Twitter share price drops to all-time low January 11, 2016 Twitter's share price has fallen to a new all-time low today. The stock is currently worth $19.47, down 2.55 per cent on Friday's closing price. It has lost 14 per cent of its value since the start of the year and is down nearly 50 per cent over the past 12 months. Shares in the social media [...]
The City remembers David Bowie’s bonds January 11, 2016 City folk were as stunned as all Londoners by the death of David Bowie, announced yesterday. The iconic musician will stay cemented in history for his exceptionally inventive work that spanned six decades. Bowie’s innovation was evident both in and outside the studio – and even in the world of finance. The Brixton-born legend turned [...]
Francois Hollande’s economic adviser Laurence Boon joins Axa January 11, 2016 One of French President Francois Hollande's economic advisers has been snapped up by French insurance giant Axa. Laurence Boone, who was critical of Hollande's socialist government before being appointed, controversially joined Hollande's team of advisers in June 2014. She left a post at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research to do so. “I am absolutely delighted that Laurence [...]
Xchanging share price finishes down, as company urges shareholders to back Computer Sciences Corporation offer by Friday January 11, 2016 Outsourcing company Xchanging today called on its shareholders to accept a takeover offer from Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) by Friday, as it warned that it could not be confident it would receive a better offer from insurance software company Ebix. In December last year, CSC made a cash offer to purchase Xchanging for 190p per share, [...]
Sian Fisher appointed as chief executive of the Chartered Insurance Institute, replacing Dr Sandy Scott, who is retiring January 11, 2016 Former Arthur J Gallagher chief underwriting officer Sian Fisher has today been revealed as the new chief executive of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), taking up the position on 1 February. She replaces Dr Sandy Scott, who announced his retirement last March. Fisher said: “I am looking forward to getting out and meeting our members [...]
Recruiter Robert Walters reveals boost in net fee income for fourth quarter of 2015 January 11, 2016 Recruitment consultancy Robert Walters revealed today that it had brought in total net fee income of £59.1m for its fourth quarter ending 31 December 2015, up 10 per cent on a constant currency basis compared to the same period the year before. The recruiter also announced that net fee income for its UK business was [...]
Morgan Stanley warns oil prices could fall to $20 per barrel due to a strong US dollar January 11, 2016 Foreign exchange rate movements could send Brent crude oil as low as $20 per barrel, investment bank Morgan Stanley has warned. In a research note sent out today, it said oil prices could fall between 10 to 25 per cent if the US dollar gains five per cent. While the widening gap between supply and demand may [...]
Most Aim-listed oil and gas companies loss making January 11, 2016 Ninety per cent of small cap oil and gas companies are still loss making, the same as in 2014, despite attempts to whittle down costs in the face of persistently low oil prices, research released today by Company Watch has shown. And two out of five are in the Warning Area, indicating they are more vulnerable [...]
Catalan independence unlikely despite separatist victory, say economists January 11, 2016 The election of a new leader in the Spanish region of Catalonia over the weekend is unlikely to result in independence for the region, analysts believe. The developments are also likely to spur on activity at the national level, with parties against Catalan independence under more pressure to reach a deal on a functioning state. [...]
Bottoms Up: Coq d’Argent owner D&D London toasts jump in Christmas sales January 11, 2016 D&D London, the restaurant and hotel empire behind the City’s Coq D’argent and South Place Hotel, has posted a jump in sales over Christmas as diners popped open the champagne. The company, which is mulling a stock market float, said UK like-for-like sales jumped by 4.2 per cent in December. Underlying sales for the nine months [...]