84 per cent. [...]
