Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2015 travel deals and cheap flights: Discounts on ski holidays, Mediterranean cruises London hotels and Los Angeles flights November 26, 2015 The shopping deals we’ve all been waiting for are upon us. Yes, Black Friday is here at last, and the travel industry is getting in on the action. After all, whether you’re planning to brave the crowds of the high street, or the crashing websites of online retailers buckling under the strain, when it’s all [...]
Property grandee Mike Slade to step down as chief executive of Helical Bar November 26, 2015 Property grandee Mike Slade has announced he will step down as chief executive of FTSE 250 developer Helical Bar next year after more than three decades at the helm. Slade is one of the industry’s jolliest characters, who is as likely to be found racing his yacht the Leopard as he is in his company’s [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: Sainsbury’s big deals on Celcus TVs, Dyson vacuum cleaners and HP laptops among the best bargains this year November 26, 2015 Sainsbury's is one of the last retailers to reveal what's up its sleeves for Black Friday this year, but there are plenty of big name brands whose prices are being knocked down for the bargain bonanza. Top deals include the Celcus 32" HD Ready LED TV with Freeview, on sale for £100 instead of £180, the Dyson DC44 [...]
City A.M. Awards 2015: The City’s top talent comes out to play November 26, 2015 Anyone who’s anyone in London’s corporate jungle came to St Paul’s last night for the sixth City A.M. Awards. The blockbuster black tie-bash was attended by some of the UK’s biggest business icons, from business secretary Sajid Javid to PwC chair Ian Powell, joining together to celebrate the brightest personalities in the financial sector this year. [...]
Business secretary Sajid Javid: Job cuts at Deutsche Bank are a “tragedy” November 25, 2015 Business secretary Sajid Javid has enthusiastically endorsed the Square Mile , saying the rest of the country could “learn a lot from the City” and calling recently-announced job cuts in the banking sector a “tragedy”. Speaking at the City A.M. awards dinner tonight, Javid said that while financial services has become an “easy target” for politicians, the [...]
Autumn Statement 2015 roundup: From London Help-to-Buy to potholes, here’s everything the chancellor announced today November 25, 2015 There weren’t many surprises in today’s Autumn Statement – from housing to the Northern Powerhouse, we were fairly well-versed in the measures included. Indeed, shadow chancellor John McDonnell’s decision to quote Mao ZeDong in the Commons may have been more eyebrow-raising than any of George Osborne’s measures. Landlords once again found themselves punished, with a new three [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: Business rates regime scrapped by chancellor George Osborne in “revolutionary” move November 25, 2015 George Osborne has delivered a much-needed fillip to struggling town centres and bricks and mortar retailers by abolishing uniform business rates. Under plans announced during the Autumn Statement today, the much-hated regime will be ditched in favour of letting councils decide whether to cut rates to make their town centres "more attractive to businesses". "Elected [...]
Autumn Statement 2015 UK: Here’s how much each London borough makes from business rates November 25, 2015 The much-maligned business rates system could be in for a shakeup during today's Autumn Statement, after retailers held talks with the Treasury to demand urgent reforms to the regime. While some have suggested a major shakeup, including a revaluation of properties to ease pressure on retailers paying rates on properties last valued at the height [...]
What should you look for from a trading education course? November 24, 2015 Even if you have a background in finance, if you’re new to trading the markets, learning the ropes is vital. From understanding basics like the difference between contracts for difference and spread-betting to the more complex tools involved in technical analysis, education isn’t an additional expense but a driver of returns. Thankfully, platforms – the [...]
Shaftesbury continues to be buoyed by London’s West End property market November 24, 2015 London's residential property market might be cooling, but the commercial sector is showing no signs of slowing down with landlord Shaftesbury reporting strong growth for the full year. The figures Shaftesbury's net asset value per share rose 21.9 per cent to £8.69 in the year to September 30, up from £7.13 a year earlier. Earnings at the [...]