Beckham eager to play not coach at Olympics June 13, 2011 FORMER England captain David Beckham has ruled out a coaching role with Team GB at the London Olympics, insisting he is still in good enough shape to play. Beckham, who turns 37 next summer, underlined his appetite to participate during a visit to Canary Wharf yesterday. “Once the manager has been picked and once the [...]
Places still left for triathlon with star Daley June 13, 2011 CITY A.M. readers have only days left to grab the sporting chance of a lifetime and become members of the Laureus team in this year’s ITU London Triathlon – and receive special training from double Olympic gold medallist Daley Thompson. Dutch banker Eduard Egelie is one of 17 City A.M. readers who have already signed [...]
United confirm Jones deal June 13, 2011 FOOTBALL: Manchester United have completed the signing of Blackburn’s England Under-21 centre-half Phil Jones for a fee of £17m.
Melville to apply for RFU post June 13, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Former England captain Nigel Melville is to apply to be the Rugby Football Union’s next chief executive following John Steele’s departure last week.
McClaren named Forest boss June 13, 2011 FOOTBALL: Former England boss Steve McClaren has been appointed manager of Championship club Nottingham Forest on a three-year contract.
BORIS INTERVENES IN BATTLE OF BROADGATE June 13, 2011 BORIS Johnson has thrown his weight behind City A.M.’s campaign to allow UBS to build its new headquarters on the Broadgate estate, after English Heritage threatened to scupper the plans by recommending the site for listed status. The London Mayor told City A.M. he was “astounded” to learn that English Heritage had recommended the collection [...]
S&P: a Greek default is now likely June 13, 2011 MARKETS were thrown back into turmoil as fears of a Greek default rose again yesterday, with the euro falling and the cost of insuring Athens’ debt reaching all-time highs. Standard & Poor’s added to the anxiety with a multi-notch downgrade of the sovereign, following in the footsteps of Moody’s, which has said that the chance [...]
Suspect movements in share price fall to an eight-year low June 13, 2011 ABNORMAL trading in UK companies before a merger or acquisition announcement fell last year to the lowest level since 2003, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said in its annual report yesterday. The FSA monitors share price movement in the two days preceding a stock market announcement by a company to identify abnormal activity that could [...]
FSA struggles to hire staff June 13, 2011 STAFF costs at the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) were £3.4m over budget last year, as the regulator struggled to recruit the “permanent specialist resources” needed. Since last year the FSA has increased its headcount by almost 500 people, but uncertainty over its future seems to have hit its ability to attract permanent employees, with [...]
How to reform pay in the boardroom June 13, 2011 SOME CEOs are paid too much compared with the value they add; others, however, are worth every penny. Rather than waiting to be lectured by the likes of Ed Miliband, as happened yesterday, the City must tackle the issue head on. The issue is technical, not ideological: how does one design the best remuneration system [...]
