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N the ever changing world of ary rather than revolutionary way. least 39 of those countries are ear- on investors spent a month reflecting
banking, it was the turn of Yesterday around 100 investors and marked for possible exit. on the group’s true value and too BA cabin crew spat nears end
HSBC’s new chief executive shareholders took the lift to the 41st Advisers say that Gulliver is intent many of them decided they didn’t The dispute between British Airways
Stuart Gulliver yesterday to floor of the bank’s Canary Wharf on bringing in some of the initiatives want any of it. End of. and its cabin crew could come to an end
inform investors of his bank’s strategy headquarters to hear Gulliver and 17 he presided over as head of global today, when the Unite union is expected
for the future. In recent weeks, both of his top managers talk about focus, banking – selling unprofitable arms, CITY A.M. AWARDS to present the terms of a peace deal to
Bob Diamond of Barclays and António connectivity and efficiency savings. keeping costs down and letting go the Entries to our annual awards are due its members. An email to members of
Horta-Osório of Lloyds Banking The day lasted from nine in the morn- least efficient five per cent of employ- in by Friday week, so please hurry if the British Airlines Stewards and
Group, have had a turn at imposing ing until 6.20 in the afternoon and ees every year – to the bank as whole. you or your company want to be a Stewardesses Association said yester-
their personalities at their new posts. the sessions broke only for occasional All in all, it sounds pretty sensible prizewinner at one of the City’s most day that talks between the airline and
Osório has caused the biggest refreshments. as a strategy and could well enhance prestigious events. unions to end the 18-month dispute
splash, dramatically reversing his Cost cuts are essential, was one shareholder value. But my money’s Details of the entry process are “have now concluded to the satisfaction
bank’s policy on the mis-selling of message, with between $2.5bn and on Osório to create the most head- available at the website address: of both parties”. Unite declined to com-
payment protection insurance, and in $3.5bn cut from the annual cost base lines and best performance in the www.cityamawards.com. ment on the status of talks last night,
effect causing all his rivals to aban- in an effort to bring the cost income years ahead. MORE HSBC: P 4-5 david.hellier@cityam.com while BA said talks were continuing.
Distribution helpline tion period over collective redundan- CBI revealed that workplace absence that does down workplace learning,”
If you have any comments about the distribution BY ALISON LOCK
of City A.M. Please ring 0207 015 1230, or email cies, as well as capping compensation in rose last year, with each UK employee she told the Institute of Directors
distribution@cityam.com discrimination awards at employment taking an average of 6.5 days off sick – THE UK chief executive of McDonald’s conference. “For many put off by high
tribunals. Businesses have criticised a total of 190m working days – cost- called for an end to snobbery sur- fees, this could and should be the
Editorial Statement both as a disincentive to hire. It is also ing employers an estimated £17bn. rounding university degrees yester- route they take.”
This newspaper adheres to the system of mulling a simplification of the TUPE day, arguing that many workers McDonald’s has pioneered training
self-regulation overseen by the Press Complaints Regulations, designed to protect Chancellor George would be better off learning through programmes for its staff to counter
Commission. The PCC takes complaints about the employee terms when a business is sold. their job. its association with dead-end roles,
editorial content of publications under the Editor’s Osborne told business
Code of Practice, a copy of which can be found at Employment relations minister Jill McDonald said young people which have become known as
www.pcc.org.uk Edward Davey said the reforms would groups to “get stuck should not see a degree as their only McJobs, and McDonald said 16,000 of
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Beam Reach 5 Business Park, on staff and grow.” in employment laws with an employer such as McDonald’s currently training for qualifications.
Marsh Way, Rainham, Essex, RM13 8RS Chancellor George Osborne also that will offer them training. DIARY: P13
Protests in Athens
as EU debates aid
to understand whether the debt-rid-
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EU ECONOMY
BY ALISON LOCK den country may need further aid.
Concerns mounted in the market
GREECE descended into violent anti- and the euro fell against both the
austerity protests as European Union pound and dollar at various stages yes-
and International Monetary Fund terday over concerns that Greece may
auditors arrived in Athens to assess require billions of fresh bailout funds
the strength of its finances yesterday. just a year after receiving a €110bn
As a 10,000-strong union protest (£96bn) international loan.
over public spending cuts disintegrat- Officials denied reports that the EU
ed into clashes with police, the bailout was considering offering Greece a fur-
Greek police in riot gear clashed with protestors angered by government austerity cuts in Athens Picture: REUTERS audit team started a week of meetings ther €60bn in aid.
ENERGY
BY ALISON LOCK August. Tesco said then that most stores
would cut petrol by 1p per litre (ppl)
CRUDE oil prices dropped below $100 a and diesel would fall by up to 3ppl.
barrel and US petrol futures slumped Poor industrial data from China and
yesterday, fuelling hopes that UK fore- an unexpected rise in US fuel stocks
court prices may fall substantially soon. prompted a fall in wholesale fuel prices
Crude futures plunged more than so great it triggered a circuit breaker on
five per cent in the week’s second major the Chicago Metals Exchange that saw
oil price fall, with light sweet crude for futures trading blocked for five min-
June hitting a low of $97.50 (£59.55). utes. A group of 17 US senators also
Brent crude traded at a low of $111.95 wrote to energy regulator the
per barrel, substantially down from Commodity Futures Trading
highs of $126 seen at the end of April. Commission calling for more action to
The downward pressure sparked end oil price speculation.
hopes that UK petrol prices may fall in The fall in energy stocks also hit the
sympathy, though Brian Madderson, Dow, which closed one per cent lower.
chairman of RMI Petrol, which repre- US TRADE GAP, CHINESE DATA: P21
sents independent fuel providers, said a
sustained downward trend was not yet ANALYSIS l Brent Crude Oil Futures
clear. 130
$
“In the short term it is the UK whole- 125 113.35
sale cost of fuel that determines prices 11 May
at the pump, not the cost of Brent 120
crude,” he said. “Wholesale prices have 115
been extremely volatile over the past 110
week or so, with daily moves of both
105
plus and minus 2p-per-litre – so the
trend is hard to fathom.” 100
UK retailers Tesco, Asda and 95
Morrisons cut their petrol prices on 14 Feb 4 Mar 24 Mar 13 Apr 3 May
EU ECONOMY POLITICS
BANK of Italy governor Mario Draghi GOVERNMENT plans to introduce
won the blessing of German chancel- elected police commissioners were
lor Angela Merkel to become the next thrown out of the House of Lords yes-
president of the European Central terday thanks to the support of 13
Bank (ECB) yesterday. Liberal Democrat peers, in an embar-
Draghi, who will replace Jean- rassing defeat for the coalition.
Claude Trichet in October when his Peers voted 188 to 176 in favour of
eight-year term ends, will have to lead an amendment wiping out the clause
the ECB through interest rate rises to on allowing US-style elected crime
counter inflation in the trading bloc, commissioners from the Police
as well as an ongoing sovereign debt Reform Bill.
crisis among peripheral nations. The defeat of the coalition policy
Merkel told Die Zeit newspaper that came despite Lib Dem leader Nick
Draghi “stands very close to our agen- Clegg’s efforts to whip peers into
da of stability and solid economics.” opposing the amendment. The bill
He will be nominated on 16 May. will now return to the Commons.
4 Focus on HSBC CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011
BY JULIET SAMUEL would have to go beyond tinkering nor a solid deposit base, he said only
measures like cutting down on hotel that specific sales would be
HSBC unveiled a strategic overhaul laundry expenses during business announced over the coming months. Pre-tax profits
yesterday that will see the bank cut up trips: “It takes an awful lot of socks to However, a sale of the bank’s US
to $3.5bn (£2.14bn) in costs, cut “sub- get to $2.5bn.” credit cards business looks all but cer- North America
scale” retail operations and review its In a presentation that offered tain. Gulliver said it was “not fully
presence in 39 countries. “selected examples” of how the bank aligned with strategic customer base”
“We are not going to try to be all would achieve its income-to-cost ratio and that it required further invest-
things to all people in all markets,” target of 48-52 per cent by 2013, ment for which “HSBC’s appetite is
said chief executive Stuart Gulliver as finance director Iain Mackay prom- limited”. He would give no details of
he launched a plan to refocus the firm ised to save $300m by shutting down other disposals, except to deny that
on commercial banking, which he head offices, $275m by overhauling the bank has plans to sell its 16 per
called its “DNA”. the bank’s IT and $100m from a cent stake in Chinese insurer Ping An.
“Sometimes we struggle to explain “reduction of paperwork”. ANALYSIS l HSBC Holdings
why we’re in 87 countries. We have But investors were told not to 740
allowed the market to view us as a expect cuts in other areas: while p
720
retail bank,” he told an all-day gather- expenses rose $1.5bn between 2009
ing of investors and analysts in the and 2010 due to “wage inflation”, 700
bank’s Canary Wharf headquarters. Gulliver said HSBC was “not going to 680
646.10
11 May
He added that in fact, the lion’s compromise on talent” and would 660
share of the bank’s profits stem from continue to increase costs for recruit-
commercial and wholesale activities. ing purposes. 640
Highlighting its ballooning cost Investors keen for details of asset 620
base, he said: “We’ve got multiple lay- disposals were disappointed, however.
ers of head offices – two in this build- While Gulliver said that the bank ANALYSIS l HSBC Holdings
740
720
700
680
660
640
620
600
p
13 Apr
600
9 May
14 Feb 4 Mar 24 Mar 13 Apr 9 May
$1.8bn
Pre-tax profits
Latin America
Lots of platitudes but little red meat
WITH around £1.5 trillion of assets tight-lipped about what assets the least 12.5 per cent was well-trailed,
on its balance sheet, HSBC is practi- bank plans to flog, save for yet as was the goal of reducing the cost
cally the size of a country. Perhaps another “review” of some US opera- efficiency ratio – which is stubborn- THE MANAGEMENT | THE EXECUTIVES CHARGED WITH OVERHAULING HSBC
that’s why most of the ideas tions, and the number of jobs it is ly high – to at least 52 per cent.
unveiled at yesterday’s hotly-antici- going to cut. The bank must surely It is strange that yesterday was
pated “strategy day” seem to have have a plan for cutting red meat if it such a damp squib. Stuart Gulliver, CHIEF executive Stuart Gulliver said yesterday that HSBC’s top executives would be evaluated based on a
been stolen from a Whitehall effi- is serious about saving at least the recently-installed chief execu- new “report card” that would put “courageous integrity” at the heart of its dealings, which he added was
ciency review. $2.5bn by 2013, but it certainly did- tive, has coveted the top job for “not some happy clappy strap-line”. The strategy they will have to implement involves evaluating the
First there was the £100m saving n’t let investors in on the secret yes- many years, and made no secret of bank’s businesses on the basis of their returns, efficiency and “connectivity”. Comparing the bank’s global
that will come from a “reduction of terday. the fact. Investors were expecting an footprint to the networks of a telecoms company, Gulliver said that its most profitable activities “rely on
paperwork”. A further £300m will Despite 200 pages of presenta- explosion of ideas, underpinned by the network, the network of branches that we have and the position we have in more than 80 countries. I
be saved by “de-layering and simpli- tions that took nine hours to get radical thinking, not platitudes and strongly believe we do benefit from a network effect”.
fying regional structures” (whatever through, there was remarkably little techno-babble.
that means). Then there is the de that was new in yesterday’s During his three decades of loyal
rigueur overhaul of the bank’s com- announcements. We do know that service to HSBC, Gulliver has demon-
puter system; investors weren’t told the bank is likely to quit retail bank- strated a huge amount of patience.
how much this novel idea will save ing in Poland, Spain and Italy, like it Now he needs to up the tempo.
in the end, but they were led to has in Russia and that – surprise, david.crow@cityam.com
believe it will slash a huge amount surprise – it wants to divert capital
from costs. to fast growing emerging
Just like Whitehall mandarins,
HSBC executives were curiously
economies: who wouldn’t? But the
new return on equity target of at
BOTTOMLINE Alan Keir head of Brian Robertson Chris Meares CEO, Emilson Alonso
Analysis by David Crow
commercial banking CEO Europe global private banking CEO, Latin America
CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011 Focus on HSBC 5
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6 Focus on Inflation Report CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011
Interest rate 4
Growth revised down
Probability
Inflation revised up
4
Probability
May Forecast
February Forecast
widens despite
hike looms as strong services
May Forecast
February Forecast
3 3
inflation soars
2 UK ECONOMY
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UK ECONOMY despite dovish anticipations prior to 0 0 in February, while visible exports fell
the report’s publication. -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 by 3.4 per cent compared to February.
BY JULIAN HARRIS
“This report hints at risks of earlier GDP % CPI % Services exports continued to grow,
Bank’s two per cent target. into next year. BY JULIAN HARRIS eliminate the deficit by the end of deficit still narrowed across the first-
“There is a good chance that infla- But sterling Parliament, Kirby expects. quarter of the year, and exporters
tion will reach five per cent later this overnight interest GROWTH forecasts by the Bank of Even excluding the effect of the have become more confident going
year,” the Bank, led by governor rate swap rates England are now even weaker than in heavy snow in December, the econo- into the second-quarter according to
Mervyn King (pictured), now fears. showed markets February, worsening the headache my has been virtually stagnant for a survey by Travelex.
New projections show inflation eas- almost fully for its monetary policy committee the last six months, the Bank thinks. “Interest rates play a strong role in
ing to the two per cent rate around pricing a rate and endangering chancellor George Yet some doubt appeared to be cast determining the strength of curren-
March 2013, assuming interest rates hike in Osborne’s deficit reduction plan. over recent Office for National cies and we can clearly see this play-
rise at levels expected by the markets. November, and “The Bank’s forecasts are moving Statistics GDP figures. “Business sur- ing out in April,” said Travelex
If rates do not rise, inflation “is more fully by towards our less optimistic projec- veys and the growth in employment director David Sear.
likely to be above target than below it”, December, tions,” said Simon Kirby of the over recent months suggest that “Not only has the European Central
even two years ahead. although many National Institute for Economic and underlying activity may have been Banks’ hawkish approach hugely sup-
The market expectations used by the economists expect Social Research (NIESR). Chancellor stronger than indicated by official ported the euro, it has also energised
Bank include a rate hike this year, an earlier move. Osborne will need even greater tax output data,” the Bank said. UK exporters.”
CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011 News 7
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VERY time there is new course that is legitimate not least as apart and arguing, if anything, for that point Tory politicians, business- Labour’s economic strategy for growth
economic data, a ritual plays out. they strongly believe that the govern- more spending and less banking regu- men and commentators will turn is, and why it can work. That is the real
The government welcomes the ment is following the wrong policy. lation. But Osborne and Cameron round and say “told you so”. task ahead and they need to get to it.
numbers, but shadow ministers But it is very easy to fall into the trap neatly managed to escape at the last That is why Balls has to do more Dan Corry works for FTI Consulting and is a
claim they aren’t what they seem and of having a gleeful grin not when minute into a critique of government than carp, more than critique. While it former Treasury and Downing Street adviser
that gloom is just around the corner. I unemployment falls but when it rises,
remember it well from my time advis- not when GDP gets back on track but
ing former Prime Minister Gordon when it turns out not to have risen at
Brown. all over the last six months. “Talking
For almost a decade Tory shadow the economy down” is the accusation
chancellors had to grit their teeth in and it is something that the public do
the face of good economic news. not like.
Remember them saying that they How do you avoid it then? It is not
were overjoyed that growth was con- easy. If you say anything positive then
tinuing, inflation was low and employ- the government will leap on it as an
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argue that underneath the surface
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right things and that your policy is
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CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011 News 9
RETAIL The grocer, which predominantly desperate eleventh hour bid to keep Ocado was set up by former
BY STEVE DINNEEN sells the products of upmarket grocer the float alive. Goldman Sachs bankers Tim Steiner
Waitrose, said the glut of recent pub- It eventually hit the bottom end of (pictured right), Jason Gissing and
OCADO led the FTSE 250 fallers yes- lic holidays also hit its sales. its 180-200p a share – far below its Jonathan Faiman.
terday, with its shares dropping over It added it has leased a 100,000 initial range of 200-275p a share.
nine per cent after it admitted its square foot warehouse close to its Some analysts baulked at even the ANALYSIS l Ocado Group
260
sales were checked by capacity con- main distribution centre in Hatfield, lower price, slapping a value of p
straints. north of London, from which to around 120p a share on the firm. 250
Ocado’s growth slowed from 24 per develop its non-food business. However, after hitting a closing low 240 211.00
cent in its first-quarter to 18 per cent A second core warehouse is under of 123p, it has seen its share price 11 May
230
in the last three months. It says it construction in Warwickshire, due to creep up, hitting a high of 285p in 220
expects sales to grow by 21 per cent in be finished by the end of 2012. February.
the first half of the year. The slump sent Ocado’s shares, Numis analyst Andrew Wade said: 210
An Ocado spokesman said: “The down 211p yesterday, fuelling fears “With new kit being installed, we 200
Hatfield customer fulfilment centre that they could eventually fall below expect a re-acceleration in the second
190
remains capacity constrained in the their 180p flotation price. half, and are encouraged by the 14 Feb 4 Mar 24 Mar 13 Apr 9 May
Ocado co-founder Tim Steiner saw its
near term. Investment is continuing Last year Ocado was forced to slash impressive EBITDA conversion on shares slump seven per cent yesterday
ANALYSIS l Ocado Group
260
p
250
240 211.00
11 May
230
220
210
200
190
14 Feb 4 Mar 24 Mar 13 Apr 9 May
Sainsbury’s
shifts focus Why we make our business
to non-food He said: “This will be the shape of
contracts flexible
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RETAIL
things to come as we look at non-
BY JOHN DUNNE
food. By 2020, 40 per cent of sales will
SAINSBURY’S yesterday said 40 per be from non-food.” King denied ana-
cent of its sales would be “non-food” lyst concerns about financial con-
by 2020 as it increasingly relies on straints on future expansion, saying
clothing and other products for the group had “plenty of funding”.
growth. Credit Suisse analysts were disap-
The supermarket chain is in the pointed by a 14 basis point increase
middle of huge expansion with in Sainsbury’s underlying operat-
clothing and general merchandise ing margin, which they contrast-
being given more space. ed with a bigger rise at Wm
Sainsbury’s reported a 12.8 per Morrison Supermarkets. Net
cent jump in annual pre-tax debt rose to £1.8bn from £1.5bn
profits to £827m as it unveiled its last year and is expected to hit
strategy. £2bn by the end of next
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PROPERTY
said it was holding discussions with
BELEAGUERED property adviser DTZ parties that had made approaches
Holdings saw its shares soar almost but cautioned that discussions were
40 per cent in trading yesterday after at a very early stage.
it said it had received a possible offer. DTZ has suffered continued share
DTZ said it had received “a number price declines in the past year and
of approaches for investment…includ- made a £6m pre-tax loss in the half-
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CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011 News 11
Sportingbet in
Pru profits up talks to buy its
as US and Asia Australian rival
demand soars
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ONLINE gaming firm Sportingbet is in
advanced talks to buy Australian peer
Centrebet in a £117m all-share deal.
The British firm is considering a bid
of A$2 (60p) per share, although said
there was no certainty a transaction
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Outflows put
ANALYSIS l RAB Capital
20 July 2007: RAB’s share price hits an
p all-time high of 125p per share.
August 2007: Banks become wary of lending to one another due to market fears over
120 exposure to the high-risk US “sub prime” mortgage market.
pressure on
September 2007: Customers stage a run on Northern Rock. RAB, which held a
100 8.18 per cent stake in the lender, suffers as a consequence.
18 February 2008: Labour chancellor Alistair 6 April 2011: RAB says
Darling nationalises Northern Rock. investors will seek to
80 withdraw almost
11 September 2008: RAB locks investors in its $400m from its $500m
RAB to delist
Special Situations fund in for three years. Special Situations fund
60 when the gate is opened
12 November 2008: RAB’s share price hits an on it in October.
all-time low of 6.5p per share.
40
21 January 2009: RAB reveals a $5.3bn plunge in
assets under management over 2008.
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HEDGE FUNDS
The beleaguered company had
BY RICHARD PARTINGTON already said it stands to lose $400m
6
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120
100
80
60
40
20
6
p
Jan 2007 Jan 2008 Jan 2009 Jan 2010 Jan 2011
Jan 2007 Jan 2008 Jan 2009 Jan 2010 Jan 2011 TROUBLED hedge fund RAB Capital (£245m) of cash from its $500m flag-
has said its days as a publicly quoted ship Special Situations fund in
company could be numbered. October.
The firm, once a pin-up for London’s Investors had sought to withdraw
finance boom, said it had received the money at the height of the
fresh redemption requests and that financial crisis, although
one of its key fund managers is to agreed with management to
leave the company. lock the funds in until the
Gavin Wilson, co-manager of end of 2011.
RAB’s Energy and Octane A series of ill-fated invest-
funds, will leave the firm for ments, including a stake in
personal reasons, meaning Northern Rock, made RAB
investors are likely to pull out one of the biggest hedge
of his $250m Energy fund. fund casualties of the crash.
RAB, led by Charles Kirwan- Assets under management
Taylor (pictured), said the at the firm stood at $1.06bn
developments meant it at the end of last year,
would consider whether compared to $7bn at
to delist from its place on the end of 2007.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
trading.
WEALTH manager Rathbone Brothers Rathbones’ investment manage-
has increased its assets under manage- ment net operating income hit
ment (AUM) to more than £16bn for £33.9m in the first-quarter, up 12.3 per
the first time. cent on a year earlier.
The historic fund house said its asset Net interest and other income for
pool had hit £16.04bn in the first three the firm fell to £2.6m in the three
months of this year, up 2.6 per cent months to 31 March, down 3.7 per
from the £15.6bn it held at the end of cent on the same period in 2010.
2010. Chairman Mark Powell said:
The increase compares to a 1.8 per “Despite a particularly uncertain eco-
cent increase in the FTSE 100 Index for nomic environment, Rathbones has
the same period, as markets struggle achieved excellent growth.”
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ENERGY
of its 2010 purchase of Brazilian assets. the Brazil purchase after the Macondo
BY HARRY BANKS “After leading the process of con- accident because it wanted to see how
BRAZIL’S energy regulator ANP said taining the Gulf of Mexico spill ... BP BP would respond to the incident.
yesterday it has approved BP’s pur- has shown itself today to be one of the The company said in October it
chase of assets from US-based Devon, a most prepared companies in terms of agreed to sell oil and gas fields in
deal that was slowed by its massive operational security in deep waters,” Vietnam and Venezuela to its Russian
Gulf of Mexico oil spill. the ANP said in a statement. joint venture TNK-BP for $1.8bn, and in
The approval comes after BP sold In March 2010 BP agreed to pay November said it was selling its stake
assets around the world to help pay for $7bn (£4.28bn) for Devon assets in in Argentine oil and gas group Pan
BP chief executive Bob Dudley has won approval for plans in Brazil Picture: REUTERS the effects of the oil spill at the Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of American Energy.
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M&A ENERGY
BY HARRY BANKS BY HARRY BANKS
STATE-OWNED China Guangdong WARMER weather and fewer cus-
Nuclear Power (CGNPC) is studying tomers in some German regions
whether to come back in three curbed first-quarter sales at E.ON’s gas
months with a fresh bid for uranium unit compared with a year earlier, the
miner Kalahari Minerals, after with- utility said yesterday.
drawing an offer following opposition As the German gas market leader,
from UK regulators. E.ON’s activities are a benchmark for
“Our business department is studying the health of central European gas
it. We don’t have a result yet,” said a markets.
CGNPC spokesman. Its Global Gas division sold 244.6bn
CGNPC had withdrawn its bid for kilowatt hours of gas in the three
Kalahari after the Takeover Panel said months to March compared with
it would not allow the Chinese compa- 252.4bn kWh in the same 2010 period,
ny to lower its £756m offer. CGNPC according to its quarterly report.
hoped to cut its bid in light of uncer- E.ON’s German sales, which
tainty in the uranium industry follow- accounted for 55 per cent of the total,
ing Japan’s nuclear problems. reported 13bn kWh lower gas sales,
Shares in Kalahari and its 43 per due mainly to “customers losses and
cent-owned Australian-listed Extract weather related influences”.
Resources fell on the decision, National German gas consumption
although some analysts said they last year rose 4.2 per cent to 942.3bn
expected CGNPC could return with a kilowatt hours.
fresh offer in the next three to six E.ON’s Global Gas division categoris-
months or bid directly for Extract. es sales via its own regional firms and
“We think there is a reasonable those to industry and distributors in
Paul McCartney (‘Mike’s Brother’) by Sam Walsh © estate of Sam Walsh
chance CGNPC will make a new bid Germany, Europe’s biggest single gas
for Kalahari after three to six months market, and in Hungary.
have elapsed, or CGNPC may be more It also holds responsibility for pro-
direct and make a bid for Extract,” curement, storage and transport of
RBC analyst Adam Schatzker said. pipeline and liquefied natural gas.
CGNPC must wait three months The unit’s earnings before interest,
before returning with a revised bid
under UK regulations.
State-owned CGNPC made an infor-
Guess who I saw last night? tax, depreciation and amortisation fell
by 83 per cent to €138m (£120m) in the
three months due to margin pressure
mal move on Kalahari in March. in the wholesale sector.
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BY HARRY BANKS shale gas industry. ernment raised taxes in March. markets remained volatile and that
The company, which rejoined the Wood Group, which also provides DRAX, the operator of the UK’s it remained “cautious” in its out-
BRITISH energy services firm John FTSE 100 in March, said the number maintenance services to oil facilities largest coal-fired power station, said look.
Wood Group has shrugged off delays of projects to design and build facili- and power plants, said it had recently trading conditions in commodity In February, chief executive
to projects and the impact of a tax ties to extract oil and gas was rising. suspended work on a $20m (£12.2m) markets had improved this year, Dorothy Thompson said the outlook
hike in the North Sea, and said it is But it added that some projects project off the coast of Libya because three months after it said rising was “difficult”, after coal prices
on track to meet full-year expecta- were still seeing delays. of ongoing unrest in the country. coal prices could hurt the firm’s started to increase towards the end
tions. Project activity in the North Sea to Shares in the Group fell 0.7 per margins. of last year.
Wood Group said yesterday that it date had been healthy, said Wood cent to close 5p down at 675p, in line Drax, whose coal-fired power sta- Shares in Drax closed 0.2 per cent
saw good growth in the first four Group, adding that contracts could with an overall fall in the FTSE 100 tion in North Yorkshire supplies up, climbing 0.8p to finish at 457.6p
months of the year, boosted by strong be delayed as companies reassess cer- Index. about seven per cent of the UK’s yesterday.
CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011 News 17
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TRANSPORT
has a work force of 130,000 employ-
have to look into the issues thoroughly. If the wronged person wants to talk then they BRITISH transport operator ees, reported pre-tax profit for the
should be allowed. Celebrities have to accept the risks of being famous sometimes.” FirstGroup has said it will not take fiscal year fell 27 per cent to
up the option to extend its First £127.2m from £175.3m a year earli-
Great Western franchise for three er, even though revenue edged up
MARILIZE OTTO | MITSUI SUMITOMO years beyond 2013 so it can bid for a 2.7 per cent to £6.43bn from
longer-term deal. £6.26bn. Net profit fell to £103.2m
“We have made the commercial from £132.1m.
“It depends, the public needs to be aware. If anything, the current laws make it easier decision not to take up the option to It increased the final divided by
for people to get away with things. Twitter has made a mockery of superinjunctions. It extend the First Great Western fran- 7.1 per cent to 15p and said the out-
chise for a further three years,” look was positive despite fragile con-
shouldn’t be controlled, even though it’s like any other media platform. There should be FirstGroup’s chief executive Tim sumer confidence.
some restrictions but we should also be allowed freedom of expression.” O'Toole said yesterday. “Looking ahead the economic out-
“With our unique knowledge of look remains uncertain,” said
the franchise we believe we are best O’Toole. “But the group has good
DAVID CORRADINE | CATLIN placed to manage these projects and prospects in all of its key markets to
capture the benefits through a continue to deliver long-term value
longer-term franchise.” for shareholders,” he said.
“Yes. It should be changed, though to make it easier for things to be made public. The company said it would contin- Shares in FirstGroup, which have
Superinjunctions seem to be exclusively for the wealthy. Twitter makes it pointless to cover ue to operate its key franchise, which risen eight per cent in the last
runs into central London from Wales month, closed up 2.2 per cent at
these things up. It should be brought in line with other media but all types should be made and the west of England, until 351.8p yesterday, valuing the compa-
quite open. It’s the freedom of the press.” March 2013. ny at around £1.6bn.
after gloomy rover for the year ending 30 April, with income hitting £112m
compared to last year’s £96.2m. The firm has not yet released
details of its profits per equity partner, but says figures should
match the increase in turnover. “In terms of economic condi-
tions, the past couple of years have been the toughest I have
experienced,” said managing partner Ian Poole. “Rather than
MEDIA high of 93p in March after it exploration well off the coast of Cameroon and increased its
BY STEVE DINNEEN announced its full-year 2010 profits oil-in place estimates, sending its shares up two per cent. The
trebled to £321m, with ad revenue Africa-focused company said most of the hydrocarbon-bear-
ITV slumped to its lowest price since surging back 16 per cent to £1.5bn. ing targets were found in the lower and deep regions of the
January during trading yesterday after Yesterday shares closed 5.3 per cent Omicron part of the Sapele-1 well. It increased its oil-in-place
spooking investors with a gloomy out- lower at 71.9p. estimates for a section of the Deep Omicron to 65-430m bar-
look for the advertising market. Chief executive Adam Crozier once rels. The well confirmed the presence of reservoir and hydro-
The drop was despite robust figures again stressed his plan to reduce ITV’s carbons in the offshore Douala Basin, extending the shallower
from ITV’s first-quarter, which saw reliance on volatile TV advertising. ITV chief executive Adam Crozier wants to reduce his firm’s cretaceous play significantly offshore, the company said.
group revenues rise 11 per cent to reliance on core TV ad revenue.
£500m. ITV television advertising ANALYSIS l ITV Bank of America focuses on mortgage problems
jumped 12 per cent, beating the over- 95 Bank of America is working to improve profits by reducing its
all market increase of 10 per cent.
90
p
71.90 “Whilst the recovery in television adver- number of problem mortgages and cutting other expenses,
However, advertising could slump 11 May chief executive Brian Moynihan told shareholders yesterday.
by up to a fifth in June on tough com-
85
tising is clearly very helpful, it also serves Moynihan, speaking at the company’s annual meeting in
parisons, due in part to last year’s foot- downtown Charlotte, said the mortgage business of the
ball World Cup, and persistently tough 80
to remind us just how volatile this mar- largest US bank by assets is “still struggling mightily” as it
market conditions, the firm warned. slowly crawls out from under billions in soured home loans.
This could result in first-half ad rev- 75 ket can be,” said Adam Crozier last “There’s still a lot of work ahead to get through this,”
enues growing by just one per cent Moynihan told shareholders. At the meeting, shareholders
despite the bright first-quarter. 70
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month, before the advertising warning. elected all 13 director nominees onto the board of directors.
ITV shares hit a three year closing No shareholder proposal gained enough support to pass.
PROPERTY TRANSPORT
BY HARRY BANKS Smaller rival Bovis, which also post- group chief execu- Though an additional 702,500 pas-
ed a trading update, said the market tive of Barratt. BANK holiday travel has helped boost sengers travelled from the airport in
BRITISH housebuilders Barratt and had remained stable, with visitor Bovis also said Gatwick airport’s load factor to a April 2011, the number of people
Bovis Homes both said they expected numbers up 20 per cent and sales it expected its record 79.7 per cent high, as passen- unable to travel during the restric-
to report a rise in profit after a pick-up rates up marginally. profit to ger numbers jumped by more than tions last year was approximately
in sales, although activity will remain Barratt said it was comfortable with increase in 700,000 in April compared to the 600,000.
limited by tight mortgage availability. market estimates of around £130m 2011 due to a same period last year. The most popular destination for
Barratt Developments, Britain’s for full-year operating profit, com- 15 per cent Average load factors climbed 3.2 passengers getting away over the dou-
largest housebuilder by volume, said pared with the £90m it posted for increase in percentage points from last year, after ble bank holiday period in April was
yesterday sales rates returned to nor- 2009-10. site num- April 2010 numbers were hit by dis- Malaga, boosted by British Airways
mal levels from 1 January to 8 May, “We are encouraged by the bers and ruption from the ash cloud from doubling its service to the southern
with private selling prices up four per improvement in market conditions b e t t e r Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull Spanish city after moving the route
cent, driven by a move to houses from we've seen since the start of 2011” said prices. which closed airspace above Gatwick back to Gatwick from Heathrow.
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CONSUMER
expectations. day at 303.3p. “We see that the Russian economy
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BY HARRY BANKS CONSUMER
“Trading conditions during 2011 Analysts at Liberum Capital said and the Russian consumer is doing
RESTAURANT Group yesterday said look set to continue to be similarly the company may have to look to DANISH brewer Carlsberg yesterday better and better, and that is positive
its total sales for the first 18 weeks of challenging to those we experienced new sites to deliver earnings per said a recovery in east European for our business,” chief executive
the new financial year grew 5.5 per during 2010, with consumer senti- share for investors. The group demand helped drive a 38 per cent Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen said.
cent, but warned of tough market ment remaining cautious and expects to open between 22 and 27 rise in first-quarter profits, endorsing “From mid-2010 we started to see
conditions ahead due to fragile con- household inflation and disposable new sites this year. its emerging market focus and send- an improvement in the Russian econ-
sumer confidence. income still under pressure,” chair- Greg Feehely at Altium said of the ing its shares to a near-record high. omy. The Russian consumer is doing
The company, which owns the man Alan Jackson said in a state- share-price fall-off: “We would view The brewer met forecasts yesterday better and is more ready to spend
Garfunkel’s and Frankie & Benny’s ment. this as an opportunity to add to as its biggest market returned to again,” Rasmussen added.
chains, said yesterday sales of restau- Restaurant Group shares, which holdings in a quality self-funded growth and said it expected Russian Carlsberg’s B shares gained 2.6 per
rants open for at least a year were have gained 20 per cent of their operator with a decent dividend beer volume to grow between two cent yesterday to close at 608 Danish
0.5 per cent ahead, while margins value since the beginning of the yield and a fast-falling level of debt.” and four per cent this year. crowns.
RETAIL
and the University of Manchester. chain in an attempt to revive its for-
BY JOHN DUNNE He went to Schroders in 1986 and tunes. Kesa, the subject of private equi-
TESCO yesterday announced that Sir rose to head of corporate finance, ty bid speculation amid stake-building
Richard Broadbent will become its working closely with Sir Win Bischoff, by activist investor Knight, said it
next chairman. who was then chairman. would meet market expectations for
Sir Richard (pictured), who is deputy In 2000, under then Prime Minister 2010-11 profit, reduced after a
chairman at Barclays, will join Tesco as Tony Blair, he was the first non-civil January profit warning. It confirmed
a non-executive director in July. servant to serve as permanent secre- that costs would be cut. Kesa blamed
He will take over the reins from tary of customs and excise. weak consumer demand for Comet's
Tesco chairman David Reid, who Reid first joined the board of Tesco woes particularly following January's
retires in November. in 1985 and has been chairman since increase in VAT sales tax, and said it
The City grandee was tipped to take March 2004. was planning for the unit's like-for-like
over at insurer Aviva before opting to He has also held the roles of finance sales to be negative in 2011-12. “The
take up the challenge at Tesco. director and executive deputy chair- UK is the toughest market, in my view,
The chairman-elect described Tesco man during his career at the retailer. in Europe as we speak. Not only in
as an “innovative and growing global Tesco, which has more than 5,000 terms of macro environment... but also
business”. “I look forward to working stores in 14 countries, posted a 14 per in terms of electrical retail,” Kesa said.
with a great team and playing my part cent rise in net profit last year.
in helping guide Tesco to further suc- Reid, who became chairman of the Greggs gets a boost over Easter
cess in the future,” said supermarket in 2004 and has served High street baker Greggs said like-for-like
Sir Richard. on the Tesco board since 1985 in an sales growth of 0.8 per cent over the past
The 58-year-old, executive role, said: “I am sure that 18 weeks “reflected good Easter trading
who is in his with Richard’s wide expertise, his and the favourable weather”. Chief execu-
third term at board experience and his personal tive Ken McMeikan said that having suc-
Barclays after qualities he will contribute greatly to cessfully targeted the UK breakfast
joining the the future growth of the group. Good market in 2010 with meal deals combin-
board in 2003, management succession is very impor- ing sausage or bacon rolls with tea and
would also have tant to Tesco and this appointment is coffee, the firm has identified healthy
been a strong can- the result of a thorough process led by foods as an area to drive growth. The
didate to take over Patrick Cescau and endorsed by all company plans to sell salads, fruit and
as chairman of the members of the board.” pasta alongside its traditional sausage
bank. The move completes an all-new FRENCH luxury goods group Hermes has posted a 20.7 per cent rise in first-quarter sales rolls, pasties and doughnuts as it eyes a
He began his line-up at the top of Tesco. at constant exchange rates, driven by surging demand for its watches and leather goods slice of the healthy eating market. "We
career at the Phil Clarke replaced Sir in Europe and Asia. Overall, Hermes sales in the three months to 31 March rose 25.5 per think there is still more opportunity for
Treasury Terry Leahy as chief cent to €637.1m (£541m). The maker of silk scarves and €10,000 crocodile leather hand- Greggs around the healthier market,
in 1975 executive earlier this bags said sales in Japan, its biggest foreign market, were flat and reiterated its forecast things like side salad pots, fresh fruit pots,
after year. for full-year sales growth of eight to ten per cent. Picture: REX pasta pots and yoghurts,” he said.
CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011 News 19
Pre-tax profits of
$2.753bn $14.48bn
Revenue: Average freight rate
per 40 foot container:
Moller-Maersk boosted by oil
( 53 per cent) 10 per cent $2,908
2 per cent
CONTAINER DIVISION:
Profit: $438m
prices as profits top forecasts
($169m in Q1 2010) repeated guidance for a “satisfactory” (first-quarter) result, but we also
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SHIPPING
BY HARRY BANKS result in the container shipping busi- realise that this is one quarter, and
ness, also lower than last year. we will be struggling with a lot of
DANISH shipping group AP Moller- First-quarter pre-tax profit was challenges during the rest of the year,
Maersk reported first-quarter net $2.753bn (£1.69bn), up 53 per cent on including lower rates,” Andersen said.
profit at the top end of expectations the same quarter a year ago. Maersk, whose fleet carries 15 per
yesterday, helped by higher than “We are convinced that we will cent of all seaborne containers and is
expected freight rates and oil prices. deliver a very good result again in seen as a barometer of global trade,
The owner of Maersk Line, the 2011 even though we expect it to be kept a forecast for 2011 container
world’s biggest container shipping below the result of 2010,” chief execu- shipping demand to grow by between
firm, reiterated that 2011 earnings tive Nils Smedegaard Andersen said. six and eight per cent.
would be lower than 2010 and also “We are really pleased with the
Toyota hit by
supply doubts
lion), compared with an average esti-
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AUTOMOTIVE
BY HARRY BANKS mate of 94.6bn yen from 17 analysts
who revised their numbers after the
TOYOTA Motors posted a 52 per cent quake.
fall in quarterly operating profit yes- Fourth-quarter net profit, which
terday and gave no annual forecasts, as includes earnings made in China, fell
expected, as it struggles to measure 77 per cent to 25.4bn yen.
the scope of the disruption to produc- Among Japan’s top car makers,
tion after the 11 March earthquake. Toyota is most exposed to disruption,
The world’s biggest automaker is making 38 per cent of its cars at home
facing another tough year as a severe compared to 25 per cent for Honda
shortage of parts caused by Japan’s Motor and Nissan Motor.
biggest earthquake on record ham-
mers production just as it was putting
its recall woes behind it.
Koichi Ogawa, chief portfolio man-
ager at Daiwa Investments, said: “The
focus going ahead for Toyota is what it
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office. Rab joins from Hogan Lovells, of Egg, as chief financial officer. SWIP wholesale distribution team.
BNY Mellon where she was co-leader of the firm’s Thiem joins from Gartmore, where he
BNY Mellon has appointed Arthur Certosimo as antitrust compliance group. Dundas & Wilson was discretionary account director.
chief executive of global markets to lead the The law firm has promoted four sen-
bank’s foreign exchange, capital markets and Irwin Mitchell ior associates to its partnership. The State Street Corporation
derivatives trading businesses worldwide. The law firm has appointed Sue Wilson associates are technology and com- The financial services provider has
Certosimo, currently chief executive of alterna- as a property litigation consultant in its mercial advisory senior associate Alan appointed Craig Butterworth to head of
tive, broker-dealer and Treasury services, will London office. Wilson was previously a Nelson, property finance senior asso- fixed income sales for EMEA. He joins
succeed Richard Mahoney, who will retire at the partner in the property litigation team ciate Darren Craig, real estate senior from RBS, where he held the position of
end of June. Brian Ruane, currently head of at Lawrence Graham. associate Shane Toal and commercial managing director, head of flow rates
alternative investment services, will become dispute resolution senior associate sales, UK funds and hedge funds.
CEO of alternative and broker-dealer services. Essence Digital Gemma Lampert.
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after the publication of a strategic per cent, after fellow luxury goods fed losses in energy and materials
review that followed Monday’s first- companies Bulgari and Hermes post- shares. The S&P energy sector is now
quarter results. ed strong first-quarter sales. down 7.8 per cent since the start of
Other stocks were down due to Marks & Spencer added 0.8 per the month.
C
OMMODITY and banking them going ex-dividend. These cent after JPMorgan Cazenove’s In a sign of weakness, the S&P 500
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stocks dragged the FTSE 100 included BP, Inmarsat, Morrison upgraded its recommendation and S stocks almost erased a three- broke below 1,340, a key technical
back below the 6,000 level yes- Supermarkets, Randgold Resources, price target for the retailer (see Best day rally yesterday as energy and level, and some analysts said a close
terday, with these sectors pres- Rexam, Royal Dutch Shell, Sage, of the Brokers, above). commodity shares sank, feeding below 1,330 would be bearish for the
sured by Greece’s debt problems and Unilever and Whitbread. Elsewhere, Reed Elsevier climbed worries over the market’s ability market.
uncertainty over global economic The US trade deficit widened 1.8 per cent after the Anglo-Dutch to stay on an upward path. The Dow Jones industrial average
growth. more than expected in March, which publisher’s investor day on Tuesday, The second major breakdown in was down 130.33 points, or 1.02 per
London’s blue chip index closed could prompt analysts to trim their which Credit Suisse said “marked a commodities in a week fuelled selling cent, at 12,630.03. The S&P 500 Index
down 42.89 points, or 0.7 per cent, at estimates of already weak first-quar- significant turning point in the com- in other risky assets, including stocks. was down 15.08 points, or 1.11 per
5,976.00, having hit a one-week clos- ter US economic growth. pany’s communication strategy”. A stronger dollar and data showing a cent, at 1,342.08. The Nasdaq
ing high on Tuesday. Wall Street was lower as the UK Defensive stocks were also chased rise in US fuel supplies sent crude oil Composite Index was down 26.83
Atif Latif, director of trading at market closed after Walt Disney’s higher by investors with power com- prices down more than five per cent, points, or 0.93 per cent, at 2,845.06.
Guardian Stockbrokers said: “Most of quarterly results missed expecta- pany International Power and drug- and the Standard & Poor’s energy The 1,340 level roughly coincides
the weakness is based on selling on tions. maker Shire up 1.8 and 2.3 per cent index slid three per cent. with the 20-day average, which the
the back of more fiscal tightening Richard Batty of Standard Life respectively. “A lot of money is tied up into market has closed above since April
expected in China post CPI numbers Investments warned expectations Outside of the top flight, FTSE All- things like exchange-traded funds 20. If the S&P 500 closes below that
... coupled with chatter around for profit growth for global corpo- Share property firm DTZ was the top and mutual funds that track a broad average, the Bollinger bands chart
Greece, in particular that there is rates has peaked. riser, gaining 21.9 per cent after it array of stocks and not just commodi- shows a near-term target just above
still no consistent message coming “While the Q1 2011 profits cycle revealed takeover interest from an ties. Some of this could be a shift out 1,300. The S&P 500 index is still up
through from EU officials.” has been robust, with outcomes unnamed party. of equities in general, but especially 27.9 per cent since the start of
Bank of England deputy governor ahead of initial expectations, energy and commodities,” said September, roughly when the mar-
Charles Bean warned of the poten- investors are rightly worried about ANALYSIS l FTSE 5,976.00 Bryant Evans, investment adviser and ket’s recent rally began.
tial for messy consequences from the outlook in view of policy head- 6,100 11 May portfolio manager at Cozad Asset After the market’s close, shares of
the Eurozone debt crisis that is cur- winds such as tighter fiscal and 6,000 Management in Champaign, Illinois. Cisco dipped 2.1 per cent to $17.40 as
rently centred around Greece. monetary policy, plus a harsher reg- About five stocks fell for every one the company reported results and
He also said commodity price ulatory environment. Indeed, expec- 5,900 that rose on the New York Stock warned of another weak quarter.
volatility was very much on the tations for profit growth have been 5,800
Exchange, a broad exodus signalling In the foreign exchange market,
radar of the G20, as the Bank of moderating recently.” investors saw little value in most the euro dropped to a three-week low
England raised its medium-term Back among the blue chips, ITV 5,700 industries. against the dollar as investors
inflation forecast. shed 5.3 per cent after the free-to-air 5,600
The Energy Select Sector SPDR unwound risky trades in commodi-
Integrated oils and miners topped broadcaster said ad sales in May and Fund fell 2.9 per cent to $74.28 while ties and higher-yielding currencies
the list of blue chip fallers, sliding in June will be down on a year ago, 5,500 the US oil fund lost 4.2 per cent to and bought back the greenback in a
tandem with commodity prices as prompting UBS to halve its full-year 7 Feb 25 Feb 17 Mar 6 Apr 28 Apr $39.35 and the iShares silver flight to quality bid.
CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011 Economics 21
Eurozone chiefs
US trade gap warn over fresh
worsened by price pressures
▲
INFLATION pressures in the Eurozone
are continuing to build, European
Central Bank (ECB) officials said yes-
terday.
The pace of inflation in the 17-
country bloc climbed to 2.8 per cent
last month, the highest since late
▲
Paul Dales of Capital Economics. budget deficit came in at $40.48bn for BY JULIAN HARRIS reaching $11.4bn (£6.97bn) in April, official, warned against the assump-
“But the surveys suggest that April, roughly in line with expecta- had already stoked expectations of tion that the central bank will not
imports will continue to grow at a tions. BRENT crude slipped yesterday, partly upcoming monetary tightening. hike rates next month.
faster rate,” Dales added. due to higher than expected inflation “With CPI coming in higher than The ECB failed to use the terms
Imports grew 4.9 per cent to FAST FACTS | AMERICAN ECONOMY in China, the world’s second-largest expected again today, I think that “strong vigilance” and “heightened
$220.8bn as the average price for oil user. inflation concerns will continue to alertness” in its statement last week –
imported oil hit $93.76 per barrel, the ● US imports totalled $220.8bn in March. Chinese consumer price inflation plague risk appetite,” said a head trad- code-words usually deployed to signal
highest level since September 2008. ● Exports rose, but remained more than £48bn slipped in April, yet came in above er at Hong Kong-based broker. an impending rate rise.
Oil prices continued to rise in April, lower at $172.7bn for the month. expectations at 5.3 per cent – rekin- Meanwhile, China’s industrial pro- “Using code words does not mean a
but have receded in recent weeks back ● The US government’s deficit was more than dling concern that Beijing’s efforts to duction climbed 13.4 per cent year-on- commitment,” he added. “To main-
to early March levels. $40bn last month. cool the economy would erode energy year in April, a slight slowdown from tain price stability in the medium
US exports grew 4.6 per cent in demand. March’s 14.8 per cent growth. term is our overriding principle.”
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| Careers
I
T SEEMS like people are becoming Martin says he accepted that he need-
successful faster these days. The ed to take a pay cut to get to where he
Forbes list of young CEO wanted to be. He joined Moonpig as a
billionaires is enough to make most commercial director, but for lower pay
of us feel we should be getting richer, than his previous job at Hallmark cards.
quicker. But how do these young whip- He became chief executive last year after
per-snappers get there so fast? the founder moved on to become chair-
Iain Martin, the 43 year-old chief exec- man.
utive of the fast growing Moonpig.com
(see rankings right), thinks the route to CAREER PLANNING
the top can be found in expanding com- “A lot of careers happen by accident,
panies. “We have a culture we like to fos- things just sort of pop up, but my move
ter at Moonpig, so we prefer to recruit by to Moonpig was entirely planned.”
promotion from within,” he explains. Martin wanted to work for an entrepre- LONDON’S FASTEST GROWING LONDON’S FASTEST GROWING
“The company employed someone to neurial, digital business and progress Speed past the old PRIVATE COMPANIES BY SALES PRIVATE COMPANIES BY PROFITS
answer the phones when Moonpig first faster. “I wrote to Nick [the then chief institutions for rapid
1. Your Golf Travel, a golf travel agency. 1. Power Perfector, energy-saving device dis-
started, now she’s the marketing executive] and expressed my interest promotion and career
Annual sales growth 158.06 per cent. tributor. Annual profit growth 157.45 per cent.
director – that’s phenomenal career pro- when I was working at Hallmark. progression
2. Pathology Group, recruitment consultancy. 2. Moonpig.com, online greeting card retail-
gression.” And that isn’t Martin’s only Amazingly, he met with me despite not
Annual sales growth 151.89 per cent. er. Annual profit growth 149.79 per cent.
example. His previous marketing man- having a job to offer. We stayed in touch
3. Power Perfector, energy device distributor. 3. Liquid Capital, financial services provider.
ager left to head up Moonpig’s and a year later, he brought me in.”
Annual sales growth 140.01 per cent. Annual profit growth 142.24 per cent.
Australian office. Picture: GETTY
4. Moonpig.com, online greeting card retailer. 4. UPP, university accomodation provider.
LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION Annual sales growth 115.51 per cent.
GAPS IN THE RECRUITMENT MARKET Moving to Moonpig was the logical Annual profit growth 125.01 per cent.
5. Green Park, recruitment consultancy. 5. Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts, shirtmaker.
Andy Bristow, a manager at the recruit- choice for Martin since he had worked in
Annual sales growth 112.62 per cent. Annual profit growth 105.54 per cent.
ment consultant Hays, says the candi- the card business. But where can the rest
6. BullionVault.com, gold dealer. Annual sales 6. Cath Kidston, lifestyle retailer. Annual
dates he speaks to are certainly of us look? We’ve listed London’s fast-
growth 105.87 per cent. profit growth 91.16 per cent.
interested in being in a fast-growing growing companies on the right to give
7. Miroma, media barter company. Annual 7. Skrill, online payment provider. Annual
company, but few are willing to move if you some inspiration.
sales growth 95.55 per cent. profit growth 88.53 per cent.
the pay offered wasn’t competitive:
CONTACT US | CAREERS 8. Fjoed, digital design consultancy. Annual 8. Cheapflights Media, price comparison
“Small companies are up against corpo-
sales growth 89.50 per cent. website. Annual profit growth 82.97 per cent.
rates for talent.” Do you have a career conundrum? Or just need a little 9. Ship Shape Resources, construction servic- 9. Sun Mark, consumer products distributor.
Nick Stevens, a recruitment
more direction? We would love to hear from you and help es. Annual sales growth 89.21 per cent. Annual profit growth 77.42 per cent.
consultant at the fast-growing firm
you solve it – and are happy to preserve your anonymity. 10. Natural Products, giftware designer. 10. Regent Gas, gas supplier. Annual profit
Eximius Group, adds that candidates are
Annual sales growth 83.51 per cent. growth 62.24 per cent.
often reluctant to consider lower posi- Email donata.huggins@cityam.com Source: The Sunday Times Fast Track 100
tion and pay. Source: The Sunday Times Profit Track 100
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HILE it is laughable company bottom lines to more suitable and often later repay the favour. Whereas
to read a Donald support their view that the roles. other parts touch on topics that are better
Trump quote on the nice guy doesn’t always fin- The book explained elsewhere. For those interested
front cover of a book ish last. For every 2 per cent would benefit in the topic, but keen to read more in-
called The Power of Nice, one increase in “service climate” – from being re- depth analysis, Working with Emotional
should not write it off straight- that is general cheerfulness branded as Intelligence by Professor Daniel Goleman
away. and helpfulness as measured something is a more worthwhile read.
This charming book is just badly market- in your staff (god knows how closer to While most who would be interested in
ed – ironic considering that was written by they do that) – the book claims the Clinton this book will probably find it a pleasant
the chief executive and president of an that companies experience a 1 Effect, tap- affirmation of their existing views, the
advertising agency. The book consists of per cent increase in revenue. ping into the poor marketing probably means that the
119 pages of delightful anecdotes and psy- Another study found that well-known office tyrants that need it will have no
chological research, hoping to physicians who had never been notion that interest. Perhaps this is one to buy and
demonstrate that being nice is a viable sued spoke to their patients you can leave on the desk. Maybe the Donald
strategy for career success. for an average of three min- charm your Trump quote on the front will tempt such
While to avoid disappointment you utes longer than physicians way to suc- grisly characters into its pages.
Wealth Management | Social Lending
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Forget investing in
an Isa, try lending
to a total stranger
Banking without the bank can be safe if you do
your homework first, writes Donata Huggins
H
AVE low interest rates finally using this kind of service is exposing out losing out. Our first nugget of You won’t get that
driven us mad? Thousands of themselves to more risk and has far advice is: do your research. There are at effect from an Isa
TOP THREE SOCIAL LENDING SITES
people are lending money to less protection than someone deposit- least five major sites available –
complete strangers over the ing their money in a bank or building Funding Circle, Quakle, Ratesetter, Yes- Zopa (www.zopa.com)
internet through social lending sites. society.” None of the money lent secure and Zopa – all with slightly dif- Picture: GETTY Screens all potential borrowers, looking not only at their
The concept is quite frankly cool. through the schemes is protected by ferent offerings. Secondly, spread your credit history but at affordability factors too.
Lenders and borrowers deal directly the Financial Services Compensation bets. No matter how creditworthy your
with each other, borrowers get lower Scheme, so the depositor could lose investment choices, there is always a RateSetter (www.ratesetter.com)
rates and lenders get higher returns. some or all of their investment if the chance they might default. If you RateSetter has a “provision fund” to cover bad debts.
It’s becoming a big business. Zopa – the borrowers default or the firm goes spread your cash as thinly as possible, This is paid for by the borrowers, through an additional
oldest fish in the social lending pond – bust. But it is so far so good on this across 20 or 50 people potentially, you rate charge.
has arranged more than £125m worth front. No firms have gone bust and are less likely to lose your initial capi- Funding Circle (www.fundingcircle.com)
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the question nagging is: can it be safe? haven’t been repaid, and RateSetter for the highest rate. Playing the rate rather than individuals.
Kevin Mountford, head of banking hasn’t had any yet – and their “provi- tart in this game means you expose
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IN FOCUS | TOP 10 BROAD BASKET COMMODITY FUNDS SOURCE:MORNINGSTAR
UK REGISTERED 09/05/08 LATEST LATEST DOMICILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT FUNDS – 10/05/11 SHARE PORTFOLIO MANAGER(S) GROUP
PERFORM. PRICE SIZE
CHANGE (%) (£) (£M)
the party in
TOP 10
Lyxor ETF Commodities CRB Non-Energy A 39.54 18.90 N/A France N/A Lyxor International Asset Management
ETFS Ex-Energy DJ-UBSCI ETC 27.68 8.80 18.44 Jersey N/A ETF Securities
Barclays Corals Index B EUR 17.15 N/A 44.91 Luxembourg N/A Barclays Capital Fund Solutions
EasyETF S&P GSNE A EUR
Marlborough ETF Commodity A
PIMCO GIS Commodities Plus Strat E Acc
Lyxor ETF Commodities CRB GBP
10.18
2.45
-0.85
-3.44
165.74
N/A
N/A
20.47
45.34
38.85
205.79
N/A
Luxembourg
UK
Ireland
France
N/A
Nigel Baynes & Stacey Ash
Saumil Parikh
N/A
BNP Paribas
Marlborough Fund Managers
PIMCO Global Advisors
Lyxor International Asset Management
commodities
Vontobel Belvista Commodity B USD
DB Platinum Commodity USD R1C
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The right commodity fund will hedge
you against inflation and expose you
to global growth, says Philip Salter
C
OMMODITIES took a big knock nine years, while the previous bear
in the recent correction, but market ran for around twenty-one
the fundamentals still point years. In spite of the risks of popping
towards continued rises over bubbles down the line, Brazilian,
the medium term. Assuming you Indian, Chinese and Russian growth
aren’t planning to fill your home is a trend that still has some way to
with sheep, soybeans and platinum, go.
with certain provisos, commodity
funds can offer you a route in. PICKING WINNERS
As the table shows, not all broad bas-
THE PARTY ISN’T OVER ket commodity funds turned a profit
Investors who joined the commodity in the last three years. A better, if
party just prior to the correction potentially riskier tactic, would have
might feel as though they pitched up been to choose a specific sector. In
too late – some will have cut their precious metals over the last three
losses and gone straight back home years, investors have seen 162.7 per
to perceived safer assets. For those cent growth from the ETFS Physical
that didn’t attend, reports of its Silver exchange-traded commodity
slump could have confirmed their (ETC), while in soft commodities they
suspicions that the asset class is in a could have profited by 89.99 per cent
bubble. But the party isn’t over: com- from the ETFS Cotton ETC. Picking
modities will bounce back. winners is a risky strategy though.
Investors would have lost around 80
A BET ON INFLATION AND GROWTH per cent on natural gas energy ETCs.
Because food and energy represents But as Stephen Barber, who advises
about a quarter of CPI inflation and Selftrade on markets and economics
over three quarters of its volatility, says: “A diversified fund could mean
exposure to commodities is a way of diluting exposure to the best per-
hedging against inflation, some- forming assets.”
thing investors can’t get from most
other assets. Inflation is continu- TOP OF THE TREE
ing to bite, so investors are Research from Deutsche Bank
continuing to like them. from 4 May shows that
Added to this, the central despite the dip, commodities
banks of the US and Japan are are still the top-performing
still priming the pump, asset class so far this year.
which is getting soaked up in Commodities total returns are
oil and other commodities. Also, 7.1 per cent, followed by equity
demand from emerging markets at 6.2 per cent, then emerging
will continue to put upward pres- markets at 3.8 per cent, with
sure on commodity prices. Peter bonds at 0.3 per cent and
Toogood, Director of forex losing 1.1 per
Investment Services at cent. Investing in
OBSR, says that in rela- commodities is not
tion to oil, China is for the faintheart-
expected to be turning ed. Commodities
out 25m cars by 2015, and the funds
double that of the US. that track them
Combined with sup- suffer hugely
ply problems from from volatility
lack of investment and in the long
and with access to run it is a bet
oil getting increas- against techno-
ingly difficult, oil looks to logical innova-
be on the up. However, get- tion. It is also vital
ting access to oil through a to avoid commodi-
fund is difficult. Toogood ties funds like oil that
says that as it is a futures cannot profit from the
game the rollover of con- trend. In these cases
tracts kills you. As such, equities are a much bet-
the trade “doesn’t work.” ter bet.
Nevertheless, invest-
SUPER-CYCLES ment cycles suggest that
Investment cycles in the we are still in a bull market
capacity building of busi- and as inflation persists
nesses working across most and the world’s have-nots
commodities means that chase the lifestyle of the
the bull and bear takes a world’s haves, for the foresee-
long time to turn. The able future demand for
current bull market has commodities will
been going for only increase.
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whodunit based on real historical events
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MR. BRIGGS’ HAT eventually hanged despite doubts over evi- Muller, the German
BY KATE COLQUHOUN dence. (As far back as Victorian times, it tailor
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by Lucie Greene The book has inevitably been compared
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winning historian Kate Colquhoun, is a true there are many overlaps. But don’t let
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and news sensation, culminating in the may frustrate some) but it’s an engaging encounter is posited as a
trial of suspect German tailor Franz MADE in Britain is the second book by the book written by an author whose passion moment that is most illustrative
Muller. prolific economist and journalist Evan and command of his subject shine about the celebrity.
Colquhoun deftly explores the impact Davis, which will accompany a BBC series through. Strauss is somewhat of a
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4 per cent of its economy. by Lucie Greene¶ entertaining read and gives excellent
A central aim of the book is a noble one insight in to the strange world of
especially given the bias of the UK press: to AS a senior writer for Rolling Stone, jour- celebrities. The only problem with its
stop people trying to assess the value of nalist Neil Strauss has witnessed some snippet-style format is that it can
what they do by looking at physical pro- incredible moments in pop culture histo- sometimes feels disjointed.
duction alone. His contention is: “It’s not ry. Here, in Everyone Loves you When
the weight or size of an object that makes You’re dead (And other Things I learned Madonna, right, as featured in one
it valuable and, more than most other from Famous People) he revisits key inter- of Strauss’ weird and wacky
advanced economies, Britain has found views with icons, presenting them in new celebrity moments.
ways of earning a living that are beyond form as mini episodes.
manufacturing.” Strauss says he has conducted over Picture: Reuters
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CITYA.M. 12 MAY 2011 Lifestyle | Food & Drink 27
The glamorous
way to drink
Hotel bars, once seen as dull and stuffy, are
now recognised as the places to enjoy the
classiest cocktails, writes Timothy Barber
I
F you want the finest cocktails all purple velvet seating, gleaming
served by the most talented bar Lalique glass panels, sculpted mirrors
staff in the most spectacular set- and vintage photographs, plus a fabu-
ting – and let’s face it, who does- lous horseshoe marble bar.
n’t – London’s swish hotels are right www.claridges.co.uk
now the place to find them. Thanks to
a slew of upgrades and openings, the HOTEL: Flemings, Mayfair
ever-burgeoning popularity of sophis- BAR: Flemings cocktail bar (below)
ticated cocktails and the continuing Another hotel that underwent a
cultural cool of all things old-fash- recent refurbishment, Flemings has
ioned, the capital’s hotel bars have emerged from relative obscurity, hid-
been having a notable resurgence. den away on a Mayfair side street, as a
From new openings to old classics, place of serious cool. Its basement bar The new Gilbert
here is City A.M.’s pick of the best. is like no other, all bold colours, funky Scott bar at the
furnishings and loud patterned car- St Pancras
HOTEL: St Pancras Renaissance pets, yet intimate enough and chic Renaissance hotel
BAR: The Booking Office and the enough not to feel garish. It’s a sophis-
Gilbert Scott (right) ticated place for a late-night tipple,
The gothic splendour of the newly- and the drinks, from tremendous
revived hotel at St Pancras station is Pink Pigeon rum to its signature mar-
on show in its primary bar, whose tinis, are worth the trip alone.
name – the Booking Office – hardly www.flemings-mayfair.co.uk
offers an idea of its cathedral-esque
proportions and architecture. The sta-
tion’s old wooden ticket booth still
curves along one wall behind the bar,
where cocktails include Victorian TS
punch served in copper punch bowls.
IP TICKE
Smaller but, in our opinion, even V LY
more splendid, is the bar of chef NEAR T!
Marcus Wareing’s new restaurant OU
there, the Gilbert Scott. Its ineffably SOLD
glamorous, romantic look is the work
of uber-designer David Collins – we
love the huge bells that hang from
the ceiling acting as light shades.
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with a little help from Daley the 2015 World Cup, enhancing the
prospect of Ireland competing at the
event. Last month, the ICC announced a
move to restrict the 2015 competition
to the sport’s 10 full members. “It’s
excellent news that another group of
Money-can’t buy people have put their support behind the
new for a qualifying process,” said
Warren Deutrom, Cricket Ireland’s CEO.
experience up for
Weylandt death sparks probe
grabs for 25 fit and CYCLING: UCI president Pat McQuaid
says cycling’s governing body will inves-
fearless City A.M. tigate bike safety after the death of
Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt. The
readers Belgian rider died as a result of head
injuries after a high-speed crash during
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UPER-FIT City A.M. readers can the third stage of the Giro d’Italia. “We
win the sporting chance of a will investigate and discuss with the
lifetime by becoming a member industry the rigidity and safety aspects
of the Laureus team in this of bikes,” said McQuaid.
year’s London Triathlon – and receive
special training from double Olympic Paralympic ticket prices revealed
gold medallist Daley Thompson. OLYMPICS: Around two million tickets
Triathlon is one of the fastest grow- for the London 2012 Paralympics will go
ing sports and one of the most excit- on sale from 9 September. Prices will
ing. And on 6 and 7 August the start at £10 for adults and £5 for under-
London leg of the Dextro Energy 16s and over-60s. More than 95 per
Triathlon ITU World Championship cent of the tickets will be priced at £50
will take place over next year’s spec- or under.
tacular Olympic course.
Individual amateur places are Foster quits international scene
already filled, but sports charity FOOTBALL: Birmingham and England
Laureus, as the global charity partner goalkeeper Ben Foster has announced
of the International Triathlon Union, his shock decision to take an indefinite
is teaming up with City A.M. to pro- break from international football. “I’ve
vide the chance for 25 readers to com- enjoyed my time with England and am
pete alongside the greatest triathletes certainly not closing a door on the inter-
in the world – and at the same time national side of things forever but this is
raise funds for the Laureus Sport for the right thing for me to do right now in
Good Foundation. Competitors get to terms of club football,” he said.
Double decathlon Olympic champi- run the London
on Thompson will provide two train- 2012 course a year Chabal axed from France squad
ing days for the Laureus / City A.M. before the Games RUGBY UNION: France have left
team and also be on hand to support Sebastien Chabal out of their provisional
the racers on the day. He said: “This squad for the World Cup. The 33-year-
allows sports enthusiasts to race at an places available. old was dropped from the team after
iconic London 2012 venue alongside
elite athletes, while raising funds for
the Laureus Sport for Good
Foundation. Last year I had great fun
While Olympic is for those more
confident with their fitness – a 1,500
metre swim, a 40 kilometre cycle ride
and a ten kilometre run. There are 20
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FA prepare to
submit full
dossier on Fifa
Celtic boss Lennon Pic: GETTY
Fan arrested
after fracas corruption
with Lennon
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FOOTBALL
BY JAMES GOLDMAN minds of Fifa.
“We have to do it now, immediately,
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION will sub- and we have three weeks. We must
mit a full dossier to Fifa after the world accelerate the movement, whether it is
governing body requested urgent evi- for the good or for the bad.”
FOOTBALL dence of the corruption allegations One of the men at the centre of
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aimed at four members of its Executive Triesman’s allegations, Fifa vice presi-
A MAN has been arrested in connec- Committee by former England 2018 dent Jack Warner, who is alleged to
tion with an attack on Celtic manager bid chairman Lord Triesman. have asked for £2.5m in order to build
Neil Lennon during his side’s 3-0 win Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke an education centre in his native
at Tynecastle last night. wrote to the FA, addressing chairman Trinidad & Tobago, was dismissive of
The fan leapt from the Hearts sec- David Bernstein, demanding a copy of the accusation.
tion of the main stand after Celtic’s Triesman’s evidence – submitted at “First of all, I laugh like hell
second goal and headed for Lennon, Tuesday’s Culture Media and because it took those guys
who was standing on the touchline. Sport Committee – as well as from December to now
He connected with the former any documents supporting [to say] that I have
Northern Ireland international accusations that four mem- £2.5m I believe. I never
before being bundled to the ground bers made requests for asked anybody for
and arrested. financial assistance or anything,” said
Scottish Football Association chief favours during the bid- Warner (inset).
executive Stewart Regan issued a ding campaign. “When these guys
statement, saying: “Clearly this kind “For us to be in a posi- came here, we prom-
of behaviour from supporters is whol- tion to examine the situa- ised to help. I showed
ly unacceptable. tion thoroughly, and with them a place to put a
“The safety of players, club officials clear sightedness, we kindly playground. They prom-
and match officials is paramount on solicit you to remit us a complete ised to come back but never
or around the field of play, and this report [from] Lord Triesman [together did.
clear breach of security is a matter I with] any or all documentary evidence “What is painful is that the FA spent
will be discussing with SPL chief exec- at his disposal,” wrote Valcke. “We wish £19m in a bid, 24 persons in Fifa, one is
utive Neil Doncaster tomorrow.” to underline the utmost urgency and from England, seven of whom from
It is not the first time Lennon has extreme sensitivity of the matter.” Europe. If the other 16 persons were
been targeted by opposition support- FA general secretary Alex Horne has bad, how come the only vote they got
ers this season. responded by writing immediately to is the Englishman’s vote? How come
In January a package addressed to Fifa including some evidence provided not even one person from Europe
him containing bullets was intercept- by the committee and has promised to voted for them?”
ed at a sorting office in Country submit the rest as soon as possible. Sports minister Hugh Robertson,
Antrim and two months later Celtic Fifa president Sepp Blatter said the meanwhile, reneged on a suggestion Blatter wants the
confirmed Lennon was under 24- allegations had to be dealt with before that the FA would pull out of Fifa if allegations dealt
hour security surveillance after a sus- the body’s Congress in Zurich next they did not addressed corruption. with before next
picious package was intercepted at a month. After initially saying “all options are month’s Fifa
Royal Mail sorting office in Ayrshire. “We have to do it very fast,” he said. open”, Robertson later said: “Leaving Congress
In April it emerged that Royal Mail “We have a Congress to come and have Fifa is not on the agenda but all the
intercepted a total of two “viable” par- to deal with this matter before the effort at Government level is on trying Picture: GETTY
cel bombs addressed to Lennon. Congress and not just kick it out of the to get reform at Fifa.”
I
GATHER some Tottenham sup- Europa League, but Roberto month has only increased his
porters have been criticising Mancini has been able to assemble hunger to complete a fairytale of his
manager Harry Redknapp for a a squad of huge depth to cope with own when he returns to London next
loss of form that has seen them challenging on all fronts. year for the Olympics.
fail to qualify for next season’s Thorpe is back in training five years
Champions League. They must be NEW SIGNINGS after hanging up his swimcap and
completely barmy. Spurs have never The problem for Spurs is that com- aiming to add to his five gold medals
had it so good, or at least not in petition for the top four is only at the Games, where it is hoped he
recent memory. going to get tougher next season. will face the man who has replaced
Of course it’s disappointing not As well as the current incumbents, him as the world’s greatest, Michael
to be in with Europe’s big boys Liverpool are a force again and I Phelps. The Australian, 29, believes he
again next year, if you look at in iso- have a funny feeling that Everton can still beat the best, insists he is
lation. But clearly some fans have could just be back in the mix. back in the pool because he loves it
become slightly spoiled by their That means Tottenham need to rather than for any reward, and can-
Continental adventure this season. arm themselves with new signings, not wait to compete in London’s new
You always get that to some chief among them a striker of the aquatic centre. On top of that,
extent. When we won the league highest calibre. They’re not that Thorpe, who was invited to the royal
at Everton it became harder to hard to find, just look at the wedding by his friend Prince William,
keep the faithful happy. You top of the goalscorers’ charts says the extravagance of that occa-
reach a high level and then in Europe, pick your favourite sion has whetted his appetite for
they expect it. It’s human and check his availability. London 2012.
nature. They could also use an alter- “It was unbelievable, a surreal
Tottenham can’t say native to the 4-4-2 that experience. I’ve never seen London
they’ve had a poor Harry seems to love. like it. Now I’ve seen how you do a Thorpe is looking to add to his five Olympic golds next summer Picture: GETTY
season, however. Being able to play 4-3- wedding I’m interested in how you do
They reached the 3 with wide for- an Olympics,” joked Thorpe, who was to prove to himself he could get back he enjoys what he’s doing and
quarter-finals of wards who can drop in Hackney yesterday to open an out- to his best; after two he knew he although the result hasn’t been what
the Champions back into midfield door gym for his sponsors Adidas. could. He is improving but still short, people expected, I have tremendous
League on their would make them London is a recurring theme in his admitting he wouldn’t be ready if he admiration that he continues.”
debut in the less predictable, return. It was on a flight here last were competing in July’s world cham- He plans to swim on beyond
competition; to and prevent their autumn that he realised, albeit reluc- pionships. He doesn’t like adding to London 2012 regardless of his success
have managed a central midfielders tantly, that he yearned to swim again. the hype surrounding a contest with but admits he is putting a legacy as
top four place from being out- “I’d thought about it before but usu- Phelps in the 200m freestyle, the one of sport’s all-time greats at stake.
would have been numbered. If I ally shut myself down in 10 seconds,” event they share, and gushes about “If I look at it from a career point of
monumental. have one criti- he says. “I had every answer why I did- Michael Schumacher for returning to view, it’s probably a terrible thing to
In the end the cism of Redknapp n’t want to do it. Then I was flying Formula One on his own terms. do,” he says. “But it’s a decision that
burden of playing (left) it’s that they from Chicago to London and thought “I’m glad I’m swimming again and comes from the heart, not the head.”
the best in Europe could use more about it; the answers I had weren’t enjoying it,” he says. “When we have Ian Thorpe was speaking at the Hackney
and having to con- variety to their that good this time. So I made a deci- heroes in sport we want them to adiZone, one of 50 outdoor multi-sport
sistently raise their play, and therefore sion to start swimming. I actually retain that glimmer and want to take giant gyms that have been installed across
game to very, very a few more players went and saw someone to try and ownership of their performances, the UK by London 2012 sponsor adidas. The
high levels took its familiar with anoth- convince me not to do it – that didn’t and we forget that person enjoys adiZone project aims to get more people
toll and they ran out of er system – but work – so I started training.” what they do. People talk about active and is a true sporting legacy of the
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