CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS October 26, 2009 KPMGThe accountancy firm’s forensic practice has recruited Nigel Layton, the founder of specialist corporate investigations firm Quest, as a director in the corporate intelligence team. Layton set up Quest in 1995 and has since built up its reputation via cases including an inquiry for the Premier League into allegations of irregular payments surrounding certain football [...]
BE WARY OF PROVISIONAL GDP FIGURES October 26, 2009 MARTIN SLANEYHEAD OF DERIVATIVES, GFT FRIDAY’S shock drop in UK gross domestic product data – and the ensuing market reactions – have left many traders confounded. How can it be that we have a dramatically worse-than-predicted number and yet the FTSE 100 index appears virtually impervious? The third quarter GDP data showed that output fell [...]
There’s no reason to be afraid of leverage October 26, 2009 LEVERAGE is often seen as a trader’s best friend but just last week, the Japanese Financial Services Agency announced a public consultation on proposals to limit leverage on contracts for difference (CFDs). The regulator has suggested that leverage would be limited to five times for shares, 10 times for equity indices and 50 times for [...]
Cornering the watch market October 26, 2009 MONACO V4, BY TAG HEUER£65,000www.tagheuer.com CAPE COD GRANDES HEURES, BY HERMES£5,965www.hermes.com DA VINCI, BY IWC£4,500www.iwc.com FACET WATCH, BY DUNHILLPrice to be confirmedwww.dunhill.com VINTAGE 1965 LIMITED EDITION, BY ZENITH£8,900www.zenith-watches.com
Showing off some silky skills October 26, 2009 THERE are two schools of thought when it comes to what to wear in the breast pocket of a suit. You can keep it cool and crisp with a clean white pocket square, or you can embrace your inner dandy and go for something silky, patterned and flowing foppishly against your lapel. For the normal [...]
A buzzy slice of Venice seduces the WestEnd October 26, 2009 Polpo41 Beak Street, W1F 9SBtel: 020 7734 4479Cost in restaurant per person without wine: £25 DO you know what a bacaro is? Neither did I, nor – I’ll wager – do most of the people jostling for a seat at Polpo, which calls itself simply “a bacaro in Soho”. Well, a bacaro is a Venetian [...]
THREE OTHER SOHO SCENE SETTERS October 26, 2009 ARBUTUSMichelin-starred yet affordable, Arbutus has come to symbolise London’s food revolution. The food is gourmet French but not pompous – think cod brandade and slow cooked lamb breast with potato puree.?The three course lunch for £16.95 is said to be the cheapest Michelin-starred menu in the world. 63-64 Frith Street, W1D 3JW, tel: 020 7734 [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS October 26, 2009 ROKA OPENING IN CANARY WHARFCanary Wharf is becoming the talk of the town for its buzzing food scene.?With restaurants flinging open their doors faster than you can say “bruschetta”, it’s getting tough to keep up. Do not, however, miss Monday’s opening of the fantastic Japanese restaurant Roka, which serves a delectable assortment of sushi, meat [...]
Pawn industry gets a boost from the woes of City slickers October 26, 2009 THE old-fashioned interior of Suttons & Robertsons isn’t really the kind of place you’d associate with cutting-edge modern art. Across the road from Victoria station, the venerable pawnbroking establishment – London’s oldest – with its oak-lined, private pledge booths in which customers can exchange expensive items in return for a loan, harks back to an [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 26, 2009 HAPPY HOUR AT GREEN’S RUNNER BARLeave work before seven this week and you’ll be in time for cut-price drinks at the Runner Bar at Green’s: 50 per cent off house cocktails, wine and beers from 5:30 to 7pm. If that’s not tempting enough, the bar is offering free live jazz this Wednesday and Friday too. [...]
