Battle is joined for financial literacy January 11, 2011 MY suggestion yesterday that top City firms should back a new educational fund for financial literacy struck a chord with readers. I have been inundated with emails of support, with all sorts of ideas about how to teach children and adults about numbers and how to manage their personal finances. City A.M. will be campaigning [...]
Murray opts for Cilic warm-up January 11, 2011 TENNIS: Andy Murray will warm up for next week’s Australian Open with an exhibition match at the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne tomorrow. He will play Croatian Marin Cilic in a repeat of last year’s Australian Open semi-final. Murray’s decision to miss ATP Tour events means he has slipped to fifth in the world rankings. “I was [...]
Home Nations return a one-off January 11, 2011 FOOTBALL: The FA have held talks to revive Home Nations tournament but as a one-off in 2013. After announcing their new sponsorship deal with Vauxhall, the FA admitted they were in talks to play the other home nations in 2013 as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations. General secretary Alex Horne said: “We’d be talking about a [...]
Dzeko takes aim at United January 11, 2011 FOOTBALL: Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has wasted no time in stoking the fire between his new side and their local rivals Manchester United. The Bosnia international joined the Eastlands side from Wolfsburg last week for a fee of £27m. At his unveiling yesterday, he said: “I have heard a lot about the fans and that most [...]
What the other papers say this morning January 11, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES LAWYERS URGE HUNT TO BE CAREFUL OVER SKY BID Jeremy Hunt must act carefully to avoid legal challenge to his role in regulating News Corp’s proposed bid for British Sky Broadcasting, after his department sent Rupert Murdoch’s company a key document, lawyers said. Three competition experts yesterday said the culture secretary’s move could [...]
Freedman named Palace boss January 11, 2011 FOOTBALL: Dougie Freedman has been appointed Crystal Palace manager – signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club. The 36-year-old has been in caretaker charge for the last two matches since the sacking of George Burley. Palace are currently 22nd in The Championship, one point from safety.
Allen knocks out O’Sullivan January 11, 2011 SNOOKER: Four-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan bowed out 6-4 in the Masters first round to Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen. The 24-year-old held his nerve with a superb clearance of 87 to edge ahead 5-4 and he took a scrappy 10th frame to claim victory.
Heron hotel to go ahead January 11, 2011 GERALD Ronson’s property firm Heron International has been granted planning permission to build a sibling skyscraper for its 46-storey Heron Tower near Liverpool Street, it announced yesterday. The 43-storey building will contain a hotel and residential complex run by the Four Seasons, and will cost over £500m to build. The City of London has approved [...]
Goldman wins buyout support at Paternoster January 11, 2011 GOLDMAN Sachs has won round the remainder of Paternoster’s investors, enabling the investment bank to buy out shareholders in a £260m deal, Paternoster confirmed last night. Goldman gained approval from most shareholders last month, but now Paternoster’s biggest shareholder Deutsche Bank has accepted the buyout. Deutsche, which currently holds a 40 per cent stake in [...]
BP spill panel wants better oil watchdog January 11, 2011 THE OIL industry faces a fundamental shake-up following a US commission’s report on the Gulf of Mexico spill, which calls for a new independent watchdog, more stringent safety measures and financial penalties for risky practices. The commission said the mistakes made by BP, Halliburton and Transocean leading up to the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in [...]
