Cipriani is a Rebels rebel after missing team meet. October 5, 2010 DANNY CIPRIANI has angered his new Melbourne Rebels bosses already by failing to turn up for their pre-season team conference. The former Wasps and England fly-half has told the club he is having problems obtaining a visa, but Rebels coach Rod Macqueen says he is disappointed by his absence. The Rebels squad assembled in Melbourne [...]
Tui gains from collapse of smaller rivals October 5, 2010 TUI Travel yesterday released what an analyst described as a “real humdinger” of a trading statement for August and September as it took advantage of the collapse of some of its smaller rivals. Europe’s largest travel firm said holiday bookings for winter and next summer were encouraging and said net debt should fall by more [...]
ANALYST VIEWS: WHAT DO Y0U THINK OF TUI’S TRADING UPDATE? October 5, 2010 WYN ELLIS| NUMIS Demand has held up well over the summer and TUI appears to be encouraged by the apparent return of consumer confidence. Additional restructuring is required however, notably at Corsair (possibly£60m) and in the UK (around £20m). High levels of exceptional costs are a sadly recurrent feature. CHRIS ALEXANDER| BNP PARIBAS This morning’s [...]
Superwoman Horlick sets up film finance firm October 5, 2010 BRAMDEAN Asset Management, the investment company run by the City fund manger once dubbed superwoman, Nicola Horlick, will launch a film development company today. Derby Street Films is seeking £2m from private investors to develop books and potentially television programmes into movies. Horlick said the company planned to develop 25 films over the next three [...]
Alex out for three weeks October 5, 2010 FOOTBALL: Chelsea defender Alex is facing a three-week lay-off after sustaining a thigh injury in the final stages of Sunday’s game with Arsenal. The centre back picked up the injury after scoring a spectacular 85th-minute free-kick which clinched a 2-0 win. He has withdrawn from Brazil’s forthcoming internationals with Iran and Ukraine and is set [...]
City jobs at highest level since 2007 … October 5, 2010 THE number of job vacancies in banking and financial services has reached levels not seen since before the credit crunch, a forecast by a City recruitment consultancy claimed yesterday. Recruitment firm Ambition said job vacancies in the City were now up 260 per cent on the first quarter of 2009, which was at the height [...]
Mallya in Rangers talks October 5, 2010 FOOTBALL: Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya is in talks to buy a share of Queens Park Rangers – a move which could finally bring an end to Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone’s involvement with the club. Mallya, who owns Kingfisher Airlines and the Force India Formula One team, was linked with a similar move two years [...]
… but UK job demand falls October 5, 2010 OVERALL demand for staff among employers across the UK grew at its slowest rate in almost a year last month, a report published today will show, prompting fears the economy may be slipping back into recession. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG report showed a slower rise in both permanent and temporary vacancies during the [...]
Laxman clinches thrilling win October 5, 2010 CRICKET: Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted his side were outplayed in the first Test against India after going down to a one-wicket defeat in a tense finale in Mohali. VVS Laxman struck a superb unbeaten 73 as India limped to the victory target of 216 for a 1-0 series lead. “It’s one of best and [...]
Big three recruitment firms are expected to post solid growth October 5, 2010 THREE of the capital’s largest recruitment firms are due to provide trading updates this week. Robert Walters is due to report third quarter gross profit today. Hays is due to publish first quarter growth figures tomorrow, while Michael Page will announce third quarter figures on the same day. Fund managers Collins Stewart yesterday forecast gross [...]
