Bolger can land his second Oaks with Akdarena June 3, 2010 THERE is only one place to start when looking for a potential winner of the Investec Oaks; the master of Warren Place, Henry Cecil. He has won this race eight times in the past and has two live chances this afternoon with likely favourite Aviate and Timepiece. I tipped up the latter at 7/1 prior [...]
Midas Touch the golden Derby bet for O’Brien June 3, 2010 Who do I think is the most likely winner of the Investec Derby? It has to be Jan Vermeer. Who do I think is the best betting proposition? It has to be MIDAS TOUCH. Aidan O’Brien hasn’t won English racing’s premier Classic since 2002, but that looks set to change tomorrow and his supposed second [...]
the INSIDER June 3, 2010 On 1st June I normally have two things on my mind, firstly, “Where is my top hat?” and secondly, “So-and-so will be my Derby bet”. This year was different. Worryingly I have already found the hat and for some strange reason it no longer fits like a glove. I think failing hair follicles are the [...]
EX-CITI BANKER CLAIMS UNFAIR DISMISSAL – FOR BEING GORGEOUS June 2, 2010 WE’VE all heard of lawsuits being fired back and forth due to foxy females being sexually harassed at work, but bringing a legal complaint because managers insist a lady is too attractive to wear her normal office attire? That’s got to be a new one. Latino bombshell Debrahlee Lorenzana has filed a lawsuit in New [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF June 2, 2010 Hearn gets the players’ vote SNOOKER: Barry Hearn won the Battle of the Baize and took control of World Snooker yesterday after coming through 35-29 in a vote of the world’s top 64 players. The sports guru edged out businessman and former Olympic shooter John Davison to take a 51 per cent share in the [...]
MICHAEL O’LEARY STEPS UP ATTACK ON ‘PERMA-TANNED’ UNION LEADER June 1, 2010 RYANAIR’S Michael O’Leary isn’t known as a man his rivals could turn to in a jam, but it appears leopards really can change their spots. Just a few weeks ago, O’Leary lashed out at the Unite union, which is representing British Airways cabin crew in a series of damaging strikes, labelling them a “bunch of [...]
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THE SERVICE SECTOR’S PURCHASING MANAGERS’ INDEX? May 31, 2010 JONATHAN LOYNES | CAPITAL ECONOMICS” “Service sector underperformance will probably continue for a few months yet. Service sector output fell less sharply than in these sectors during the recession, limiting the potential for a strong period of growth. The May survey is hard to predict, but it should edge up slightly.” PHILIP SHAW | INVESTEC [...]
ANALYST VIEWS: WILL DMGT CONTINUE TO OFFER GOOD VALUE? May 27, 2010 LORNA TILBIAN | NUMIS “We remain firm supporters of DMGT which has business to business businesses which are at least as strong as its rivals combined with best in class business to consumer assets. The group remains one of our key picks for 2010 and on our higher forecasts our target price increases from 579p [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS May 25, 2010 INVESTEC Citigroup reiterates its “buy” rating for Investec and said that the bank’s client franchise businesses should benefit from an expected cyclical recovery in 2011. Moreover, Citi believes it is in a stronger competitive position than it was before the global financial crisis given the misfortunes of many of its peers. SANTANDER Evolution Securities maintains [...]
Investec profits rise on asset management push May 20, 2010 SOUTH African bank Investec has seen profits rise 11.3 per cent over the past year despite the challenging environment, with a flood of impairments at its private banking arm offset by a drive to improve its less risky asset management business. Investec posted a pre-tax profit of £409.9m for the year to end of March, [...]