Why CFD traders should take positions on indices July 25, 2011 CONTRACTS for difference (CFD) lend themselves to trading on indices. Where investors would usually be restricted to taking a position on one particular asset, index trading through CFDs enables you to invest in segments of the market, or even the health of the broader national market. And with the current volatility in the markets, traders [...]
THE EUROZONE SUFFERS FROM GREECE’S DEBT July 25, 2011 EQUITIES staged a strong rally for most of last week, as European leaders and the European Central Bank (ECB) managed to reach agreement on a second Greek bailout package. At first glance, the proposed measures appeared far bolder than many analysts expected. Previously, policymakers were accused of being too tentative in their response to the [...]
Fresh, organic and utterly perfect July 25, 2011 Roganic 19 Blandford Street, W1U 3DH Tel: 0207 4860380 www.roganic.co.uk FOOD ***** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £55 or £80 WHERE to start with Roganic? It could be with the bad pun of a name, or the temporary nature of the place, or the exalted Lake District restaurant which begat this [...]
Lazy man yoga is great for you – without the sweat July 25, 2011 IN the event, lazy man yoga doesn’t have an awful lot to do with yoga. It turns out to be more like a post-workout stretch session. There are no floor-mats, no mantras and no dogs, downward-facing or otherwise. There’s a lot of stretching, but it’s more or less done for you by your therapist who [...]
Zoe Strimpel has a Su-Man facial and her skin is still thanking her July 25, 2011 CROUCH End is not the most convenient of London locations. But when your motivation for going there is a facial with Su-Man, the vagaries of north London transport fade into irrelevance. Originally from Taiwan, Su-Man Hsu (pictured) was a professional dancer before retiring and focusing on massage. Her house is a haven of impeccable feng [...]
Episode 20: Dad and I do the school pick-up July 25, 2011 MY parents have stayed on for an extra couple of days, ostensibly to help with Noel although he’s at school all day but actually, to allow the dust to settle after my run in with my father. I get out of the chauffeur-driven car and walk towards my parents. My father wears an ancient trenchcoat [...]
Big City Climb a good excuse to get super fit July 25, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT NEED a new fitness goal? Whether you’re trying to banish your summer barbecue belly, or getting in early for your Christmas LBD, we might have just the fitness event for you… The Lord Mayor’s Appeal is after “daredevil contenders” to take part in a unique climbing event this autumn when participants [...]
THREE OTHER RESTAURANTS WITH FORAGED AND ORGANIC PRODUCE July 25, 2011 PETERSHAM NURSERIES CAFE The only garden centre cafe with a Michelin star, Petersham uses ingredients from the nurseries themselves to draw on. Dishes such as red and golden beetroot with heirloom tomatoes, marjoram and purple basil, and sardines with spinach, shaved fennel, rocket and sauce vierge are among chef Skye Gyngell’s creations. Church Lane, TW10 [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS July 25, 2011 CLOUDY BAY SHACK POPS UP As al fresco drinking goes, it doesn’t get much more civilised. The Cloudy Bay Shack, Cloudy Bay’s annual pop up vino lounge in Parsons Green, returns next weekend (July 30-31). This year the company has also stepped it up a notch, collaborating with Petersham Nurseries’ chef Skye Gyngell to offer [...]
The tide is turning on public spending July 25, 2011 IT has taken over a year but the coalition is finally getting to grips with public spending. It is still going up in cash terms, of course (there were never any plans to cut the sterling value of public spending) but for the first time it appears to have started to drop in real terms. [...]
