The Investec Epsom Derby 2014: What does it take to win? June 4, 2014 The world's greatest flat race – The Investec Derby 2014 – is almost here. How does it feel to have the winner of this great Epsom race? What kind of horse does it take? Watch The Investec Derby Film featuring Channel 4's Clare Balding and Nick Luck along with Investec Derby winning trainer [...]
Online discounter MandM Direct reveals plans for £170m float June 3, 2014 ONLINE discounter MandM Direct has become the latest retailer to announce plans for an initial public offering (IPO), expected to value the group between £140m to £170m. The company, owned by private equity firm TA Associates, sells excess stock for over 250 brands such as Adidas and Diesel at discounts of up to 75 per [...]
Jodie Kidd’s family album offers glimpse into Epsom Derby of old June 3, 2014 THE WEEKEND’S Investec Derby is racing towards us faster than a rag of newly shod colts. For those of you slipping into a dress on Ladies Day this Friday, you might be interested to hear that a £5,000 shopping spree at Harvey Nichols is on the horizon for the best dressed racegoer. Harvey Nicks’ fashion [...]
Australia’s drift no concern for jockey O’Brien June 3, 2014 JOCKEY Joseph O’Brien has given Investec Derby favourite Australia a glowing recommendation despite his mount drifting in the betting yesterday. Australia, trained by O’Brien’s father Aidan, eased from odds-on to odds-against with some bookmakers four days before Saturday’s Classic at Epsom. But Aidan, who is bidding to repeat the father-and-son Derby success of 2012 when [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 03 June 2014 June 2, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Pay rises for senior bankers hit 10pc Banking chief executives received an average pay rise of 10 per cent last year as US banks handed their heads much more generous packages than their European rivals, highlighting the widening remuneration gap on either side of the Atlantic. The analysis of total pay awarded to [...]
Romsdal given late Derby entry June 2, 2014 JOHN Gosden-trained three-year-old Romsdal has been handed a late entry for Saturday’s Investec Derby. Connections forked out £75,000 to supplement the colt for the Epsom Classic, for which he was one of 17 remaining at the latest declaration stage yesterday. Romsdal was beaten by Orchestra, one of four Aidan O’Brien-trained horses set to contest the [...]
Mortgage approvals fall to July 2013 low June 2, 2014 Mortgages have seen another fall, dropping to 62,918 in April, from 66,563 in March, according to new figures from the Bank of England. That compares with an average of 70,132 over the previous six months. We had a good idea that we'd see that third monthly decline today. Timelier measures from the BBA saw mortgage [...]
Manufacturing sector production increases for fifteenth month June 2, 2014 Growth in UK factory activity remains incredibly strong in the UK, according to the latest survey data from Markit. Their purchasing managers' index softened a touch, from 57.3 last month to 57 in May, right in line with analyst expectations. Any number above 50 implies expansion. Rob Dobson, senior economist at Markit, said that "the [...]
City Moves for 30 May 2014 | Who’s switching jobs May 29, 2014 Investec Investment Bank & Securities The specialist investment bank has appointed Alison Watson to lead real estate research. She joins from Liberum Capital, where she was head of real estate research. Watson has also previously held roles at UBS Investment Bank and Matrix Group. Irwin Mitchell The law firm has promoted Chris Rawstron to the [...]
O’Brien set to saddle four in Investec Derby as he bids for historic hat-trick May 29, 2014 PATRICK CALLAGHAN REPORTS FROM YESTERDAY’S ‘BREAKFAST WITH THE STARS’ EVENT AT EPSOM NEVER in the 234 years since the Investec Derby was first run on the Epsom Downs has a trainer won the race for three straight years. But Aidan O’Brien looks set to run four horses from his powerful Ballydoyle stable as he bids [...]