BT to live trial new wireless broadband May 25, 2011 EVERYTHING Everywhere and BT Wholesale yesterday announced the first live trial of 4G LTE broadband. The project in Cornwall will use BT’s infrastructure and Everything Everywhere’s mobile network to provide superfast broadband to 700 rural premises. The firm says the trial will be used to test the performance of a 4G LTE network outside lab [...]
Sony suffers after hackers strike again May 25, 2011 JUST one day after admitting a 260bn yen (£2bn) loss for the year, Japanese electronics giant Sony yesterday revealed a fresh online security breach – this time for 2,000 customers of its Sony Ericsson joint venture in Canada. Sony spokesperson Atsuo Omagari said that names, e-mail and encrypted passwords may have been stolen from the [...]
Quintain cheers investors despite losses widening May 25, 2011 PROPERTY investor Quintain Estates saw its share price soar yesterday despite being hit by valuation write-downs as its annual pre-tax losses widened to £48.1m for the first three months of this year compared to a loss of £10.2m a year earlier. The developer of malls, student homes and regeneration schemes said full-year net asset value [...]
Shaftesbury sees income growth on West End sites May 25, 2011 LONDON landlord Shaftesbury yesterday posted a first-half rise in underlying net asset value and said it was confident of maintaining outperformance in its income, dividend and capital growth. In the six months to 31 March, the company posted a 5.3 per cent rise in underlying net asset value (NAV) per share to 436p, partly on [...]
Brewin hit by £6.1m compensation levy May 25, 2011 PROFIT GROWTH at financial services group Brewin Dolphin has been wiped out by a £6.1m charge paid to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for the collapse of failed firm Keydata. The wealth manager saw its pretax profit decline by 21 per cent on last year to £12m in the six months to 27 March. [...]
Banks need clarity from regulators, not criticism May 25, 2011 DOES the governor of the Bank of England hate banks? You might think it is a rather sacrilegious question, but it is one that bankers themselves are asking, at the very highest levels. It is normal for there to be tensions between an industry and its regulators; indeed as the electricity industry showed in the [...]
New Caledonia Investments boss rocks the boat to bolster returns May 25, 2011 FOR a company with roots like Caledonia Investments, which traces its history in line with the Cayzer shipping empire, a shake-up is a rare thing. But for newly installed chief executive Will Wyatt (pictured), change is a necessity. Caledonia, founded in the 1920s, has struggled in recent times. In terms of total returns, investors have [...]
Retail investors warned over ETFs May 25, 2011 THE CHIEF of stockbroker Tullett Prebon yesterday warned retail investors against the use of some exchange traded funds (ETFs). Terry Smith said the rise of ETFs as a popular vehicle for investors had become “worse than I thought”. Writing on his blog, he added: “I suspect a lot of retail investors think that ETFs are [...]
JJB revival plan hit as its losses mount May 25, 2011 SPORTSWEAR chain JJB Sports yesterday warned that it will take as long as five years to turn round the business after it reported mounting losses. The full-year losses almost doubled to £181.4m. The retailer was saved from administration in March when it hammered out a company voluntary agreement with its landlords, closing up to 89 [...]
Legal action dogs Tate & Lyle May 25, 2011 TATE & Lyle (T&L) will announce its annual results tomorrow against the backdrop of a £100m legal dispute. The conglomerate is embroiled in a complex court case with London-based firm Whitefox Technologies. The two firms are suing each other in a spat that could cost the giant in excess of £100m if it loses. There [...]
