From banker to barman: the man behind Boujis February 13, 2011 CHUCKLING at Prince Harry falling out of a nightclub just wouldn’t be the same if the club wasn’t a club like Boujis. Its reputation for exclusivity and A-list guests make it the ideal setting for high-class drama. Matt Hermer, the owner and entrepreneur behind the bar, however, is not as starry eyed about the place. [...]
UNIVERSITY IS A WASTE OF TIME FOR MOST February 13, 2011 ENTREPRENEUR, SJD ACCOUNTANCY I BELIEVE that for the vast majority, university is completely pointless. I think that three years of “further education” fails to educate the masses about real life and the ways of the world. It’s counter-productive and robs people of learning how the real world works, rendering them brain-dead system surfers. The media [...]
ENTREPRENEURS NEWS | IN BRIEF February 13, 2011 BRANDS OF TOMORROW COMPETITION Walpole, the British trade body for the luxury industry, has launched a competition to find Britain’s brand of tomorrow. The prize is mentoring from the people behind Britain’s top luxury brands, including Liberty and Smythson. To be eligible, companies need an annual turnover between £100,000 and £2m per year. Visit www.thewalpole.co.uk [...]
After Afghanistan, a battle with ice and solitude on the way to the Pole February 13, 2011 PRINCE Harry is not there when I meet the Walking with the Wounded trek team. They have just finished an eight-day training excursion in the glacial wilderness above the Norwegian ski resort of Beitostolen; their longest yet, an expedition that saw them trapped in their tents by 50-mile-an-hour winds for 38 hours on end. But [...]
Don’t trust everything people say February 13, 2011 TRADERS short on oil suffered a brief shock last Thursday. In early trading, a rumour began circulating, originating from a relatively minor Arab news site that the King of Saudi Arabia had died. Despite the implausible nature of the story – it was reported that King Abdullah died during a heated phone debate with Barack [...]
THE WEEK AHEAD February 13, 2011 COMPANY NEWS ● Barclays will release its full year results tomorrow. ● Miner BHP Billiton will release its half year results on Wednesday. ● French bank Societe Generale will release its fourth quarter results on Wednesday. ● On Thursday, bank BNP Paribas will release its fourth quarter results. ● BAE Systems will release its full year results on Thursday. [...]
THE TIPSTER February 13, 2011 HAVING lost 98 per cent of their value over the last four years, shares in directory listings company Yell are clearly struggling. The landscape has shifted beyond recognition as online search services proliferate and there is little reason to expect any fundamental change. With earnings due for release on Tuesday of next week, any insights [...]
Think again about “no dealing desk” February 13, 2011 PRESIDENT AND CEO, GFT Recently, there has been a lot of discussion in the business media about the “no dealing desk” model in retail forex. Let’s take a closer look at what a dealing desk is, how “no dealing desk” brokers stand up to dealers and market makers, and what you should really be looking [...]
Stay in style in the Land of the Rising Sun February 13, 2011 TRADITIONALLY, visitors to Japan have had two choices. Stay in a Western chain hotel like a Hilton or opt for a Japanese establishment. The first option is safe but dull. There is something quite galling about returning to a slice of America or Europe when you’ve spent the day soaking up Eastern culture. Nor is [...]
Taking the easy route February 13, 2011 GRINNING broadly, my daughter proudly displayed her Ski Esprit certificate – a Little Miss Sunshine award. All week she had smiled as a child helper trudged up the slopes and made sure her boots and gloves were fitting snugly before she practised her “pizza” turns down the nursery trails at Meribel, in France’s Three Valleys. [...]
