MAIDA VALE, W9 September 22, 2011 CHIPPENHAM ROAD Price: £325,000 This attractive one-bedroom, first floor flat has neutral decor throughout. It has a reception room with high ceilings, a smart open-plan kitchen and sizeable bedroom, en suite bathroom and ample storage. Contact: Foxtons on 020 7449 6000 or go to www.foxtons.co.uk CLIFTON GARDENS Price: £7.95m This spacious family home has a [...]
Mooted deal gives late lift to stocks September 19, 2011 US stocks fell yesterday but staged a late comeback after fears of a looming Greek debt default diminished on news of a possible deal to advance new bailout funds to Greece. Stocks spent most of the session sharply lower after European leaders disappointed investors by failing to come up with any new solutions to the [...]
Getting the very best from the Home Counties September 15, 2011 PEOPLE are often very unfair to the Home Counties,” says James Grillo of Chesterton Humberts, “There is so much more to it than sprawling suburbia.” Indeed, as he points out, there’s more woodland per acre in Surrey than another county in England. “The schools are great, the commute is quick and the properties are fabulous.” [...]
Edges smoothed on Swiss prices September 15, 2011 ORDINARY mortals find the cost of a single pizza in Switzerland staggering – friends reported having to pay SFR50 for one in Verbier a few weeks ago. Indeed, with the Swiss franc having appreciated by 20 per cent against the euro in the last 12 months alone, the Swiss economy has felt the effects on [...]
Asset manager list shows who is best in class September 11, 2011 A NEW list of the top young asset managers has highlighted the growing importance of emerging markets. More than a quarter of the young asset managers who made the Financial News “40 under 40” list either invest directly in emerging markets or have spent time working or researching in developing countries. The list also reflects [...]
Land on Park Lane and you know you’ve won the game September 8, 2011 SOUTH AUDLEY STREET Price: £8.495m This attractive townhouse has been comprehensively refurbished in a style that shows off the beautiful period details but also incorporates the latest interior design styles and modern technology. There are five bedrooms, four bathrooms and four reception rooms. Contact: Knight Frank on 020 7499 1012 or go to www.knightfrank.co.uk CHARLES [...]
REUTERS HQ FOR SALE AS PART OF £1BN LONDON PROPERTY DISPOSAL September 7, 2011 Thomson Reuters’ headquarters in Canary Wharf, Olswang’s Holborn office and Deutsche Bank’s Winchester House site are among the properties being put on the market by German real estate fund KanAm, the firm said yesterday. Knight Frank is thought to be handling the sale, which could bring as much as £1bn in total. The group abandoned [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS September 6, 2011 Emap International Duncan Painter has been appointed as chief executive of the publisher and events business to replace David Gilbertson, who stepped down in May. Painter is currently managing director of the BSkyB subsidiary Sky IQ, which provides customer intelligence services to BSkyB and FTSE 100 firms including Centrica and Zurich Financial Services. Previous roles [...]
Business as usual? Hardly, for anyone working in finance September 1, 2011 SINCE the financial crisis, business secretary Vince Cable has taken to the airways on a regular basis to criticise a supposed culture of business as usual in the City, suggesting that the government must get ever-tougher to counter the fact that hardly anything has changed for banks. Nothing could be further from the truth. HSBC [...]
New approaches: network your way to the top in a private members’ club August 31, 2011 THE IVY, SOHO TYPICAL MEMBER: Members are usually already well connected. Duncan Bannatyne, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the BBC’s Mark Thompson have been spotted there recently. STYLE: The management are hell bent on privacy. No cameras or phones. Membership is through recommendation only. EASE OF NETWORKING: Great speaker events give you access to big-name celebrities. EIGHT [...]