Dangers of trying to catch a falling knife October 5, 2011 LONG term investors are understandably nervous about the weeks and months ahead in the financial markets and for the safety of their hard earned savings. At some point, the music is going to stop – Greece is facing an imminent default, and many will have seen Dexia’s trials earlier this week as the first of [...]
Mistakes to avoid if you move abroad October 5, 2011 MANY people choose to leave the UK to escape, temporarily or permanently, the gloomy weather and the even gloomier tax regime. Sadly, there is a mountain of bureaucracy to wade through before setting sail for warmer climes. “It is important to differentiate between moving overseas for a short period of time and expatriating indefinitely,” says [...]
Things can only get beta for currency October 5, 2011 INVESTORS have for many years tested their investment mettle in the traditional asset classes of bonds, equities and commodities. While this troika might seem broad enough in which to try to earn superior returns, it may surprise some that a simple currency strategy can outperform these asset classes. Many investors are familiar with carry trades [...]
Phones beyond Apple: our pick of the new crop October 5, 2011 HOORAY, the not-quite-iPhone 5 has arrived. Yes, it has this fancy voice-recognition software, which might well solve the perennial iPhone typing problem and has finally caught up with the majority of the market with its 8 megapixel camera. But whether this latest model is enough of a change to warrant ditching your current phone or [...]
THE IPHONE 4S October 5, 2011 Context is everything. Ad-man Martin Lindstrom published research this week claiming the sound of children laughing is the most “powerful”, “affecting” and “reassuring” sound in the world. But if you’re alone in an abandoned Victorian mental asylum, at night, with no torch, dizzy from an unexplained head wound… Different story, believe me. Such is the [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 5, 2011 Farmison food deliveries If you’re too busy to pop to the shops for supper, Farmison.com, which is supported by chef Brian Turner, has a great service that saves you hunting from shop to shop for the best ingredients. Celebrating the best of British, Farmison sources seasonal ingredients from butchers, grocers and artisan producers and will [...]
Poland and Italy lovingly recollected in recipes October 5, 2011 -Made in Sicily: Food and Stories By Giorgio Locatelli, £30 -Rose Petal Jam: Recipes and Stories from a Summer in Poland By Beata Zatorska and Simon Target, £25 FOOD writing has evolved into the porn of the book world – a look at how printed cookbooks are drastically bucking the trend of declining book sales [...]
An empire of darkness and crime October 5, 2011 MISHA Glenny is no stranger to investigating violent individuals. As a correspondent for the Guardian and BBC he covered corrupt politicians and megalomaniac generals in Yugoslavia. Following this, Glenny turned his sights on international crime syndicates, producing his findings in his celebrated 2008 work McMafia. In his latest, however, Glenny has swapped machine guns, cocaine [...]
ALSO OUT PICK OF THE BOOKS October 5, 2011 BAKINGS AND PUDDINGS By Henry Dimbleby and Claire Ptak The third cookbook from Leon, with a naughty but healthy twist. Three quarters of the recipes are sugar, gluten, wheat or dairy free. Score. THE MAP AND THE TERRITORY By Michel Houellebecq The fifth book from the infamous but brilliant French author is mercurial and surreal; [...]
How Boisdale owner fell hard for Jamaica October 5, 2011 I HAD never been particularly desperate to visit Jamaica despite its proximity to Cuba – to which I am a frequent and enthusiastic visitor. In truth I imagined it to be overrun with tourists and relatively hostile. What I encountered, though, was completely different to what I had imagined. I certainly cannot claim to be [...]
