Anderson’s six of the best hands England a boost April 21, 2010 ENGLAND paceman James Anderson showed selectors he is over his recent injury problems with an impressive six-wicket haul as Lancashire put Essex to the sword at Chelmsford yesterday. Anderson, 27, missed the recent tour of Bangladesh after undergoing surgery on his troublesome knee injury. But it didn’t take him long to rediscover his best form, [...]
Private client managers enjoy time to grow April 21, 2010 PRIVATE client investment managers and stockbrokers have had a good recession but challenges remain as they seek to strengthen their positions against future uncertainties such as increased regulation. Last year’s massive influx of funds from the private client arena was likened to a “sugar rush” by the head of one small City stockbroker. Millions of [...]
EADS to bid on key US tanker contract April 21, 2010 DEFENCE aircraft manufacturer, EADS, yesterday announced intentions to formally tender a bid for a $35bn (£22.7bn) contract with the US Air Force. The move comes months after the European defence company pulled out of a joint tender with Northrop-Grumman for the work. Should July’s bid become successful, EADS could be awarded with the contract to [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS April 21, 2010 THORNTONS Execution Noble has downgraded its rating of Thorntons from “buy” to “sell”. It says the chocolate-maker wavered at the January trading update, when the store sales trend was weaker than expected. It warns that earnings are likely to be volatile making it hard to support a positive investment case. THE RESTAURANT GROUP Seymour Pierce [...]
United rated most valuable in world April 21, 2010 MANCHESTER United are the most valuable team in world sport at £1.19bn, according to the authors of a new report. The Premier League leaders come top of Forbes magazine’s list of the 20 most valuable football teams, with Real Madrid second (£859m) and Arsenal third (£767m). That also puts them ahead of American football giants [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 21, 2010 Royal London Asset Management The asset management firm has promoted Ian Goulsbra to the role of head of wholesale relationships, effective immediately Goulsbra joined RLAM in 2007 as a business development manager for the south of England. He was previously at Premier Asset Management, where he was head of institutional sales, and also spent time [...]
Villa stay in fourth hunt as Hull slip towards drop April 21, 2010 HULL CITY (0) v/s ASTON VILLA (2) GABRIEL Agbonlahor netted his 16th goal of the season as Aston Villa kept up the chase for fourth place with a convincing win over struggling Hull. Fellow England hopeful James Milner completed the win from the penalty spot to lift Villa ahead of Liverpool and back into sixth [...]
Know how to value your ETF April 21, 2010 WHEN placing a trade, investors understandably concentrate on making the decision that will yield the most profitable returns. But it is just as important for traders to understand how they are investing as well as what they are investing in. This is particularly relevant for investors using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – knowing how an ETF [...]
Miners boost the South African stock market April 21, 2010 SOUTH Africa will be in the world’s spotlight like never before as the World Cup approaches. Television pictures of gazelles and wilderbeest roaming across the veldt will no doubt be great for the country’s tourist industry, but other parts of its economy also look sure to benefit. According to a report released last month by [...]
THE TIPSTER April 21, 2010 UK GDP figures for the first quarter of this year are released on Friday morning and analysts suggest that the economy could have stagnated after a weak showing in the fourth quarter of 2009. Uncertainity surrounding the impact of the volcanic ash cloud on some UK companies combined with weak growth figures could see the [...]
