16 March 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ALL CHANGE: Rather more change than expected at HSBC which has been engaged in a search for a new chairman to replace seven year serving Douglas Flint – who was finance director before that. HSBC almost always has promoted its top men (they all have… Continue reading Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Week in Brief, Financial
Tag: Stuart Gulliver
Issue 52: 20166 05 05: Week in Brief Financial
05 May 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY IT’S A RAIL GAIN: Network Rail, which owns and operates Britain’s railway network, including much of the property which the system needs to accommodate its operations, is looking at selling off some of its property assets. This has been done before of course. The railways… Continue reading Issue 52: 20166 05 05: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 46:2016 03 24: Week in brief (Financial)
24 March 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY RETAIL HOME WIN: In another unexpected turn of events in a takeover battle that has been full of them, J Sainsbury emerged victorious to win ownership of Home Retail Group, owner of Argos, the catalogue and high street retailer. The City had reacted… Continue reading Issue 46:2016 03 24: Week in brief (Financial)
Issue 42: 2016 02 25: News in Brief Financial
25 February 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY HEAVY POUNDING: The pound sank against all major currencies on Monday, though perhaps not as much as exciteable headlines suggested, after Boris Johnson announced his intention to campaign for a British exit from the European Community. Boris cannot take all the blame (or credit) for… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: News in Brief Financial
Issue 40: 2016 02 11:Week in brief Financial
11 February 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY BANKING ON GLOOM: Last week saw further turmoil in the FTSE 100; the index which encompasses the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. This part of the market has seen wildly fluctuating fortunes over the last few months, with swings of up to… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11:Week in brief Financial
Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
13 August 2015 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY SLOWING DOWN THE PUMPS: Has Saudi Arabia’s nerve finally cracked? The oil price has been heading down for months, but the Saudis, unlike in previous price slumps, have kept their production up, with much speculation as to what their strategy was – the most popular… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 6:2015 06 11:Business news
11 June 2015 BUSINESS AND THE CITY VANISHING BANKERS: Stuart Gulliver’s reshaping of HSBC has gathered pace. The long serving chief executive said that the bank will, over the next two years, cut 10% of its workforce – 25,000 jobs or more, of which around a third will be in the UK. Not only is… Continue reading Issue 6:2015 06 11:Business news
