Focus on… Putney: Great pubs and riverside blues April 10, 2014 EVERY year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race serves as a useful reminder that London riverside living isn’t all about steel, glass and gleaming tower blocks. The race takes the rowers on a tour of some of the most coveted residential areas in London, from the picturesque riverside pubs of Fulham to the bijou balconied [...]
4 unusual ways businesses are stopping employees from working April 10, 2014 The 35 hour working week, which has become so sacred to the French since its introduction in 1999, has come under threat from the invasion of smartphone working culture. So now a new labour agreement has made it illegal for employers to expect their staff to work after 6pm. The legally-binding agreement between employment federations [...]
DH-Hell: Courier reveals firms’ awful exports April 9, 2014 EXPORTS might be at a three-and-a-half-year low according to the Office for National Statistics, but no one could accuse British businesses of not having imagination when it comes to their exporting exploits. DHL has revealed some of the oddest things its clients have tried to export (only to be knocked back by the German courier [...]
GIFted individuals April 9, 2014 The humble GIF has been in vogue for a while. Now the medium has its own art prize IN EARLY 2013 the New York Times hailed the return of the animated GIF, the stuttering, looping, lo-fi videos that hark back to a prehistoric internet of dial-tones, hotmail and endless buffering. As the first generation of [...]
What investors are looking for in today’s US jobs report April 4, 2014 Stocks are moving higher ahead of this afternoon's US labour market report. The headline nonfarm payrolls number is what most investors are concerned with, and is expected to show that 200,000 jobs were added in the US this March. There's a continued debate as to whether the weakness in recent US data is down to [...]
City Moves for 04 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 3, 2014 Brewin Dolphin The wealth management firm has announced the appointment of Guy Foster as head of research. He joined in 2006 as an analyst from Hill Martin Asset Management, where he was an investment director and portfolio manager. Axa Investment Managers The investment management business has appointed Robert Price as a solutions strategist in its [...]
A pest expert tells us how to deal with monster rats March 28, 2014 A giant rat, dubbed “Ratzilla”, has shocked the inhabitants of Stockholm. The 40cm whopper (plus tail) horrified a family – and even their cat – when it took up residence in their kitchen, before meeting its end in a trap. Curious as to how likely such an experience is in London, and what one should [...]
Six tips for saying no to your boss March 24, 2014 Too much of a people-pleaser? But declining requests could be good for your career AS WARREN Buffett famously said: “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” It’s a sensible mantra, but it’s also easier said than done. Most of us fear that declining [...]
Care specialist Cambian set to float in London March 19, 2014 CARE homes and specialist schools operator Cambian is to join the London stock market in a float that is believed to value the firm at north of £500m. Cambian announced its initial public offering yesterday, after a rise in outsourcing from local authorities and the NHS has given the firm a major chance to expand [...]
How a Budget carbon tax freeze would affect SSE and Centrica March 18, 2014 A freeze to the carbon price floor looks increasingly likely in the Budget tomorrow, which would have mixed effects on FTSE 100-listed energy giants SSE and Centrica. There is pressure on the government to freeze – or even cut – this controversial tax on fossil fuel emissions, which some argue is making energy-intensive industries in [...]