‘POLO IN THE PARK’ FOUNDER PUTS HIS CITY BROKERAGE ON THE BLOCK May 28, 2009 EXCITEMENT is hotting up around next week’s Polo in the Park extravaganza at Hurlington Park – the brainchild of Daniel Fox-Davies, founder of the City broking firm of the same name. Fox-Davies – or Foxy, as some cheeky colleagues like to call him – recently set up the World Polo Association with the intention of [...]
Hot Chi Minh July 28, 2008 Foreign investment means tourism is coming to Vietnam’s capital, says Ben Griffiths Intoxicating Ho Chi Minh is the best place to experience the myriad changes taking place in Vietnam, a country on the fast-track to becoming one of the hottest spots in Asia. The downtown area encapsulates all the sights and sounds of Asia juxtaposed [...]
Branson’s boy unveils new look at the polo July 28, 2008 There’s no event quite like the polo to bring the royals, celebs and business bigshots together in droves, is there? After the 24th Cartier International Polo day at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park yesterday, guests flocked to the Chinawhite tent for Rock the Polo, the event’s afterparty, where they were treated to [...]
Investigation into GM’s pension fund October 28, 2005 Loss-making General Motors, the world’s largest carmaker, is being investigated by regulators over its pension accounting and the insurance regime at its finance arm. The powerful American regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued subpoenas against GM which centre on its pension liabilities with car parts maker Delphi, which declared bankruptcy earlier this [...]