JD Sports warns weak euro will dent its margins June 17, 2015 Sports fashion group JD Sports yesterday said it has made a “strong start” in the first 19 weeks of the year despite tough comparatives with last year, having announced record annual pre-tax profits of £100m in April. In a trading update ahead of its annual general meeting yesterday, the Size? and Millets owner said the [...]
Chris Tremlett: Aussies arrive for Ashes with world’s best seamers in tow June 17, 2015 Australia touched down at Gatwick Airport yesterday and that has effectively triggered Ashes season. All the hype and trash talk will soon start and the excitement will intensify ahead of the opening ball of the first Test at Cardiff on 8 July. I watched a fair bit of Australia’s recent two-Test tour of the [...]
Dettori delight as he brings up Royal Ascot 50 June 17, 2015 THREE-TIME Champion Jockey Frankie Dettori thanked Qatari racing supremo Sheikh Joaan Al Thani after becoming only the fourth man to ride 50 winners at Royal Ascot. Dettori piloted Richard Hannon-trained 13-2 shot Osaila to victory by a nose in the Sandringham Handicap to join a select group that includes Lester Piggot, Pat Eddery and Willie [...]
Keep the winnings ticking over with Time Test June 17, 2015 HER Majesty The Queen fields Peacock in this afternoon’s Tercentenary Stakes (3.05pm) and it would be lovely to see a royal winner at Ascot this year. The son of 2009 Queen Anne Stakes victor Paco Boy finished only 1½ lengths behind Investec Derby hero Golden Horn in Newmarket’s Feilden Stakes. He then followed that up [...]
How to build a brand for your business – Investec Comment June 14, 2015 Whatever size company you run, your brand is an essential component of your success. If your reputation is the sum of the impressions people have had of your firm historically, your brand describes what your customers and clients can expect in the future. If you want to be distinct, if you don’t want to fade, [...]
Cricket Comment: England success heralds new dawn for ODI cricket June 10, 2015 IT MAY only have been one match but I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that a new dawn may have broken in limited-overs cricket, given what we witnessed in England’s record-breaking 210-run victory over New Zealand at Edgbaston on Tuesday. I have seen players perform for their counties in domestic cricket over [...]
Best of the Brokers for 9 June 2015 June 8, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com OPG POWER VENTURES Cantor Fitzgerald increased its target price to 134p from 130p, and retained a “buy” rating. Results last week showed that the near-tripling of capacity is now de-risked, and the commitment to a dividend has been underlined. Analysts also noted a [...]
Compton targets England recall June 8, 2015 Middlesex batsman tells Ross McLean how hopes of Test return burn brightly THE embryonic stages of the cricket season may well have been dominated by Kevin Pietersen’s bid to revive his England career, but the maverick performer is not the sole South Africa-born batsman striving to end an international exile and earn a Test recall. [...]
How entrepreneurs can secure their legacy – Investec Comment June 7, 2015 When a founder has been in the driving seat of a business for many years, it can often be difficult to relinquish control: either passing the company onto the next generation or selling up entirely to move on to another venture. But business owners also face another dilemma, particularly when selling part or all of [...]
Dettori’s back! June 5, 2015 Popular jockey backed to land second Derby win FRANKIE DETTORI will have his 20th ride in the 236th renewal of the Investec Derby this afternoon when he partners red-hot favourite Golden Horn. The popular Italian cost the bookmakers dear in 2007 when he rode Authorized to victory at his 15th attempt. And the layers were [...]