Victory No10 propels Quins into cup semis February 3, 2013 HARLEQUINS No8 Tom Guest admitted his side had to dig deep after they booked an LV= Cup home semi-final clash with Bath by edging past the Ospreys 16-12 in Bridgend. Guest yesterday led a dynamic display from the much-changed Aviva Premiership champions, who progressed via Matt Hopper’s try and 11 points from Ben Botica. “In [...]
3i shares surge on interest from activist investor January 29, 2013 SHARES in private equity firm 3i Group jumped three per cent yesterday after it revealed that activist investor Edward Bramson’s Sherborne Investors and its broker Jefferies has been buying up shares. 3i took the unusual step of declaring to the market that Sherborne had bought 0.7 per cent of the firm’s share capital during January, [...]
City Moves for 29 January 2013 | Who’s switching jobs January 28, 2013 Arbuthnot Latham The private bank has appointed Dan Saxby as director, private banking. He joins from Coutts & Co, where he was an executive director and wealth manager. Saxby has 24 years’ experience in the industry. BDO The accountancy firm has appointed Kevin Cummings as a tax partner. He joins from Berwin Leighton Paisner, where [...]
Wandisco leads the way for UK technology flotations January 24, 2013 We have already seen the likes of Luxfer, Edwards and Manchester United list in New York when they might have been expected to grace the London flotation markets. Now there are rumblings that Intelligent Energy, a clean energy technology, might look overseas for a listing if it chooses to go for one. And my fellow [...]
Ashton double hands Saracens Ulster home tie January 20, 2013 SARACENS boss Mark McCall hailed the return to form of Chris Ashton after he scored twice against Edinburgh to send his side into the Heineken Cup quarter-finals. Yesterday’s 40-7 victory was a fine way to bid farewell to a snowy Vicarage Road with the bonus point ensuring the Aviva Premiership side a last eight home [...]
Aviva sells Malaysian business for £152m January 17, 2013 INSURANCE giant Aviva yesterday announced the disposal of its stake in a Malaysian business for £152m, the latest unit to be sold as part of a radical streamlining plan. CIMB-Aviva, a joint venture with one of Malaysia’s biggest banks, was only founded in 2007. But it fell victim to the British company’s decision to retreat [...]
City Moves for 17 January 2013 | Who’s switching jobs January 16, 2013 Lloyds Bank The bank’s commercial banking division has appointed Karin Cook chief operating officer. She joins from HSBC, where she was most recently global chief operating officer for its private bank. Cook has over 20 years’ experience in the industry, and has also held roles at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Saffery Champness The accountancy [...]
O’Shea: Spring weather will favour Quins January 13, 2013 HARLEQUINS boss Conor O’Shea believes the odds of success for his side in the Heineken Cup have shortened after they saw off Connacht 47-8 on Saturday to book a quarter-final place. The Quins’ director of rugby saw his troops claim a resounding bonus-point win over the Irish outfit at the Stoop with Tom Williams scoring [...]
Banks keep FTSE 100 above 6,100 level January 11, 2013 The blue chip index nudged up in early trading this morning – staying above the 6,100 level – as it consolidated overnight gains from the US, where the S&P 500 hit a five-year high. Financial stocks were bouncing about at the top of the FTSE 100 in early deals, with Barclays and RBS adding 1.8 [...]
Aviva sells off its Delta stake January 8, 2013 AVIVA is to sell its remaining stake in Dutch company Delta Lloyd, a disposal that forms part of a shake-up to turn around a flagging share price at Britain’s second biggest insurer. Aviva plans to sell all its 34.3m shares in Delta Lloyd, an amount equivalent to around 19.4 per cent of the Dutch insurer’s [...]