Advertisers snub Murdoch tabloid July 5, 2011 A string of top companies yesterday said they could pull advertising from the News of the World as the phone hacking crisis engulfing the newspaper continued to escalate. Ford said it will not place adverts in this weekend’s edition and companies including nPower, Halifax and Everything Everywhere say they are considering cutting ads in light [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 3, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES JLR IN 50 PER CENT BOOST TO SPENDING Jaguar Land Rover is to boost its spending on products by 50 per cent from about £1bn to £1.5bn as the UK’s largest premium carmaker prepares to launch the most important vehicle since Tata Motors bought the group from Ford Motor three years ago. CHI-X [...]
Heartening US data prompts market rally July 1, 2011 Financial stocks have powered ahead today after good economic news from the US and a reduction in concerns over Greece’s debt prompted a market rally. Lloyds, Barclays and RBS, the UK’s three biggest banks, have provided firepower to the FTSE 100, leaving it 0.7 per cent higher at the close, at 5,989.76 and bringing it [...]
Man up your summer skin June 27, 2011 GET THE SKIN 1 Jack Black double duty face moisturiser, £28, www.murdocklondon.com 2 Shiseido Skin Empowering Cream, £85, www.shiseido.co.uk 3 Skeen salicylic unclogging jet mattifying fluid, £37, www.spacenk.co.uk 4 Myego tinted moisturiser, £16.50, www.carterandbond.com 5 Tom Ford Grey Vetiver aftershave balm, £30, www.spacenk.co.uk 6 Kyoku for men Eye Fuel, £17 www.harrods.com 7 Proraso anti-wrinkle cream, £14, www.carterandbond.com
Q&A: HOW TO GET DRESSED: CHIC FOR A FESTIVAL June 26, 2011 Q. We’ve got a big festival summer ahead – my usual strategy would be to pack 20 outfits and to work it out when I’m there but my boyfriend is being v militant about our bags. What should I take? A. WELL it’s easy for him as he’s just going to wear a tee-shirt and [...]
Expert festival beauty tips June 20, 2011 IT’s here! Glastonbury – ground zero music-wise on many a Londoner’s calendar – opens this weekend. And as we all know, camping and grooming don’t mix. But, say experts, it’s easier than you think to achieve a nice festival glow. City A.M. rounded up their top tips. GET A MANI PEDI: “It immediately makes you [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 16, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES BOLTON’S CHINA FUND SUFFERS Anthony Bolton, the feted fund manager at Fidelity International, has suffered a stumble with the poor performance of his new flagship China fund this year. Mr Bolton’s China Special Situations fund raised £460m ($743m) when it launched with much fanfare on the London Stock Exchange last April. But in [...]
Two day rally ends on Greek worries June 15, 2011 US stocks sank on Wednesday as Greek debt woes, US data and disappointing profit forecasts fueled bearish sentiment, putting the market back on its downtrend after a two-day rally. Forecasts from companies, including Nucor Corp, Owens Illinois and Ford, underscored concern that economic sluggishness will hit earnings. Bank stocks helped lead the decline after Moody’s [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 8, 2011 Aberdeen Life Aberdeen Asset Management Life and Pensions, the subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management, has appointed Helen Webster as chief operating officer of the firm, which manages £1.9bn of assets for pension scheme and insurance clients. Webster joins from Aegon Asset Management, where she was responsible for product development and distribution, as well as a [...]
The rock’n’roll banker that is set to chair Aviva June 5, 2011 FORMER Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) chief executive John McFarlane is being touted as the next chairman of insurance group Aviva, after Sir Richard Broadbent passed over the role last month in favour of a move to Tesco. The appointment of McFarlane, who currently sits on the board of RBS, is believed to [...]