The Punter: “I can still smell those Derby Day barbeques!” June 2, 2016 Bill Esdaile talks to former jockey Hayley Turner ahead of tomorrow’s Investec Derby and previews the famous race Widely considered Britain’s most successful female jockey ever, Hayley Turner will attend Epsom Downs this weekend as an ambassador having hung up her riding boots a little over six months ago with over 750 winners to her [...]
Four in ten men plan to skip work this summer in the name of watching live sport June 2, 2016 Productivity is set to take a big hit this summer as Britons plan to pull sickies to watch live sport. With the Rio Olympics, Euro Championships, British F1 and Wimbledon just some of the events taking place, it's no wonder that one in four men say they're planning to skive work to catch the action. Last week [...]
The City gears up for a very horsey weekend with the Investec Derby and Chestertons Polo in the Park May 31, 2016 'Tis the season of summer hats, high society and equestrian sport, but don't worry if you can't get out of London to watch the races. International polo is set to return to Fullham this Friday, with eight teams from around the world set to compete at this years' Chestertons Polo in the Park. The tournament [...]
Investec prepares for a summer of high society sports, being named sponsor of Chatsworth House one week before the Epsom Derby May 25, 2016 Staff at Investec are set to look well-groomed all summer long. With the Investec-sponsored Epsom Derby just one week away, the financial firm's wealth management arm has just become the newest sponsor of Chatsworth House. The deal, which will run to 2019, will see Investec Wealth & Investment help arrange a number of events at Chatsworth, not least its annual charity clay [...]
Investec Oaks is definitely the prize for O’Brien’s Minding May 24, 2016 Aidan O’Brien has confirmed the Investec Oaks will be the target for Minding as long as she recovers from a cut picked up in the stalls during last weekend’s Irish 1,000 Guineas. Minding finished second in the race behind Jet Setting after banging her head and doubts about her Epsom participation have since surfaced. However, [...]
Fabre’s Cloth of Stars set for Investec Derby May 24, 2016 Mickael Barzalona is confident Andre Fabre’s Cloth Of Stars has what it takes to give him a second Investec Derby success from just his second ride in the historic race. The Frenchman shot to fame aged 19 when he produced Pour Moi to win right on the line in the 2011 renewal, famously standing up [...]
What will Stelios say? EasyHotel first half profits fall on costs – but revenues climb above-expectations May 24, 2016 EasyHotel is enjoying the easy life: revenues were above expectations for the first half of the year – although profits more than halved on costs. The figures Total sales were up 10.4 per cent to £9.66m for the six months ended 31 March, while total revenues climbed 11.6 per cent to £2.59m, slightly ahead of the board's [...]
Investec banks on banking for profit boost May 19, 2016 Investec today reported that its profits for the year had inched up, thanks in part to a strong performance in its banking and wealth and investment divisions. Operating profits before tax for the specialist financial services company's year to March edged up to £567.4m, up 0.9 per cent compared with £562.5m the year before. Operating profit in [...]
Dreaming of Derby success: Bill Esdaile visits Newmarket ahead of this year’s Classic May 17, 2016 With this year’s Investec Derby just over two weeks away, Newmarket is a hive of activity as the world’s most prestigious flat race draws ever closer. While trainers finalise their preparations for Epsom, breeders in the same equine parish are plotting the creation of future contenders. Trainer John Gosden, who saddled last year’s winner Golden [...]
Investment banking revenues plunged to financial crisis levels in 2015 – and a greater drop is expected this year May 17, 2016 Global investment banking revenues dropped to their lowest levels since the financial crisis last year. And they are expected to plummet even further this year, according to a new report. Analysis in the Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Capital Markets 2016 report predicts 2016 investment banking revenue to total $212bn (£147bn), down seven per cent from [...]