Knights show their armour March 2, 2010 HIGH-powered Manchester United fans have stepped up their bid to wrest control of the club from the Glazer family. A team of City-based financiers, known as the Red Knights, hope to force United’s American owners to consider a bid for the club by urging fans to give up their season tickets next season. City A.M. [...]
House prices on the rise in London boost March 1, 2010 CENTRAL London house prices jumped by 3.2 per cent in February – the strongest surge in almost three years, according to figures released yesterday. Average house prices in central London have risen by almost a fifth in the last 10 months, and are only one per cent below the market peak of March 2008, according [...]
Capello’s is a team in crisis February 25, 2010 FOUR months ago, it was all sweetness and light. Now, it’s a total mess. With the World Cup getting ever closer and England losing another key player in Wayne Bridge, this is suddenly a team in crisis and Capello must be pulling his hair out. Let’s go through the side as it stands. Our No1 [...]
Putting a spin on humble sneakers February 25, 2010 THEY’RE a funny thing, trainers. They are as much a part of a man’s functional wardrobe as jeans, but unlike jeans, they are also very expressive. Hip Camden Converse wearers are a different tribe to those who prance about in Usain Bolt’s yam-coloured Pumas, while those who spend evenings enjoying the box-fresh smell of their [...]
Geech: Wilko and Riki are a dream ticket February 24, 2010 BRITISH LIONS legend Sir Ian McGeechan believes the centre partnership of Jonny Wilkinson and Riki Flutey holds the key to England’s Six Nations hopes. Coach Martin Johnson has only just been able to field his dream midfield combination due to injury, but the pair have so far failed to hit it off and came under [...]
City applauds Tory cut-price shares move February 22, 2010 CONSERVATIVE plans to offer millions of people cheap shares in Britain’s nationalised banks have received a tentative thumbs-up from the City. Shadow chancellor George Osborne yesterday outlined a scheme to hand small investors shares in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group when the government exits its £70bn stake. The “people’s bonus” would reward [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS February 17, 2010 HSBC Private Bank The bank has appointed Paul Forshaw as head of real estate fund management. Forshaw was previously part of a team responsible for real estate proprietary investment at failed Icelandic bank Kaupthing, investing joint venture equity in the UK, US and emerging markets. Prior to that, he spent time at property groups Knight [...]
Kraft bosses to be grilled by Parliament February 15, 2010 SENIOR executives from Kraft will be grilled by a Select Committee about the US firm’s controversial Cadbury takeover. The hearing, which has not yet been finalised, will try to pin Kraft down on its plans for the 186-year-old confectioner. Kraft received criticism from business secretary Lord Mandelson last week after it announced it will not [...]
THE INSIDER February 11, 2010 Golf seems to be a recurring theme at Lingfield which unfortunately means that they don’t have a sponsor. It’s a shame as it’s a great place to have a day out with friends and family. Racing in the UK has taken the bull by the horns to encourage racegoers in the last 24 months but [...]
McGeechan lands role as adviser at Gloucester February 11, 2010 SIR IAN MCGEECHAN is back in rugby after agreeing to join forces with protege Bryan Redpath at Gloucester. McGeechan, who led the British Lions on four occasions and also coached Wasps and Scotland, has agreed to join the coaching staff at Kingsholm in an advisory role. Head coach Redpath worked under McGeechan when playing for [...]