Former US Open champion Rose content to fly under Masters radar in bid for Green Jacket April 6, 2016 Britain's Justin Rose is content to begin the Masters incognito as he bids to be become the first European player to win a Green Jacket at Augusta and win the US Open. Much talk leading into the first Major of the year has focused on the big three – defending champion Jordan Spieth, world No1 [...]
Proptech: Accelerator Pi Labs moves out of Tech City to partner with housing start-up The Collective April 6, 2016 So much for the benefits of being based in Tech City. Pi Labs, property-focused tech accelerator aimed at helping start-ups become the next big thing, has decided to ditch east London altogether after announcing a deal with property firm The Collective that will take it to Bloomsbury instead. Pi Labs, set up two years ago by Cushman & Wakefield [...]
Who will win Masters 2016? Dustin Johnson a good bet to claim first-round lead April 6, 2016 Dustin Johnson is undoubtedly one of the most talented golfers in the world, yet up to now he’s been found wanting at the business end on the biggest of stages. A player with his talent really should have won a Major by this point in his career and his capitulation on the 72nd hole at [...]
IMF chief Christine Lagarde: Yes, global recovery is shaky – but don’t panic April 5, 2016 Christine Lagarde has warned that she is “on alert” over the shaky foundations underpinning the global economic recovery and called on politicians and central banks to make sure they are doing everything they can to promote sustainable growth. In an address to Goethe University, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said the [...]
Britain’s membership of the EU is systematically undermining the foundations of the City’s success April 5, 2016 As summer made way to autumn last year, I stood on the roof terrace of a smart office block, 30 floors above Brussels, as a guest of the British Bankers’ Association (BBA). A young, charming Spanish lady who worked for the BBA explained to me that there would be no banks in London if the [...]
Property tech start-up Settled wins backing from lastminute.com investor and launches £1m fundraise April 4, 2016 An online property platform aiming to shake-up the traditional estate agency model by encouraging landlords take control of their own sales has launched a £1m funding round, after winning the backing of one of the UK's leading tech investors. Settled was launched last year by brother and sister team Gemma and Paul Young, who wanted to create an online business that put aspiring homeowners directly [...]
Last minute ski bargains can be had if you shop around in Westendorf, Austria April 4, 2016 Eevery dedicated skier fantasises about buying a property in the mountains. With interest rates on euro mortgages at record lows and sterling strong against the euro, now may be the time to take the plunge. For many Brits, France is the obvious choice, given the cheap flights and easy access via the Eurostar. Some ski [...]
Never mind the Olympics, Boris Johnson wants whiff whaff: London is campaigning to host the world table tennis championships April 4, 2016 You can have your Olympics and your World Cup: a group is campaigning to turn the capital into whiff whaff central next year. London will officially submit its bid to host a premiere international table tennis tournament on Tuesday, as part of the International Table Tennis Federation's (ITTF) World Pro Tour in 2017. If successful, it will be [...]
Brexit: Entrepreneurs are risk-takers – but voting for Brexit is a step too far April 4, 2016 With most of the FTSE 100 supporting Remain and a number of entrepreneurs endorsing Brexit, some have suggested that the business community is split between corporates who support In and entrepreneurs who favour Out. But I don’t think this crude dichotomy is accurate and, as an entrepreneur who supports Remain, I believe that the UK’s [...]
Why the City’s impressive history of diplomacy is more vital than ever today April 4, 2016 This coming Wednesday marks one of the most important events of the year at the Mansion House when I host the ambassadors and high commissioners to the UK, at the annual Easter Banquet. As well as being an important fixture on the diplomatic calendar, it also affords an opportunity for me to thank the Foreign [...]