Robshaw still proud despite Quins’ defeat at Clermont October 20, 2013 HARLEQUINS captain Chris Robshaw last night said that he was proud his side’s passionate performance at the home of one of the favourites to lift the Heineken Cup, despite suffering a narrow defeat. The Aviva Premiership Rugby outfit headed to Clermont Auvergne yesterday – where the home side have not lost for 64 matches – [...]
City Moves for 18 October 2013 | Who’s switching jobs October 17, 2013 EdisonThe investment intelligence firm has announced the hire of Angus McPhail as an equities analyst in its oil and gas team. He specialises in mid-cap exploration companies. McPhail has previously worked as an analyst at Investec, Alliance Trust, ING, and WH Ireland. BNY Mellon Asset ManagementThe investment management company has appointed Heneg Parthenay as chief operating officer [...]
Best of the Brokers for 18 October 2013 October 17, 2013 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com TUI TRAVEL UBS has cut its rating from “buy” to “neutral” and trimmed its target from 410p to 400p following a strong run for the shares. The broker thinks now is a good time to take profits, given that the disruption in Egypt [...]
Saracens squad envy of Europe, claims Wyles October 17, 2013 SARACENS centre Chris Wyles believes the abundance of riches in the squad makes his team the ones to beat in this year’s Heineken Cup. The Aviva Premiership leaders have six representatives in England coach Stuart Lancaster’s squad for next month’s autumn internationals, including previously uncapped centre Joel Tomkins. Top 14 heavyweights Toulouse are tonight’s visitors [...]
City Moves for 17 October 2013 | Who’s switching jobs October 16, 2013 Colliers International The property company has announced the appointment of Michael Hawkins as a partner in its national offices team. He was most recently at WHR Property Consultants, where he was a partner advising property and development companies, funds, and investors. Prior to that, he spent ten years at Lambert Smith Hampton. Balderton The European venture [...]
Saracens swoop for centre Bosch October 16, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership pacesetters Saracens have signed Argentina centre Marcelo Bosch from Biarritz. The 29-year-old has won 23 caps for the Pumas, scoring three tries. Meanwhile, former Sarries coach Eddie Jones, now in charge of Japan, was admitted to hospital in Tokyo yesterday after showing signs of a minor stroke.
Hermes Real Estate to lend to property market for first time October 14, 2013 Hermes Real Estate Investment Management Limited is to make its first foray into commercial property lending as the fund manager looks to exploit the gap in the market created by the retreat of bank finance. The company announced yesterday that it has launched the Hermes Real Estate Senior Debt Fund to invest in loans against [...]
O’Shea hits out at Quins over defeat to Scarlets October 13, 2013 FURIOUS Harlequins boss Conor O’Shea has demanded his side “man up” after they succumbed to a shock defeat to Scarlets in the weekend’s Heineken Cup opener. Mike Brown scored two tries for the Aviva Premiership Rugby outfit, while Nick Evans kicked 16 points, but their efforts could not stop Quins slumping to a 33-26 defeat [...]
Quins glad of European chance to wipe away Premiership blues October 10, 2013 HARLEQUINS’ scrum-half Karl Dickson hopes the Heineken Cup can prove to be a welcome distraction from their poor Aviva Premiership campaign. Quins’ focus turns to Europe for a fortnight with Pool Four clashes against the Scarlets this Saturday and last year’s runners-up Clermont the week after. And having lost three of their first five games [...]
Robshaw deserves the captain’s armband back, insists O’Shea October 9, 2013 HARLEQUINS director of rugby Conor O’Shea is certain flanker Chris Robshaw will regain the England captaincy from Tom Wood for next month’s autumn internationals. Wood skippered the Red Rose to a 2-0 series win in Argentina this summer during Robshaw’s absence and coach Stuart Lancaster is so far unwilling to commit to his choice of [...]