City Moves for 04 November 2014 | Who’s switching jobs November 3, 2014 Edison Investor Access The investment intelligence and access firm has appointed Rachel Carroll (pictured) as global head of investor access and Paul Glover as senior account director. Carroll joins from Ener1, where she was vice president of corporate communications. She has also held roles at both Cowen & Co and Societe Generale. Glover has held [...]
Goal-based investing: Why it pays to look at the big picture October 21, 2014 There’s no golden rule, but don’t be afraid to take risks. The casual observer might think that the only way to invest is to seek the highest possible return on a single pot of money, chasing the latest themes in markets and following certain star fund managers. But the experts say that goal-based investing [...]
The war on London’s nightlife is damaging businesses – and ruining our fun October 15, 2014 Londoners like to think of the capital as a thriving international destination, full of creative people, bustling with ideas, and a cultural and entertainment rival to all the major cities of the world. Generally, they may be right, if a little parochial. But in one area this is just no longer true: the night-time economy. [...]
City Moves for 13 October 2014 | Who’s switching jobs October 12, 2014 BNP Paribas Investment Partners Susan Gostick has been appointed head of pension fund segment at the asset management arm of BNP Paribas. She has over 20 years’ experience in investment and pensions, and was previously head of institutional relationship management at Newton Investment Management. Gostick has also held roles at Lazard Asset Management, Merrill Lynch [...]
Walkers ranch raccoon crisps add flavour to campaign – Brand Index September 23, 2014 Crisps are not a product known for their constant innovation. In fact, recent YouGov polling shows there is genuine resistance to the introduction of new flavours, with around three in 10 believing there are enough flavours already. Therefore it may seem odd that a crisp manufacturer would want to base an entire advertising campaign around [...]
Dixons Carphone reports “good start” but mobile sales drop September 9, 2014 Dixons Carphone will breeze into the FTSE 100 on 22 September, the newly formed company announced today. The £3.6bn merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse was completed on 7 August, and the company says it has made a "good start" in the period since. Dixons Retail recorded a four per cent increase in like-for-like [...]
Beer of the realm: Cobra founder Lord Bilimoria talks creativity, GM crops and cracking pubs August 31, 2014 If you haven’t enjoyed a Cobra beer yourself, you’ve probably had a curry with someone who has. Karan Bilimoria founded Cobra Beer in 1989. It’s a well-documented story by now: the entrepreneur and life peer saw the need for a beer that was less gassy than lager but not as heavy as ale. Cobra claims [...]
Dish of the Day: The Noodle House’s Pad Thai August 21, 2014 The Noodle House opened on Shaftebusry Avenue in April. Ambitious head chef Dariusz Dziadkiewicz aims to give customers a taster of the diverse food of South East Asia, from curries, to noodles to spicy broths. The restaurant serves seven different types of noodle and 17 blends of herbal tea. I joined The Noodle House [...]
Nest egg: How best to save for your children’s future August 20, 2014 As GCSE results come out today, and the dust settles on last week’s A-Level results, many parents will be thinking about how they can help their children through university. But while Fidelity calculations suggest that education is the costliest part of raising a child from birth to 21, at an estimated £71,780 in total, many [...]
Dixons Carphone share price falls on first day of trading after £3.6bn merger August 8, 2014 Shares in Dixons Carphone rose yesterday morning only to close down 1.8 per cent in their first formal day of trading since Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail merged to create a £3.6bn consumer electronics empire. The FTSE 250 company aims to exploit the ever-growing presence of consumer electronics in people’s lives and the so-called [...]