Growing role of automatic FX trading September 21, 2011 OVER the last two years, we have witnessed a significant increase in demand to trade automatically in the FX market. Even if it is to follow the same trend as the equity and futures markets after Mifid – its high levels of liquidity and huge volumes of trade per day makes it a very attractive [...]
The latest gadgets that will help turn your home into a 3D palace September 21, 2011 3D technology is having a moment. No longer just the add-on special effect confined to the realm of cinemas and the odd Derren Brown show on television, it is now the hero embracing its mainstream appeal. With companies such as Sony, LG and Samsung leading the charge with gadgets that let you recreate the 3D [...]
Hurray! Put on your Zuckerberg masks – it’s Facebook day! September 21, 2011 IT’S Facebook day! Put on your cut-out Mark Zuckerberg masks. Celebrate by poking your colleagues; remember – you can’t be taken to a tribunal on Facebook day. Today, of course, being the F8 (fate, see) conference in San Fransisco where the social network will layout the next stage in its plans for world domination. Later [...]
Gregory’s new one is ambitious but under-juiced September 21, 2011 THE LADY OF THE RIVERS BY PHILLIPPA GREGORY Simon & Schuster, £7.99 PHILIPPA Gregory’s success has been built upon portraying women that have remained on history’s periphery – notably Mary, sister of Anne Boleyn in 2002’s The Other Boleyn Girl and Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry Tudor, in 2009’s The Red Queen. Both have enjoyed [...]
My girlfriend is too ambitious at work and it troubles me September 21, 2011 DEAR VEXED: My girlfriend is powering ahead in her career at a global accountancy firm and is working 24/7. The more successful and ambitious she is, the worse I feel. It sounds bad but I’m not sure I’m comfortable in a relationship with a woman this ambitious. Should I stick with it and try to [...]
Foster’s board recommends £6.5bn sale to SABMiller September 21, 2011 Foster’s board has finally recommended its sale to SABMiller in a deal that values Australia’s largest brewer at 9.9bn Australian dollars (£6.5bn). Fosters had rejected SAB’s previous bid worth A$9.5bn, saying it undervalued the company. However, the Foster’s board said it would be recommending the latest offer to its shareholders. Shareholders will now be asked [...]
Public borrowing rises September 21, 2011 Public sector net borrowing in the UK during August was a higher-than-expected £15.9bn. The August figure marked a rise of £1.9bn from a year earlier, and was the highest total for an August on record. Cumulative borrowing for the year so far is £52bn.
Bank poised to pump more money into economy September 21, 2011 The Bank of England stands ready to pump more money into the faltering economy, minutes to the BoE’s September meeting showed, flagging the chance of more asset purchases as soon as October. At the meeting, Adam Posen remained the only one to vote for an additional 50 billion pound in asset purchases. But the minutes [...]
M&C Saatchi in 24 per cent profits rise September 21, 2011 Advertising agency M&C Saatchi posted a 24 per cent rise in first-half profit after winning more business from multinational clients like Google and Pernod Ricard. The agency reported adjusted pre-tax profits of £7.7m on revenue of £71.9m, up 23 per cent, for the six months to the end of June. It said it had been [...]
Tesco plots Thai property float September 21, 2011 Tesco Plc (TSCO.L), the world’s third-biggest retailer, plans to float its property assets in Thailand as it looks to highlight the value of its international businesses to investors. The British supermarket group said on Wednesday the property fund had an appraised value of more than 14 billion Thai baht (293 million pounds) and would include [...]
