Davies rejects gender quotas February 13, 2011 UK boardrooms will not be forced to recruit more women to top jobs, after a government panel ruled out imposing gender quotas, City A.M. can confirm. A report chaired by former trade minister Lord Davies of Abersoch (pictured) will not recommend a state-imposed quota system to help break up the male dominance of UK companies [...]
Live at the most famous 18th hole February 10, 2011 THE most famous building in golf is, without question, the Royal & Ancient Clubhouse at St Andrews. But the most recognisable? Arguably it’s the tall, turreted eruption of high Victoriana that overshadows it, the Hamilton Grand. So the story goes, it was originally built by a chap named Thomas Hamilton in 1895, after he was [...]
Bopara named as injured Morgan’s replacement February 8, 2011 ESSEX batsman Ravi Bopara has been called up to England’s World Cup squad as a replacement for the injured Eoin Morgan. The Irishman missed the final one-day international of the recent series against Australia after fracturing the middle finger of his left hand, a problem he first became aware of in the fourth one-day match [...]
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OSBORNE’S DECISION TO INCREASE THE BANK LEVY? February 8, 2011 GRAEME LEACH | INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS The increase confirms our concern that the levy would ramp up over time and risk undermining the competitiveness of the City. Let’s hope this is the last increase. CHUKA UMUNNA LABOUR Ministers have already been boasting that the bank levy will raise £2.5bn a year, so this is little [...]
Bensalem to burst into World Hurdle picture January 27, 2011 CHELTENHAM stages its ‘Trials Day’’tomorrow and BENSALEM looks the best bet on the card in the Cleeve Hurdle at 3.35pm. Alan King’s eight-year-old has an amazing record when fresh and has won all of his career starts to date when reappearing from a substantial break. He is reportedly working extremely well at home and will [...]
Property’s mixed prospects in 2011 January 26, 2011 PROPERTY price indices suggest house prices are falling again, but what are the prospects for home owners and property investors? UK house prices fell 0.9 per cent in the final three months of 2010 and were down 1.3 per cent between November and December, the Halifax index shows. Some analysts expect them to fall further, [...]
Splits widen on banking reform January 23, 2011 SPLITS emerged over the direction of UK banking reform yesterday, as deputy leader of the coalition Nick Clegg expressed support for a break-up of British banks even as his own government’s Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) came out against a radical break-up plan. The divisions throw into doubt the implementation of the ICB’s recommendations, which [...]
What the other papers say this morning January 23, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES AUDITORS SEEK TO EASE FEARS The four biggest auditors have denied that their dominance of the market for large companies had created a systemic risk akin to that posed by the leading banks. Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC have told the European Commission that they are willing to help draw up [...]
CITY VIEWS: DOES LONDON NEED MORE AIRPORT CAPACITY? January 18, 2011 PAUL KNIGHT | LLOYDS “No, I would be against any expansion in the City. It’s already congested in the City and it’s not too much hassle to get to Heathrow. The links there are reasonably efficient as it is.” ANDREW MACEWAN | LORIEN “More capacity would be good. I flew down this morning from Edinburgh to [...]
History, elegance and luxurious style overlooking Regent’s Park January 6, 2011 IF – as Kirtsy and Phil are always telling us – the three most important things in a property are location, location and location, then there can be few better than Cornwall Terrace, overlooking Regent’s Park. It’s a short chauffeur-driven hop from the Ritz, the Houses of Parliament and Harley Street. This Grade I-listed crescent [...]