Why biotechnology is brewing a big bubble May 7, 2015 THE dot-com bubble of the 2000s is remembered as a period of mania, when investors cast aside time-honoured principles of how to analyse corporate health. In a kind of mass hysteria, sensible metrics such as sales, profit growth and cashflow were cast aside, and the market went bananas for fast-growing firms with plans to change [...]
Affordable chic: Designing shared ownership homes May 7, 2015 Oasis Design explains how it got a professional look with high street furniture at Notting Hill Housing’s Rathbone Market. Between the affordable homes debate and the proposed extension of Right to Buy, housing associations are hot stuff right now. This upsurge in demand has benefited one interior design firm in particular, Oasis Interior Design, which [...]
Forgotten man Launchbury itching to make comeback May 7, 2015 FORGOTTEN England and Wasps second row Joe Launchbury admits he is desperate to issue a reminder of his talents after an injury nightmare which threatened to leave his World Cup aspirations in tatters. The 24-year-old is set for a place on the Wasps’ bench for their crunch clash against play-off rivals Leicester tomorrow, in front [...]
The harsh reality of flash crash trader Navinder Sarao’s waiting game- Editor’s Letter May 6, 2015 Is it just me, or is Navinder Sarao, the flash trader accused by US authorities of making £26m through illegal share deals, being harshly treated? Yesterday the young man, also known rather judgingly by the media as the Hound of Hounslow, was sent back to Wandsworth prison for a third time after failing to put [...]
General Election 2015: What our business leaders want from the next government May 6, 2015 City leaders want the next government to back new businesses in a big way, supporting start-ups and promoting financial education in schools, according to a survey by City A.M. For the last three weeks, City A.M. has asked leaders of FTSE 100 companies and Tech City start-ups alike what policies would entice them to [...]
I would definitely vote for you if… What our panel said over the last three weeks May 6, 2015 NICK HUNGERFORD CHIEF EXECUTIVE, NUTMEG “Our future leaders could come from anywhere and entrepreneurial flair and spirit should be encouraged and nurtured at all levels of education.” MARTIN CLARKE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AA “Get rid of the anomaly presented by wealthy foreigners (and those who are not so foreign) of using their non-dom status to enjoy a different [...]
Glastonbury’s oasis of calm May 6, 2015 LESS than seven weeks to go before Glastonbury, with Foo Fighters, Kanye West, and The Who confirmed among the headliners. Come rain or…well probably rain, The Capitalist is determined not to repeat past mistakes. Aside from the pharmaceutical-fuelled inappropriate dancing and random 24-hour relationships, there was the tent that never quite survived, the mud-logged trek [...]
General Election 2015: Why I will be voting Labour, by Simon Franks May 6, 2015 As a nation, today we need to decide which party is most likely to deliver the kind of society we want. The society I want is balanced, dynamic, outward looking, just, entrepreneurial, and meritocratic. A society full of opportunities for all, regardless of where you live, what your parents do, or what type of school [...]
General Election 2015: This is what would happen if 16-year-olds had the vote May 5, 2015 If Labour comes to power following the General Election on Thursday, Ed Miliband has promised to lower the national voting age to 16. But how would this affect the success off different parties? According to a survey by education app Gojimo, it would give Labour a big boost over the Conservatives. By asking over [...]
UK managers work fewer hours than those in the US May 5, 2015 Managing a team can of employees can be tough, but managers in the UK have an easier ride than their US counterparts, because they get to work shorter hours. Research by professional services firm Ernst and Young, based on interviews with 9,699 full-time employees in eight different countries, found just over a third of UK managers work [...]