Black swans, blondes and other shaggy dog stories November 11, 2009 WHAT THE DOG SAWBY MALCOLM GLADWELLPenguin, £12.99 WHETHER Malcolm Gladwell – the author of Blink, the Tipping Point and Outliers – is really the “the world’s most influential thinker”, as the blurb on the back attests, is open for debate. What is certain, however, is that he is formidably fashionable, and on the strength of [...]
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Japanese whisky, the spirit of Christmas November 11, 2009 IF JAPANESE whisky sounds like a joke – something akin to the Jamaican bobsleigh team, or Indian wine – then you clearly don’t know very much about spirits. At last year’s World Whisky Awards, Yoichi 20-year-old was voted the best whisky in the world, while Suntory’s Hibiki was voted the best blended whisky. If you [...]
The best places to splash the cash with discretion November 11, 2009 MARCUS Wareing recently told City A.M. that ever since the start of the financial crisis, the phones have been ringing off the hook of his restaurant at the Berkeley Hotel with enquiries about the private dining room. “People are spending money,” he said. “They just don’t particularly want to be seen doing it.” It seems [...]
ART IN THE CITY November 11, 2009 THE ANNUAL ING Discerning Eye exhibition, showcasing the work of unknown alongside established artists, opens to the public today at The Mall Galleries. Nearly 200 artists will display their artworks at this year’s exhibition, which attracted a record 2,300 submissions. The show will include pieces from award-winning artists such as Darren Baker, whose portraits include [...]
How to get yourself headhunted November 11, 2009 PEOPLE in the City are beginning to shift their feet. After sitting tight in their jobs throughout the downturn, workers are sniffing out new roles in increasing numbers, according to figures from recruitment firm Morgan McKinley – it said yesterday that the numbers of those looking for a new position in October were up six [...]
CML: breakup of banks won’t lead to more lending November 10, 2009 MORTGAGE lenders have warned that the government’s banks breakup will fail to stimulate lending and even predict “stagnation” in the housing market next year. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) poured cold water on hopes that the carve up of RBS and Lloyds and the resurrection of brands like Williams & Glyn’s and Trustee Savings [...]
City job vacancies highest in a year as confidence returns to financial services November 10, 2009 JOB vacancies in the City rose to their highest level in a year last month indicating that confidence is slowly returning to the financial services sector. City workers are also beginning to dip their toes in the jobs market to find out what opportunities are available, figures from recruitment firm Morgan McKinley reveal. The number [...]
CFOs still trust bankers November 10, 2009 INVESTMENT banks may have lost the trust of their clients, but bankers themselves have managed to maintain client confidence and loyalty, according to a new survey. More than a quarter of chief financial officers, treasurers and mergers and acquisitions bosses quizzed said they had lost trust in the banks, mainly due to fears of insolvency. [...]
Madden in top role at Close November 10, 2009 CLOSE Brothers Corporate Finance, the City-based corporate finance business backed by the Japanese group Daiwa Securities, has appointed a new head of UK business, Richard Madden. Madden takes over from Stephen Aulesbrook, who will now be exclusively chief executive of the firm’s European business instead of sharing that job with the UK role. Richard Madden, [...]
