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overnight. nificant action on fuel duties ahead of CAPITAL MARKETS has a firm sense of what the business
Centrica just last month pledged to the Budget. BY DAVID HELLIER is worth and feels that it will get the
invest £450m in two gas fields but has The Treasury hopes to make £10bn valuation it wants at some time in
joined the growing number of firms from the tax grab over the next four OMAN’S Renaissance Services was the future,” said one banking source.
lobbying Osborne to modify his plans. years to fund a petrol duty cut. yesterday forced to pull its £1bn Topaz, a Dubai-based oilfield serv-
“We are reviewing all projects, Ed Balls, shadow chancellor, put London flotation of Topaz Energy ices company, was due to raise
S
including fields that are in current soaring petrol costs at the heart of after investors failed to show enough £311m to fund expansion plans and
production and projects that are com- Labour’s economic message in the appetite for the repay its debt. Advisers expect the
ing down the pipeline,” a spokesper- weeks before the Budget, in a bid to shares. group to try a London issue again in
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son told City A.M. yesterday. “Each
project has a different [tax] regime
capitalise on growing concern over the
rising cost of living.
The banks were
due to price the Crisis t the near future once markets
have settled.
attached to it, and it will take some Osborne’s tougher stance on oil issue before lunch-
called alks The Danish group ISS ear-
L
time to work through. There is still firms sharply contrasts with that of US time but did not lier this month pulled its
Topaz over
work going on at the fields.” President Barack Obama, who yester- do so after it flotation and the French
Total is also reviewing its £170m day unveiled attractive tax breaks for became clear group Lagardere postponed a
annual spend on exploration in the
North Sea, the French firm’s vice pres-
oil companies operating in the States
in a bid to start weaning the world’s
things were not
going as float sale of a 20 per cent stake in
Canal Plus.
ident for northern Europe Patrice de biggest economy off fuel imports. planned. CAPI How we broke the news yesterday
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Libyan minister
Populist tax on oil firms has backfired defects to UK
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out of those two key sectors can only a fortune from the increase in the around the world. WORLD NEWS
mean one thing: higher taxes on the price of oil in recent years. It is equal- Not only is the coalition artificially
rest of us and fewer jobs. ly true that conditions in many other accelerating the North Sea’s natural LIBYA’S foreign minister Moussa
It was therefore bizarrely short-ter- countries are even more unstable – decline, it is also cooling on nuclear Koussa defected to the UK yesterday,
mist for Osborne to launch such a sav- and not just in Libya. But some energy in the aftermath of the saying he opposed his government’s
age raid on North Sea energy firms in mature North Sea oil and gas fields, Japanese tragedy. Combined with the attacks on civilians.
the Budget. The special additional tax which pay petroleum revenue tax as UK’s woeful infrastructure, an energy As the US, UK and France refused to
on the sector was hiked from 20 to 32 well as corporation tax, will now face crisis – perhaps in a decade or so – is rule out arming Libyan opposition
EDITOR’S LETTER per cent. All too predictably, several a marginal tax rate of 81 per cent. looking ever more likely. Even more forces to help oust Muammar
important firms are reconsidering Others will pay 62 per cent tax. This is supplies will have to be imported Gaddafi, Kusa resigned from his post
ALLISTER HEATH whether it is worth the hassle devel- oppressive and reminiscent of the from countries such as Russia, fur- in the Libyan government and
oping new fields. First Norway’s 1970s. Luring firms into making an ther endangering energy security. claimed refuge after he landed at
IF George Osborne is to be believed, Statoil halted investments in the investment in the belief that tax will Energy companies are also key Farnborough airport yesterday, the
Britain is open for business once Mariner and Bressay fields, which are be low, before tightening the screws investors in skills: the coalition keeps Foreign Office said.
again. Some senior executives clearly worth up to $10bn. Yesterday, Valiant, once the spending has taken place, saying it wants to help high tech man- A Libyan government spokesperson
agree: Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP’s boss, a British firm, cancelled a project can only destroy a country’s credibili- ufacturing and science – and yet it is earlier claimed that Kusa was here on
wants to move his firm’s legal base worth £93m, while Centrica is review- ty, and forces investors to impose a crippling an industry that does all a diplomatic mission.
back to Britain if all of the proposals ing its options, as is Total, the French risk premium on all their dealings these things. Libyan rebels struggled to hold
in the Budget are voted through. But giant. Just like when Gordon Brown with that economy. Large oil firms It is not just oil firms. The US has its back advances from pro-Gaddafi
if you are an oil and gas company, or a foolishly introduced a 10 per cent tax need to invest in parts of the world own problems, of course, but Mike forces yesterday.
bank, Britain is looking like an hike on oil firms in 2006, the North with the highest return on capital Bloomberg, New York’s mayor, yester-
increasingly bleak place to be based. Sea will suffer and jobs will be lost. and the least tax and regulatory day said that he would love Barclays Libyan foreign minister
This should concern everybody: finan- Already, many of the oil majors have uncertainty. It is not much of an to relocate to New York. As we cut off Moussa Koussa has
cial and energy firms are both very been quietly selling their fields, rein- advert for the UK when the only argu- our nose to spite our face, others will defected to the UK, the
large payers of tax to the exchequer, vesting their capital in other, more ment in our favour is that we are not happily be picking up the pieces. Foreign Office said last
and important employers. In these promising parts of the world. as bad or unpredictable as various allister.heath@cityam.com
straightened times, any hollowing Of course, energy firms have made banana republics or dictatorships Follow me on Twitter: @allisterheath night
Distribution helpline Berkshire Hathaway over the same is pretty deep. There have been three ing officer Chase Carey, makes him
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of City A.M. Please ring 0207 015 1230, or email issue, the Sage of Omaha said in a let- to four candidates mentioned as peo- officially the third most important
distribution@cityam.com ter to shareholders, but could not be ple who can replace Buffett as a chief JAMES Murdoch has continued his person in the company, and he will
persuaded to stay this time. executive,” said Jerry Bruni of fund rise through his father’s media work closely with his father.
Editorial Statement Sokol held shares in Lubrizol last manager JV Bruni & Co last night. empire after being promoted to He will relocate to New York for the
This newspaper adheres to the system of December when he flagged up the deputy chief operating officer of role, making former Sun editor
self-regulation overseen by the Press Complaints company with Buffett. Warren Buffett has News Corp in addition to his role as Rebekah Brooks the most senior UK-
Commission. The PCC takes complaints about the Buffett said he was originally not in chief executive of the media group’s based member of the Murdoch
editorial content of publications under the Editor’s lost David Sokol, a top
Code of Practice, a copy of which can be found at favour of the idea but warmed to it international operations. empire. The move follows the
www.pcc.org.uk after Sokol told him of a conversation executive at Berkshire He will remain in direct control of appointment of Elisabeth Murdoch to
Printed by Newsfax International,
with Lubrizol’s chief executive. Hathaway, following News International, the UK-based the News Corp board following the
Beam Reach 5 Business Park, Berkshire ultimately announced its the Lubrizol acquisition business which operates newspapers acquisition of her Shine production
Marsh Way, Rainham, Essex, RM13 8RS purchase of Lubrizol for $9bn (£5.6bn) including the Times and the Sun. The company.
to float for some time, with a London whether the miner’s owners are will- And last year, he was put on the
BY JULIET SAMUEL initial public offering (IPO) originally ing to offer an “oligarch discount”, as account for UK engineering firm
slated for 2008, then June last year and one investor in the sector put it, for the Bodycote alongside Execution Noble.
RUSSIAN coal giant SUEK is planning a then postponed until 2011. risk of buying shares in a company He also advised on the £12.8bn
$1bn (£623m) float in London by the There is speculation that the deal that is 50 per cent owned by Russian rights issue for Intermediate Capital
end of June, City A.M. has learned. could again be pushed back due to tycoons Sergei Popov and Adrei CHRIS Byrne is leading the effort to Group in 2009, where he was work-
The float is being shopped around ongoing market uncertainty, but with Melnichenko. Such a discount should get SUEK on the London Stock ing with Indy Bhattacharyya and Alex
some of the world’s biggest investors bulk commodities currently seen as a be around 20 per cent, said the Exchange – no mean feat given the Phillips. At JP Morgan Cazenove his
in commodities during pre-marketing hot proposition, part-owner Sergei investor. failure of its previous attempts. clients included property investment
meetings in London, with BlackRock Popov is keen to take advantage of Several Russian floats planned for Byrne has been with Credit Suisse firm Capital & Regional, defence and
and Renaissance Capital having been high prices for resources to scale down this year have failed due to overly high since 2006 when he moved from JP technology company QinetiQ, and
approached. his ownership share and concentrate value expectations by owners, while Morgan Cazenove to focus on UK electronics firm Laird Group.
The deal, which is being led by Chris on other businesses. others, such as Rusal, saw their share industrial and technology clients. Credit Suisse is also an adviser on
Byrne at Credit Suisse, is set to value Investors say they would welcome price drop sharply after going public, Since moving to Credit Suisse, he Glencore’s potential float. The bank
Russia’s biggest producer of thermal another major coal player on the mar- although it has since risen above its has worked alongside Nicholas declined to comment yesterday.
coal at $5-$8bn. SUEK has been trying ket but there will be a question of float price.
JPMORGAN chief executive Jamie Dimon warned yesterday that excessive regulations risk
harming the economy. Speaking at the US chamber of commerce, Dimon said new capital
rules could be “the nail in our coffin for big American banks”, adding that the Dodd-
Frank banking reform was “one of the most irrational pieces of legislation I’ve ever seen” .
Ireland braces
for stress test €23bn in additional capital.
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EUROZONE CRISIS
The government has set aside
BY MARION DAKERS about €35bn to support the debt-rid-
IRELAND is due to announce the den banks. “I think the market is posi-
results of its banking stress tests this tioned for less [capital than the
afternoon, raising the spectre of fur- government has set aside], but it is a
ther nationalisations, while Portugal, pretty enormous figure no matter
Spain and Greece continue to grapple what,” one trader said.
with their debts. Meanwhile, Spain’s planned merg-
Irish finance minister Michael er of its cajas (regional banks) looked
Noonan will announce at 4.30pm close to collapse yesterday after the
whether the country’s banks have Bank of Spain ordered the four banks
enough capital to withstand future involved to come up with an alterna-
financial shocks. tive plan. Three of the partners in the
Prime Minister Enda Kenny told state-backed Banco Base plan voted
parliament yesterday that Noonan against the restructuring yesterday.
will outline the next steps towards a And Portuguese and Greek govern-
“strong, working, credible banking ment bonds underperformed other
structure” after the results. Eurozone debt yesterday following
Trading in the shares of Bank of Tuesday’s ratings downgrades, with
Ireland and Allied Irish Banks, the top their yield and credit default swap
two lenders, will be suspended today curves expected to invert further on
pending their stress test results and bets it was inevitable Lisbon will seek
any subsequent announcements, to a bailout.
avoid “the possibility of a disorderly Portuguese 10-year yields rose by
market”, the Irish central bank said six basis points to 8.303 per cent, with
last night. the three-year debt yielding 8.914 per
Analysts estimate the four remain- cent. Five-year Portuguese credit
ing Irish lenders – Bank of Ireland, default swaps rose by 15 bps to 565
AIB, Irish Life & Permanent and EBS – bps, on track for the highest close on
require between €18bn (£15.8bn) and record, according to provider Markit.
CITYS.M. 31 MARCH 2011 Focus on Bribery Act 5
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companies will be assured that they will not fall within but leaves businesses in a state of uncertainty. This is
the clutches of the UK regulator unless they unlikely to make the UK a more attractive des-
have a demonstrable business presence. tination for overseas companies.
“ The Bribery Act will have a big impact on M&A deals where one or more parties is subject to the Act. The possibility that a tar-
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get company could be subject to a significant corruption investigation has obvious business and reputational implications, particularly
given that fines are expected to be substantial and the target will likely have to disgorge any benefit received as a result of a bribe.
Despite Ken Clarke’s assurances businesses are still hesitant to book expensive hospitality
packages for the London 2012 Olympics Picture: Michal Theiner/CITY A.M.
Bribery Act to
hit Olympics
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REGULATION
BY ELIZABETH FOURNIER clients at the biggest sporting event to
hit our shores since 1966 for these rea-
THE BRIBERY Act could hit corporate sons.”
hospitality bookings at the London Justice minister Ken Clarke also
2012 Olympic games, despite assur- backed up rumours that some foreign
ances that it is not intended to target companies listed in London would be
“genuine” hospitality. exempt from the Act, sparking con-
In the long-awaited guidance to the cern that UK companies could be left
Act, released yesterday after a delay of at a competitive disadvantage.
more than two months, the Ministry “Mere listing on the London Stock
of Justice sought to reassure compa- Exchange, or just the fact of having a
nies that “bona fide hospitality...is UK incorporated subsidiary, would not
recognised as an established and necessarily mean the act applies,” he
important part of doing business”. said.
But with a single VIP hospitality But while Clarke played down the
package for 10 people to attend the Act’s overseas effect, the Serious Fraud
Olympic opening ceremony running Office – which will be responsible for
to more than £55,000, businesses are enforcement – is keen to stress it will
keen to err on the side of caution. exercise a firm extraterritorial hand.
“Parliament would be advised to Speaking to a conference of Russian
consider the content of the guidance business leaders in mid-March, Serious
which it issues in light of these con- Fraud Office director Richard
cerns,” said Jonathan Walters, a part- Alderman said: “Do not be surprised if
ner in the sport group at law firm the SFO takes a wide view of this
Charles Russell. phrase so that we can ensure that the
“It would be a great shame if compa- policy objective of ensuring competi-
nies were deterred from entertaining tiveness is complied with,” he said.
PROFANITY FAIR
Tepco asks for public money
JAPAN QUAKE The firm’s shares tanked 17 per The Japanese authorities said in
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BY MARION DAKERS cent yesterday, taking the stock to a briefing with the World Trade
its lowest level in almost half a cen- Organisation (WTO) yesterday they
TOKYO Electric Power Company tury. are monitoring radioactive con-
(Tepco) asked for government fund- Workers are still struggling to tamination in soil to prevent
ing yesterday as it admitted that it bring the Fukushima Daiichi reac- potential food safety risks and
would not be able to fund a clean- tors under control. Units 1, 2 and 3 would provide the WTO with quick
up at its stricken Fukushima still need water pumped into the and precise information.
Daiichi nuclear plant. tanks to prevent the nuclear rods “In return, Japan asked mem-
Tepco said it wanted to remain a from being exposed and risking bers not to overreact,” said a WTO
publicly-listed company, but added further meltdown. official.
that emergency loans of 2 trillion Tepco said publicly for the first French Prime Minister Nicolas
MICROSOFT co-founder Paul Allen (top left) claimed that Bill Gates tried to deprive him of shares yen (£15bn) from the country’s time yesterday that four of the six Sarkozy is due to arrive in Japan
in the technology giant in its heyday in the 1980s. In an excerpt of Allen’s memoirs in Vanity banks were not enough to cover Daiichi reactors are beyond repair. today, becoming the first foreign
Fair, he claims Gates tried to cut him out of the company after he fell ill with cancer in 1982. costs in the wake of Japan’s worst The president of Tepco, leader to visit since the disaster ear-
Gates said in a statement that “my recollection of many of these events may differ from Paul’s”. nuclear accident, caused by the Masataka Shimizu, was yesterday lier this month that killed more
magnitude 9.0 earthquake and taken to hospital with stress-relat- than 11,000 people according to
tsunami on 11 March. ed symptoms. the latest official figures.
BY HARRY BANKS massive tax dispute with the gov- ernment says is due on the sale of
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ernment. Uganda’s energy minis- its interests to Tullow.
OIL explorer Tullow has agreed to ter Hilary Onek said the country Tullow said it expected this
sell stakes in its Ugandan opera- would receive a total of $472m in money would be repaid but it was
tions to France’s Total and China’s taxes from the farmdown deal. unclear if the companies will
CNOOC for $2.9bn (£1.8bn), bring- Tullow, however, said this figure receive any interest on the deposit
ing in big partners to develop the was calculated incorrectly and that while the Heritage dispute rum-
oil fields. it believes the total liability to be bles on.
EXCLUDES LIMITED EDITION & DRESS SHIRTS Tullow said it agreed to sell each “significantly less” than the $141m The matter is expected to take a
company a one third interest in it has agreed to deposit with the year to settle.
fields around Lake Albert, which government pending discussions Tullow said up to $10bn will be
Tullow estimates to contain 1bn on the matter. spent developing the field, partly
SHOP ONLINE AT barrels of oil, and potentially as Additionally, Tullow, Total and on the construction of a small
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refinery and a pipeline to the East
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Disasters cut regulations cost
Lloyd’s profits insurers $25bn
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INSURANCE
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BY ALISON LOCK ing in its UK motor division. different jurisdictions are costing glob-
“What we have seen in the motor al insurance firms an extra $25bn
LONDON’S insurance market Lloyd’s businesses in Lloyd’s is just a micro- (£16bn), research yesterday found.
paid out more than £2bn in global cosm for what is happening across the Europe, the US and China are all
catastrophe claims in 2010, pushing its UK. The increase in claims has caught implementing new regulation to
profit down 43 per cent to £2.2bn, it all insurers unaware,” he said. Lloyd’s, make insurers hold more regulatory
said yesterday. home to 52 UK insurers, said it paid capital, such as Solvency II. But greater
It said the fall was to be expected in a claims worth $1.3bn from last March’s convergence between regimes could
year that saw net claims of £2.18bn and earthquake in Chile; $600m from the cut billions from insurers’ compliance
the third-highest level of catastrophe quake to hit New Zealand last costs, according to a report from
losses in 15 years apart from 2001’s 9/11 September; and $275m from the KPMG.
attacks and hurricane Katrina in 2005. Queensland floods in Australia last “There are bespoke capital, invest-
Lloyd’s chief executive Richard Ward December. ment and governance regulations
said estimated losses relating to Japan’s It also paid out $386m from the which require different levels of finan-
earthquake and tsunami will only be destruction of the Deepwater Horizon cial reporting depending on each juris-
released on 20 April after it received rig in the Gulf of Mexico but said it diction,” said KPMG director Rob
data from all its members. believes claims may reach $600m over Curtis. “A significant amount of
But finance director Luke Savage time. money is being spent on possible
said Lloyd’s insurers had enough capi- Lloyd’s wrote £22.6bn of gross premi- duplication and there is no consistent
tal to withstand a $64bn (£40bn) ums across more than 200 territories, measure of insurers’ financial solven-
Japanese quake loss – far above the $20- up 2.9 per cent on 2009. Its combined cy.” Curtis supports ComFrame, a “sin-
$30bn estimated cost of the disaster. ratio – a key measure of profitability – gle rulebook” framework from the
Ward also hit back at no-win-no-fee rose to 93.3 per cent from 86.1 per cent International Association of Insurance
car crash claims and welcomed govern- in 2009. Numbers under 100 mean the Supervisors, to harmonise regulation,
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CITYA.M. 31 MARCH 2011 News 11
FUND MANAGEMENT
BY JULIAN HARRIS of £900m.
February’s figure matches the
MORE than double the number of monthly average of £1.9bn for the pre-
European-focused venture capital vious 12 months, and is £300m higher
funds are raising capital this year than on the same time last year.
last year, research firm Preqin has said. “Equities were again the highest
There are now a total of 89 funds, selling asset class in February, led by
looking to raise $13.8bn (£8.6bn). Last funds investing in overseas equities,”
year, 34 European-focused venture said IMA director of markets Jane
funds closed on $5.8bn, Preqin found. Lowe.
Meanwhile, strong equity markets She added: “The top three selling
saw fund sales hit a record for North equity sectors were the global, North
America last month, the Investment America and Japan sectors.”
Management Association (IMA) said With net retail sales of £272m, the
yesterday. sterling strategic bond sector was the
Net retail sales for the North highest selling during February.
American sector reached £222m, the Total funds under management in
IMA revealed February came in at £575.9bn.
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BANKING
annually. His maximum bonus for the forfeited upon leaving his previous job
BY KATIE HOPE year would be 225 per cent of basic as the head of Santander UK with
THE cost of wooing new chief executive salary – around £2.4m. And he has shares worth around £4.1m – none of
António Horta-Osório to Lloyds been awarded shares worth 420 per which vest immediately – and a cash
Banking Group was unveiled yesterday cent of his base salary (£4.6m) for the payment of £516,000.
as its annual report revealed his total first year of his long term incentive In addition, under the terms of the
package was worth up to £13.5m. plan – more than a quarter higher Project Merlin agreement between
His annual salary is £1.06m, than the 300 per cent limit imposed on the banks and the government, the
increased from predecessor Eric other board executives – but a sum report also lifted the lid on the scale
Daniel’s £1.03m outgoing salary to Lloyds said was “essential to the suc- of rewards outside the boardroom of
reflect market rates. An additional cess of the recruitment process.” the bank. Five senior executives, like-
sum worth up to three quarters of his Lloyds added that Horta-Osório ly to be dealmakers or traders,
salary will be pumped into his pension would also be compensated for various received between £1.4m and £4.8m.
Co-operative
profit jumps
after merger
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BANKING cent.
BY JULIET SAMUEL The insurance business was hit by
snow-related claims “following the
CO-OPERATIVE Financial Services exceptionally cold conditions in the
saw pre-tax profit rise 5.5 per cent early months of 2010, increasing the
last year to £53.3m, with the bank cost of claims by 9.7 per cent on
attributing a steep drop in costs to 2009.
synergies after its 2009 merger with Overall, however, insurance sales
Britannia. grew, with general insurance seeing
But earnings were dented by a net earned premiums rise 7.1 per
sharp rise in claims due to weather- cent.
related chaos early last year, with the The vast majority of the bank’s
bank estimating a claims cost of earnings came from its corporate
£7m as a result. and markets business line, where
Overall operating costs fell 36.8 operating profits soared by 116.4 per
per cent to £338m and the company cent to £80.7m.
said that it is on track to meet its tar- The bank reported that its newly
get of reducing costs following its founded asset management busi-
acquisitions. ness, set up to invest money in its
Impairments fell dramatically by pensions and insurance funds “is in
41.1 per cent to a cost of £42m last a break-even position”.
year, which the Co-op attributed to The annual results released yester-
“improved arrears collection process- day follow the revelation in
es and tightening of credit-risk score- Monday’s City A.M. that the Co-op has
cards”. been chosen by the government to
The bank reported that its core head up the administration of the
tier one capital ratio remained flat Reclaim Fund, an asset manager for
at 8.7 per cent – above the Basel III dormant bank accounts that will
minimum requirements of seven per fund the Big Society Bank.
BANKING
detail what the resolution plan would
BARCLAYS chief executive Bob look like.
Diamond has warned that many On the changing landscape of the
banks will not survive the transition to industry, he said: “We’ll see a diver-
“the new environment” of higher cap- gence in the industry between those
ital and liquidity requirements. that are able to respond… and those
Speaking at a conference hosted by that are not. The gap between winners
Morgan Stanley, Diamond also said and losers will become greater than
that Barclays is “at an advanced plan- ever.” He said that Barclays’ “universal
ning stage” with its “living will” or res- bank” model of retail and investment
olution plan, in cooperation with banking would be key to its success.
CITYA.M. 31 MARCH 2011 News 13
AVIATION
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siastic about government proposals “BAA shouldn’t have to sell because it BY PHOEBE TORRANCE the Commission’s report was pub-
on the future of aviation in the UK, should have to improve Heathrow first lished in March 2009.
which reiterated the coalition’s oppo-
sition to any airport expansion what-
and then sort out the problems with the THE Competition Commission yes-
terday again ruled that BAA should
The news about the forced sales
came on a bad day for BAA, which is
soever. other airports.” sell Stansted and either its owned by Spanish infrastructure
The document offered several possi- Edinburgh or Glasgow airports, in a company Ferrovial.
bilities for improving aviation in the decision that is sure to spark a bid- Earlier, a confidential interna-
UK, such as making better use of the RICHARD LEY | INCISIVE MEDIA ding war for the airports. tional table rating the aviation
country’s existing airport capacity. The decision backs one made in industry had ranked Heathrow 99
But David Frost, director general of March 2009 which BAA successfully in a league table of the world’s
the British Chambers of Commerce, “Terminal Five is great, but the others are appealed on a technicality, but the main airports, behind the likes of
said the document “fails to set out a difficult to get to and confusing. It’s fair for court of appeal yesterday reinstated hubs in Calcutta, Dublin and
clear plan as to how we can build our
aviation capacity in the months and
BAA to have to sell – it would be good to its original ruling.
BAA, which owns Heathrow,
Humberside.
Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline,
years ahead”. see others create some competition.” already sold Gatwick in October welcomed the Commission’s deci-
He added: “The vital role of aviation 2009 for £15bn to investment fund sion.
in boosting the economy should not
be underestimated. Britain’s status as
JOSEPH CASSIDY | RSA Global Infrastructure Partners.
Competition Commission chair-
It said: “Today is a great day for
low fares and competition and a
an international business hub is man Peter Freeman said: “We bad day for monopolies.”
under threat while our European remain convinced that the original The airline added: “We welcome
competitors are leading the way.” “Heathrow comes out very well in compar- decision to require BAA to divest the Competition Commission’s deci-
The Tory-Liberal Dem coalition is ison to other airports, especially abroad. It three airports is the right one for sion to proceed with the break-up of
adamant that it will not give the is fair that BAA has to sell two airports passengers and airlines.” the BAA airport monopoly, and
green light to any new runways or air- But BAA argued against the rul- eagerly await the sale of Stansted
ports. because there is a lack of competition.” ing saying: “There has been a mate- and Glasgow airports.”
Losses at Qantas as
routes and jobs go
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BY JULIAN HARRIS England’s two per cent target when Another survey of wages released
BUDGETARY changes for the coming the VAT effect drops back in January today shows a 2.2 per cent rise across Barclays Capital Research.
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US ECONOMY
fiscal year will exacerbate the UK’s spi- next year. Inflation hit 4.4 per cent in the UK for the 12 months to February. Separate data yesterday showed
ralling inflation, it was revealed yes- February, and is expected to rise fur- However, this is still the weakest AN ADP report yesterday showed that applications for US home mortgages
terday. ther, towards five per cent. rise in wages for 10 years, according to private employers added 201,000 jobs tumbled last week as higher interest
Measures such as higher alcohol Inflation expectations could be the Chartered Management Institute. in March – slightly below consensus rates sapped demand for loan refi-
and tobacco duty will add 0.29 per driving stronger pay increases, report- expectations for an increase of 208,000 nancing. Another report showed the
cent to the consumer price index (CPI) ed today by Incomes Data Services FAST FACTS | UK INFLATION LEVELS jobs. number of planned layoffs at US firms
in the fiscal year 2011-12, and 0.37 per (IDS). Small and medium firm payroll fell in March after spiking up the
cent to the retail price index (RPI), the Seven out of every eight pay settle- ● Consumer price inflation hit 4.4 per cent in growth remained strong in March, month before.
Office for National Statistics said. ments recorded between December February. adding 102,000 and 82,000 jobs, while Employers announced 41,528
However, the inflation effects of 2010 and February 2011 were at or ● The retail price index reached 5.5 per cent. large firms added 17,000 jobs. planned job cuts this month, down 18
budget changes are far lower than in above two per cent, IDS revealed. ● The tax and price index jumped to six per “This indicates continued momen- per cent from February, according to
2010-11, when hikes such as the VAT “And most of the April deals record- cent – it’s highest level since April 1991. tum in the pace of labour market the report from consultants
rise put an estimated 1.77 per cent on ed thus far by IDS have set pay increas- recovery,” said Nicholas Tenev of Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
winter freeze from 8.4 per cent to 8.2 per cent. In the
Eurozone, the IMF predicts growth of 1.6
per cent, yet dragged down by sluggish
growth in Italy, expected at only 1.1 per
cent for the year.
UK ECONOMY
“Without the effect of the weather, of investment through its “irrational”
BY JULIAN HARRIS
the underlying output of the service clampdown on the gambling industry.
THE UK economy bounced back sector would have been broadly flat in Harsh gambling regulations are also
strongly at the beginning of the year, December and January,” it said. resulting in pub closures, and, according
fresh data suggested yesterday. However, Saunders expects growth to the Institute of Economic Affairs, do
The service sector – which accounts in the first three months of 2011 to nothing to reduce gambling addiction.
for over three quarters of GDP – more than recover the half per cent
expanded by 1.3 per cent in January, decline at the end of 2010. “At this Drop in German business morale
compared to December. The rebound stage, our forecast is for quarter-one German business confidence declined for
marked the sharpest monthly growth growth of 0.6-0.8 per cent,” he said. the first time in nine months in March,
in services since July 2002. The index of services was up by two the German think tank Ifo said yesterday
Meanwhile, there was some relief per cent compared to January 2010, – although the markets were boosted by
for the struggling British high street, the ONS revealed, largely driven by the drop being less than expected. While
with 42 per cent of retailers reporting business services and finance, which Ifo’s expectations index fell to 106.5 from
that annualised sales rose in March, were also up two per cent. 107.9 in February, credit constraints are
according to the Confederation of While the positive balance of 15 per not a problem for German industry,
British Industry (CBI). cent of retailers reporting a rise in remaining low, Ifo said.
“The data suggests that the econo- sales surprised economists, the CBI
my has returned to positive growth in survey revealed downbeat responses to Eurozone sentiment suffers a fall
the first-quarter, after the 0.5 per cent other questions. Eurozone economic sentiment dropped
drop in GDP recorded for the fourth- Four from ten retailers said sales 0.6 points to 107.3 in March, a European
quarter of 2010,” said Citigroup’s were poor for this time of year, result- Union survey showed yesterday. Among
Michael Saunders. ing in a negative balance of -24 per the seven largest member states, Poland
The economy shrank by half a per cent – the lowest figure since August (-3.1 points), Spain (-3 points) and
cent in the final three months of 2010 2009. Germany (-0.7 points) experienced drops.
due to the effects of the winter freeze, Retailers also expect sales to under- The Netherlands (+3.1 points) and the UK
the Office for National Statistics (ONS) perform against seasonal norms in (+2.7 points) both recorded increases.
said yesterday. April. “Sales growth picked up slightly THE Bank of England is only likely to return to its reserves-averaging system of manag-
The sharp return to growth in serv- for retailers compared with last ing interbank lending rates after it has begun normalising interest rates, senior Bank Inflation creeps up in Belgium
ices partly reflects recovery from the month, but look beneath the surface policymaker Paul Fisher (pictured) said yesterday. The requirement on banks to set tar- Belgian inflation rose from 3.4 per cent
snow-affected December, the ONS said and conditions remain tough on the gets for the average cash reserves they intended to hold with the Bank were put on hold last month to 3.5 per cent this month,
yesterday. In December, services fell by high street,” the CBI said. when quantitative easing starting boosting the money supply in March 2009. official data showed yesterday.
HOUSING
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BANKING
BY JULIAN HARRIS “Central London saw some of the housing market, the Council of big to fail,” and instead can fail and
highest price rises with a one per Mortgage Lenders (CML) said today. BARRIERS to entry must be cut in exit safely, the report says.
LONDON is the first UK region to reg- cent increase over the month,” said “The new FirstBuy scheme is less order to promote competition in the Competition authorities have
ister a rise in house prices for eight Hometrack’s Richard Donnell. generous than the one it replaces, banking sector, former City worker been too junior for too long,
months, the Hometrack monthly However, outside London, and has the capacity to help only Andrea Leadsom MP will say today. Leadsom will argue, calling for a
national housing survey announced Hometrack’s research mirrored around one per cent of first-time buy- A lack of real competition was a new financial competition commis-
today. other recent surveys, with prices ers in a ‘normal’ year of activity,” the key cause of the financial crisis, as sion to carry out investigations.
While prices across the UK fell by remaining under downward pres- CML said. market concentration hindered the The authority would also “ensure
0.1 per cent in March, in the capital sure. “However, other announcements free entry and exit of banks, products and services offered are
they rose by 0.2 per cent. All other regions recorded price by the chancellor, albeit of a more Leadsom argues in a report for the themselves subject to competition,”
The upturn was driven by a 25 per falls in March, except for the south technical nature, could help improve Centre for Policy Studies. it says.
cent increase in demand, over a two- west, where prices stagnated. mortgage funding in the long run,” it The Financial Conduct Authority Leadsom is currently a member of
month period, and tightening sup- The recent Budget from chancellor conceded. (FCA) should also take measures to the Treasury Select Committee.
16 Consumer News CITYA.M. 31 MARCH 2011
Suit hire
Dixons warns sales boost
on profits for Moss Bros
second time
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RETAIL
BY ALISON LOCK
FORMAL menswear retailer Moss
Bros has narrowed its full-year under-
lying losses thanks to a record result
RETAIL gle roof. in its suit hire division.
▲
BY DAVID CROW Net debt is expected to stand at The firm posted an underlying loss
£250m at the end of the current of £2.7m for 2010, compared to
DIXONS Retail, the owner of Currys financial year in April, up from £3.9m a year earlier, after like-for-like
and PC World, yesterday said it would £215m at the half-year stage in sales rose by nine per cent.
slash costs as it issued its second prof- November. The firm has a covenant But its full-year pre-tax loss
it warning in three months. test with its lenders in October. Dixons boss John Browett is rolling out new “big box” stores Picture: REX widened to £7.5m from a loss of
The firm said consumer confidence Elkjop, the firm’s Nordic brand, £6.6m in 2009, after it took a £4.8m
had deteriorated since the start of the offered a single glimmer of hope, exceptional charge.
year, especially in the UK and Ireland,
hitting sales of big ticket electrical
items such as flat screen televisions
and laptops.
with sales up nine per cent in the 11
weeks to 26 March. Revenues have
jumped some 30 per cent over the last
two years.
Browett is in race against time Suit hire revenues rose by 11 per
cent, after the collapse of rivals like
Suits You and Speciality Retail
Group, the parent of Young’s Hire.
Full-year profits in the year ending Shares in Dixons plunged on the JOHN Browett’s bid to save Dixons it also needs to preserve cash to sur- Clothes sales were up nine per cent.
30 April 2011 are now expected to be news, closing 18.3 per cent down at by rolling out new “big box” stores vive in what is going to be an The firm said sales growth had fall-
£85m, around £20m less than it fore- 13.69p. was always going to be a race increasingly tough retail environ- en to eight per cent in the first two
cast in January. Other retailers also suffered on the against time. No-one doubts that ment, especially for sellers of “nice months of the new financial year but
Sales at stores in Britain and news, as fears that the rise in the VAT the new format – which combines to have” discretionary items like attributed this to tougher compara-
Ireland – which account for almost and slumping consumer confidence more product choice with lower electricals. tives.
half of profits – fell 11 per cent in the would cause a fresh nightmare on the staffing costs – was the only way to Yesterday’s trading update sug- The narrower loss follows a
11 weeks to 26 March, the firm said. High Street. Home Retail Group, Kesa, go. If the electricals retailer wants gesting an 11 per cent drop in sales turaround plan devised by new chief
Dixons said it was on track to slash Mothercare, Marks & Spencer and Next to keep afloat in a world increasing- wipes around £20m off annual prof- executive Brian Brick. Earlier this
costs by £50m in the current financial fell between five and two per cent. ly dominated by discounters and its (although that is before further month, he sold the firm’s 15 Hugo
year and is hoping to save a similar online retailers, it needs to sell cost cuts). That makes Dixons look Boss stores for £16.5m to free up cash
amount in each of the next three ANALYSIS l Dixons Retail more lines at lower prices. But if increasingly vulnerable, especially for investment.
p
years. 24 Browett’s turnaround were to be a when its covenants are tested in Moss Bros, which also trades under
It also said it would consider a sale success, it would have had to be October. We think the strong eco- the Savoy Taylors Guild and Cecil Gee
of its 34 Spanish stories, removing
22 13.69 completed before the debt-fuelled nomic headwinds will prove too brands, said it would continue to buy
20
30 Mar
£5m of losses from its underlying consumer hangover kicked in. Sadly much for Browett’s good intentions. Hugo Boss merchandise on a whole-
profit before tax in 2010-11 and 2011- 18
for shareholders, it wasn’t. Investors shouldn’t wait around to sale basis to sell in its remaining
12. Now Dixons is between a rock find out. stores.
Capital expenditure will be cut by 16 and a hard place. If it scales back Altium Securities analysts said the
£40m to £160m, although Dixons said capital investment any further, it result was slightly ahead of expecta-
it would continue to invest in new
“big box” stores that combine its PC
14
12
will be forced to put the skids on
the company’s transformation. But
BOTTOMLINE tions and its year-end cash position of
£6.9m was £2.1m better than had
World and Currys brands under a sin-
10 Jan 28 Jan 17 Feb 9 Mar Analysis by David Crow been expected.
BY HARRY BANKS formance had been dragged down Shares in Domino’s, which have
by falling sales in Ireland where an lost a quarter of their value since
BRITAIN’S biggest pizza delivery EU bailout, record austerity meas- January having trebled in value over
firm Domino’s reported slower sales ures and a prolonged downturn the previous two years, closed down
growth, hit by a slump in trade in have severely hit consumer confi- 9.3 per cent at 404.6p, having earlier
Suits from £175 & Jackets from £125
Ireland, sending its shares down 9.3 dence. been as low as 394.9p.
per cent yesterday. “The company’s total like-for-like “A check in like-for-like sales
The company, which operates the figure is increasingly affected by the growth has been exacerbated by
Shirts £30 or 4 for £100 British and Irish franchises of the performance of the Republic of negatives in Ireland and the VAT
global delivery brand, said sales at Ireland stores, where trading condi- increase,” said Peel Hunt analyst
Ties £20 or 3 for £50 its 608 shops open more than a year
grew by 4.2 per cent in the 13 weeks
tions have continued to deteriorate,”
Domino’s, which has 48 shops in
Paul Hickman, who downgraded
the stock to “hold” from “buy”.
Trousers £50 & Coats from £175
to 30 March, compared with a 4.7 Ireland, said in a statement. Domino’s has so far benefited
per cent increase in the first seven Sales at shops in the UK open from the downturn, with cus-
weeks. more than a year grew by 5.5 per tomers staying in and ordering take-
Domino’s, which operates 672 cent during the period, with sales at aways rather than eating out in
New lines added daily shops in Britain and Ireland on a shops in Ireland open for more than restaurants.
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as profits rise Bellway boss John Watson said London sales rates were particularly strong
BY HARRY BANKS increase returns through rising vol- out of social network Buzz, the Federal
umes, growing average sales prices MARK HUGHES | PANMURE GORDON Trade Commission said yesterday. Under
“
BRITISH homebuilder Bellway and improving margins. the deal, Google agreed to have inde-
expects its profits this year to grow by Bellway reported a £24m pre-tax The company saw revenues grow in the first-half, as both volumes and pendent privacy audits every two years
”
a third after a strengthening spring profit for the six months to the end of average selling prices increased year-on-year. With a positive trend in for the next 20 years. Launched in
market gave encouragement for an January, up from £19m in the same current trade, we are happy with our full-year forecasts. February 2010 to compete with Twitter,
increase in sales. period a year earlier. It raised its inter- Buzz initially used its Gmail customers’
Posting a 26 per cent jump in first- im dividend by 12 per cent to 3.7p. email contact lists to create social net-
half profits yesterday, the company
ANALYSIS l Bellway
MICHAEL VASSALLO | BREWIN DOLPHIN works of Buzz contacts that the rest of
“
said site visitors and reservations have the world could see, which led to an
returned to the pattern of a “tradi- 720
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30 Mar Bellway is trading at a larger discount to all in the sector bar Barratt.
”
tional spring market” in spite of econ-
omists’ gloomy housing market
Given the strong track record of management, strong London land bank Vale’s Martins set to be chief exec
forecasts.
680 and improving trading this is not justified. Vale director Tito Botelho Martins will
“Expectations for this financial be named chief executive, a local news-
year are that profits will grow by a
factor of maybe a third,” finance
640
ROBIN HARDY | PEEL HUNT paper reported yesterday, the latest
chapter in a tussle over the leadership of
“
director Alistair Leitch said. the world’s largest producer of iron ore.
600
Bellway, the UK’s fifth largest Bellway has upped its guidance for sales volumes but guidance has Brazilian bank Bradesco, a key Vale SA
”
housebuilder by market value, said been volatile. Margins are a little below expected levels and the state- shareholder, backed Martins to replace
that consumer confidence remained 10 Jan 28 Jan 17 Feb 9 Mar current chief executive Roger Agnelli.
ment is peppered with caveats.
3 surges into
the black for
BT moves pension UK Commercial Property
Trust net asset value up
the first time payment forward
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PROPERTY
able to continue to seek out poten-
UK COMMERCIAL Property Trust, the tial targets.
▲
TELECOMS TELECOMS
financial year. largest UK-focused trust of its kind, “Having performed well through-
HUTCHISON Whampoa yesterday BT HAS paid the latest installment to BT, which has agreed to pay £525m has announced that its net asset out 2010 and taken advantage of
announced the first-half results for its its pension deficit programme nine a year for the first three years of its 17- value (NAV) per share has risen to market conditions to make a num-
network operator 3, which provides months early in order to qualify for year recovery plan, said the early pay- 77p, an increase of 4.6 per cent on ber of high quality acquisitions,
services to Europe and Australia. the tax deductible corporation tax ment would not affect the group’s the previous year, and 0.5 per cent UKCPT is well-placed for the future,”
The firm was pushed into positive rate of 28 per cent, rather than the 26 previously announced outlook for from September 2010. he said.
territory for the first time since it per cent rate that will apply from free cash flow. In its full-year results to December In June last year, the Trust merged
started offering services in 2003 April. The first two payments were made 2010, the Trust also said that the with rival F&C, creating the sixth
thanks to a one-off payment. BT says the decision to pay £505m in December 2009 and December value of its property portfolio had largest UK property firm, worth an
It reported Ebit of £230m, com- into the BT Pension Scheme, the actu- 2010. The next payment was due in grown by 7.9 per cent – up from estimated £1.6m.
pared to a loss of £700m the year arial value of the £525m due to have December 2011. £710.5m to £898.8m on a like-for-like The company’s net rental income
before. 3 Group customers increased been paid in December, made finan- BT’S pension deficit, which stood at basis. increased 23.4 per cent to £60.2m,
by 13 per cent to 30m and users of its cial sense. The timing of the tax £9bn in 2009, fell by £2.9bn last year Chairman Chris Hill said that the from £48.8m in 2009, with office
higher-value mobile broadband serv- deduction will also be brought for- thanks to recent changes in inflation company’s cash position and unused properties reporting the best per-
ices grew 32 per cent to 6m. ward to the first-half of the upcoming calculations. debt facilities meant they would be formance, followed by retail.
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financial services industry, most recent- ty, at firms including Grosvenor, London restructuring professionals in the sector
Astbury Marsden ly at Punter Southall. Capital Holdings and Stockley. of stressed and distressed real estate.
Mark O’Reilly has been appointed as managing
director of the financial services recruitment HSBC RBS Insurance Signia Wealth
firm’s Asia Pacific operations. O’Reilly will be Rob Carver has been appointed as Andrew Palmer has been appointed as The wealth management firm has
based in Hong Kong and will continue to lead the deputy head of commercial segment, non-executive director of the insurance appointed Laurent Jeanmart as direc-
expansion of the company’s Singapore and Hong UK, at HSBC. Carver will be responsible giant. Previously, Palmer spent 21 years tor and Andrew Larsen as associate
Kong offices. O’Reilly has more than 13 years’ for managing the bank’s commercial at Legal General and is also a member director. Jeanmart, who will manage
experience in financial services recruitment, banking operations in Northern Ireland, of the Financial Reporting Council’s the firm’s new hedge fund proposition,
including three years in Australia. Astbury Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands Financial Reporting Review Panel. joins from GLG Partners and Larsen
Marsden plans to open a new office in Sydney in and the Isle of Man. joins from Coutts & Co.
the first quarter of 2011. Jones Lang LaSalle
Mayfair Capital Marc Nardini has been appointed as a Electra Partners
The property investment firm has surveyor in the firm’s London-based The private equity fund manager has
PSigma opment team at the investment and appointed Stephen Musgrave as chair- Real Estate workout team. Nardini will appointed Alex Fortescue as chief
William Manuel has been appointed as asset management firm. Manuel has man. Musgrave has more than 20 specialise in working with banks, loan investment partner. Fortescue joins
associate director in the business devel- more than 24 years’ experience in the years’ experience in commercial proper- providers, insolvency practitioners and from Apax Partners.
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since its year-low of 5,591.59 on 15 Industrials such as IMI and Weir planned layoffs fell, according to
March, rebounding from sharp falls Group, up 1.9 and 1.2 per cent respec- separate reports on Wednesday.
after Japan’s earthquake, political tively, benefitted from an upbeat The ADP report on private-sector
trouble in the Arab world and note on the sector from RBC Capital jobs, which may not be a depend-
T
HE FTSE 100 closed higher for a European debt worries. Markets. able indicator of the government’s
U
sixth consecutive session yester- Miners, which now trade above IMI was RBC’s top pick but it said S stocks rose yesterday as broader jobs report due on Friday,
day, its best run since August their 20- and 50-day moving average, Invensys and Smiths Group, down investors positioned them- showed 201,000 jobs being created.
2010, as investors ditched retail- led the gains as investors refocused 2.3 and 1.1 per cent respectively, may selves for the quarter’s end That kept expectations intact for the
ers over earnings worries in favour of on stocks that provide hopes for earn- underperform UK peers. and the S&P 500 attempted to Labor Department’s report.
growth sectors such as industrials ings growth. Smiths, Anglo American, British hold above a key technical level. “At 200,000 or so, that number is
and mining. Vedanta Resources added 3.4 per Land, British Sky Broadcasting, Stocks advanced as money man- not enough to excite the market one
Dixons issued a profit warning cent, with traders citing a bullish Eurasian Natural Resources and agers re-allocated positions for the way or the other - if it indeed hap-
and gloomy outlook as a survey from note from Morgan Stanley - in which Prudential all traded without their end of the quarter, with the S&P 500 pens to be the number for payrolls
the CBI showed the underlying trend the broker says the miner’s industry- dividend attractions. up 5.9 per cent. on Friday,” said John Canally, and
for retail sales remained weak. leading growth is not recognised by Traders said bid talk boosted The S&P broke through 1,330, economist for LPL Financial.
Dixons, Britain’s top electricals the market - as the catalyst. Centrica, up 2.5 per cent on strong which was noted as a resistance “You need well below that to get
retailer, fell 18.3 per cent, while the Rolls Royce gained 1.7 per cent volume, with traders citing talk that point for stocks. The benchmark was people worried about a double-dip
country’s biggest pizza delivery firm, after HSBC upgraded the aerospace Spanish peer Iberdrola was set to unable to hold gains above that and well above that to get people too
Domino’s Pizza, fell 4.2 per cent as it and defence firm to “overweight”, make a bid. mark in its three previous attempts. worried that the Fed is going to
reported a slowdown in sales growth. citing growth prospects and shrug- Traders also cited talk of bid inter- “They are selling commodities, tighten.”
Next shed 2.6 per cent and Marks ging off concerns over the impact of est in fashion group Burberry, which they are moving back into industri- In the latest deal news, Canadian
& Spencer dropped three per cent as high oil prices. added two per cent. als,” said Paul Mendelsohn, chief drugmaker Valeant
MF Global initiated its coverage on Rolls Royce shares are flat on the Technical analysts said the index investment strategist at Windham Pharmaceuticals International
the latter with a “sell” rating, argu- year but trade just above their 50-day looked set to retest the 6,000 level. Financial Services. made an unsolicited bid to buy
ing it has a “history of boom and moving average of around 619p, on a “You’ve got a mini-market rota- Cephalon for $5.7bn (£3.5bn), driv-
bust”, while Oriel cut its earnings forward price-earnings ratio of 13.8 ANALYSIS l FTSE 5,948.30 tion coming into your final couple ing Cephalon’s stock up 28.1 per
6,100
forecasts. times compared with a sector aver- 30 Mar of days of the quarter, and that is cent to $75.25 while Valeant’s US-
Traders said banks weighed on age of 10.4, Thomson Reuters data 6,000 the way the window dressing takes listed shares shot up 10.4 per cent to
gains ahead of Irish banking stress- showed. place.” $49.
test results today. “The updates companies have been 5,900 The Dow Jones industrial average The deal pushed the NYSEArca
Barclays potentially dealt UK Plc a giving investors since the oil price 5,800
gained 71.6 points, or 0.81 per cent, biotech index up three per cent.
blow, after it was reported to be con- picked up have indicated that price to 12,350.61. The Standard & Poor’s Gains in the US helped propel
sidering moving its headquarters to can be passed on and that demand is 5,700 500 Index gained 11.85 points, or global markets. MSCI’s all-country
the United States due to the UK holding up,” Colin McLean, manag- 0.90 per cent, to 1,331.29. The world stock index rose more than
5,600
threat of higher capital require- ing director at the £650m Scottish Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.0 per cent yesterday while in
ments. Value Management in Edinburgh, 5,500 19.9 points, or 0.78 per cent, to Europe, equities hit a three-week
Despite the retail gloom, London’s said. 10 Jan 28 Jan 17 Feb 9 Mar 2,776.79. closing high.
20 CITYA.M. 31 MARCH 2011
U
CITS IV, or to give it its full non-technical language and in a
title, the Undertakings for common format. All existing Ucits
Collective Investment in funds must put the same document
Transferable Securities in place within a year.
Directive IV, comes into force in July. Further to this, asset managers
A set of EU directives aimed at allow- are obliged to present their risk and
ing collective investment schemes to reward disclosure via a synthetic
operate freely throughout the EU, risk and reward indicator (SRRI).
they try to harmonise financial reg- This fund volatility indicator will be
ulation throughout Europe. based on the weekly returns of the
The aim of the original Ucits fund and on the previous five years.
directive was to make open-ended It will then be quoted as a number
funds investing in transferable secu- between one and seven, where one
rities in all member states to be sub- will indicate a low risk/low reward
ject to the same legislation. But for investment and seven will indicate
retail customers, it will affect how that the investment carries a high
fund risk is communicated. level of risk with an equally high
The most noticeable to retail fund level of potential return.
investors will be the key investor These measures may be champi-
information document (KIID), which oned by some, bu they are not with-
will replace the simplified prospec- out criticism. Gemma Godfrey, head
tus as the primary document via of research and chair of the invest-
which fund promoters communi- ment committee of Credo Capital
cate with prospective clients. says “it is easy to see where the
All new Ucits funds launched appeal of the Ucits measures as a
after July 2011 will have to issue a whole lies, with promises of
two-sided KIID, written in a clear, increased liquidity and transparen-
to improve transparency will deter sector is also the largest of those important to remember that not all
communication from the industry. that fall within the directive’s scope. clients are the same, and common
According to Petronella West, “with The UK financial industry makes up sense due diligence from the finan-
regulation from both sides, there is more than 40 per cent of the cial adviser is in most cases a more
a risk that the left hand won’t know European sector, yet has only an 8.2 accurate method of communicating
what the right hand is doing. The per cent vote share at the European important information to a client
intended outcome of these meas- level. than a number on a fact sheet. For
ures is that the consumer is better The FSA have also criticised the this reason, although the directive
informed, but over-regulation will approach towards the SRRI grading will mean that, in the future, you
make the industry very protective.” of risk for consumers. Quantifying will be faced with a much clearer
risk is a difficult task. Whether investor information document
FSA VERSUS THE EC using standard deviation ratings or with a helpful number telling you
The FSA has been prickly towards volatility statistics, you are not going how risky the fund is deemed to be,
the directive, taking the view that to be able to find a method that you shouldn’t be lulled into a false
the UK is a highly diversified market accurately fits all funds. sense of security. You should famil-
compared to its continental equiva- Furthermore, risk is interactive and iarise yourself with the underlying
lents. For this reason it thinks that subjective, and as such it is impossi- risk in the fund and not just read
the “one size fits all” approach may ble to simply come up with a system what it says on the label. Caveat
not be the best one. The UK financial that will suit all investors. It is emptor.
BIG
ON FREEDOM
Scottish Mortgage is not bound by index weightings and our fund
managers are free to comb global markets in search of companies
with a distinct competitive advantage.
The FSA and the EC are squabbling over the quantification of risk Picture: REX
cy. However there are three main risk. You should ask ‘can you afford
reservations that I have with the pro- to risk your money?’ We look at their We’re 100% committed to making sure our fund
posals. There are question marks time horizon for investment and
over whether these funds can truly their tolerance to investment risk.” managers never have a restricted outlook.
deliver. There are also problems
when replicating flagship funds in a UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES So what’s the secret to their liberated attitude?
Ucits fund, with a widening of the Though the Ucits directive may have
tracking margin, and liquidity dis- lofty aims, in many instances it may Well, our flagship fund, the Scottish Mortgage
parities, which are made more visi- achieve consequences opposite to
ble in times of market pressure. those intended. As 12th-century Investment Trust, is a global stock-picking
Finally, from a fund manager point priest and part-time financial regu-
of view, this extra layer of legislation lation wag Saint Francis of Assisi fund that is completely free of asset allocation
is going to raise the cost of fund almost said, “where Ucits seeks har- constraints, that ignores index weightings and
management.” mony, it instead brings discord.” Ss
the measures are yet to kick in, and that selects stocks purely on their merit. Simple!
GETTING BEYOND THE NUMBERS managers and independent finan-
Petronella West, director of private cial advisers are yet to really feel the Please remember that changing stock market
clients for Quorum Investments, a impact of the legislation, but there
boutique wealth manager, takes the are worries about the overlap and conditions and currency exchange rates will
view that the measures resulting crossover between the FSA and Ucits
affect the value of investment in the fund and
from the directive should not be legislation. The concern is that this
treated as the best way to communi- will add to the regulatory burden on any income from it. You may not get back the
cate risk to clients: “When advising a fund managers and in turn will
client, the most important thing to increase costs for the consumer. At amount invested.
communicate to them is downside the same time, a measure intended
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24 Wealth Management | EIS and VCTs CITYA.M. 31 MARCH 2011
Investing in fledglings
is now more appealing
Venture capital trusts (VCT) and the enterprise invest-
ment scheme (EIS) have been promised better terms from
2012. Donata Huggins asks what they are, how they are
changing and which is best for you now and in the future
T
HE Budget increased the tax will be able to invest £1m a year and
breaks available for the enter- both schemes will be able to invest
prise investment scheme (EIS) in larger companies.
2 Year Tracker and sorted out some of the The government is also consult-
Repayment Mortgage legislation involved in venture cap-
ital trusts (VCT). This is making both
ing on improving the situation for
investment in smaller companies,
Tracks the Bank of England base rate plus look appealing to investors, espe- simplification of the rules and the
1.49% for 2 years, currently cially those desperate to escape the removal of some restrictions.
burden of the 50p tax rate. Here’s Anything, it seems, to get people
1.99%
Changing to our Standard Variable Rate
your guide to what they are and
how they are changing.
putting money into start-ups –
which investors should remember is
still a genuinely risky business.
for the rest of the term, currently WHAT THEY ARE Many of the proposed changes
3.69%
The overall cost for comparison is
VCTs were introduced in 1995 to
encourage investment in a portfolio
of smaller, unquoted companies
still need to be nodded through by
the EU, but are likely to be imple-
mented in this year’s Finance Bill.
trading wholly or mainly in the UK.
3.6% APR
Maximum loan to value (LTV) is 65%.
VCTs offer individuals a 30 per
cent income tax rebate on an invest-
ment of up to £200,000 a year, so
WHICH IS BEST FOR YOU
EIS and VCT investments probably
shouldn’t be more than 5-10 per
Minimum mortgage is £10,000. long as the shares are held for five cent of your portfolio, but if you pay
Arrangement fee is £999. years and you have paid that much enough income tax, then VCTs and
tax. You are not liable for income the EIS offer a substantial rebate –
tax on dividends and when you dis- at the price of higher investment
Other fees and charges may apply. pose of your shares there is no CGT, risk. One advantage of the EIS is
should they be trading above issue that 40 per cent loss relief can be
You must hold or open a 1st Account price. Bear in mind the market can offset against gains elsewhere.
to qualify. This offer may be withdrawn be illiquid, making disposal diffi- Fees can be high for both and you
at any time without notice. cult, something also true for EIS. should consider the total expense
The EIS was launched in a similar ratio (TER) as well as likely perform-
manner to VCTs a little later on, but ance. An independent financial
A range of mortgages, nicely arranged
with the aim of getting people adviser will be able to help you con-
interested in higher risk, smaller sider which is best for you.
0800 151 3009 companies. The projects had some
teething problems (a few remain)
But Patrick Reeve at Albion
Ventures characterises the differ-
firstdirect.com with arbitrary lines drawn between
qualifying and disqualified compa-
ence between the two: “VCTs tend to
be less risky affairs because – if they
nies and the tax breaks offered on are like ours – then they are diversi-
each. Currently you can invest fied and the risk is spread across the
£500,000 a year and receive an product. EIS are slightly higher risk
income tax rebate of 20 per cent. because they usually invest in small-
er, less established companies.
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. HOW THEY ARE CHANGING Higher net worth individuals tend
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26 CITYA.M. 31 MARCH 2011
| Careers
T
HE online you is important – 70 per
cent of human resources (HR) profes-
sionals have rejected potential candi-
dates because of their online
information, according to a Microsoft sur-
vey. Or put more positively, 86 per cent said
that good online information could work
in a candidate’s favour. This makes having
a clean reputation on the internet essen-
tial for those that want to get on in life. But
don’t panic just yet, sorting out your
online profile and sprucing it up to make
you look attractive to employers is within
your control. Here is a step-by-step guide to
help you.
Signs of maturity will a Google alert on your name can make this IMPROVE WHAT IS THERE
be an advantage easier because every time your name Experts suggest that you should try to
online appears, Google will email you a link to the craft the image of a coherent whole per-
page. Look at the various links that you are son online. Someone whose life narrative
Picture: GETTY offered and consider what someone who is easy to piece together. Have a look at all
doesn’t know you might guess about your your online profiles. Check they are up to
character from it. Don’t just use Google, date and consistent. Beefing up the infor-
either – use all the different search mation on these will improve your online
engines: Google, Bing and Yahoo for a start. image. Using the LinkedIn website is an
Different engines give different – some- ideal way to achieve this since it is essen-
times unexpected – results. Check your tially your online CV. Starting a blog is
Facebook and Twitter privacy settings as another way to present your skills and
well. Are you comfortable with potential experience. These are available for free
employers seeing your photos or knowing from sites such as Blogger and Wordpress.
what you had for lunch?
WASH AWAY THE DIRT
If you have undesirable information about
you on the internet that you are unable to
change yourself, don’t panic. There are
ways to deal with this. Firstly, try the
human touch: charm the provider into
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As a Hatstand Green Beret, you are provided with
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CITYA.M. 31 MARCH 2011 27
How to be
the perfect
interviewee
Look beyond this book’s cheesy
cover for a valuable applicant’s
guide, writes Jeremy Hazlehurst
I
F YOU were going to create a parody of in the business. Caan says that he would Happy to be here
an inspirational business book, it be very impressed by somebody who cart-
would look a lot like Get The Job You ed a load of highlighted printouts of the Picture: GETTY
Really Want (the “really” is actually company website. In fact, notes of any
underlined on the book’s cover). It has all kind are good. Interviewers like to know
the hallmarks of an inspirational that you have done your
Country Analyst:
skills and then find where these are prove, and let’s you get on with the job of
required; dress smartly to an interview. doing so. Sneaky? Maybe. But it’s also sim-
But Caan has been in recruitment for 30 ple and brilliant. It’s full of little gems.
years and he knows his onions. The best Oh, and if Caan’s own style is anything to
bits in this book are when he tells you
how an interviewer thinks, and how the
interviewee can use that knowledge to his
go by, the successful applicant uses peo-
ple’s first names in job interviews. A lot.
Even if you don’t go down that route,
Turkey
advantage. So, for example, an interview- even the most hardened interview veter-
er wants somebody who shows an interest an will learn something from this book. Our client, a major blue-chip company, is seeking a part-
time emerging market analyst who specialises, or has the
ODD JOBS capacity to specialise, in Turkey. The successful
WAYNE LINCOLN, GREYHOUND TRADER, SPORTING INDEX candidate will perform analysis of the Turkish market
producing assessments of economic, financial and political
In 2006, just before the World Cup in
Germany, I saw an advert in the Racing Post developments based on detailed personal research
for a variety of trading positions at Sporting and relationships with key decision makers. He/she will
Index. I’m a self-confessed sports junkie, so
saw this as the perfect opportunity. The present written and oral briefings to be considered by
World Cup was great, and it was thrilling to senior executives at our clients.
be sat on the trading floor, speaking with
clients on the phones and watching sport
on multiple screens. Strong academic background in relevant discipline
I
’M FROM Jersey and my first job was Not long after joining, I became a grey-
with a menswear business that my hound trader. Now, I didn’t know that Relevant experience in a business or government context
brother-in-law and I formed in the late much about the dogs, but that wasn’t too Strong communication skills in English
1980s. Shortly before I sold the business, important. The key thing is to learn about
I met some traders who opened my mind to the tracks and their biases, as weather con- Turkish language skills desirable
London and the markets. ditions can make a huge difference at cer- Ability to travel internationally
I joined the London Commodity tain tracks.
Exchange in 1996 to trade coffee in the days For example, Crayford is very tight with a
of the open outcry exchanges. My stripey big camber. If you get a lot of rain there, the This is an ideal role for an individual in a professional
light blue and dark blue jacket might not dogs on the outside have a big advantage as
have gone down too well in the menswear all the water drains down to the inside. business role looking to diversify their portfolio.
store, but it was a tremendous experience, Whereas Newcastle is a very flat track with
full of larger than life characters and the no camber, so the rain doesn’t make as
Remuneration will be decided according to experience.
perfect place to learn about trading. much difference.
After three years, the open outcry The spread betting markets we offer on
became an electronic exchange and I the dogs, “Barking Mad” (aggregate num- Please apply to EMR on the online application form at
returned to Jersey to become a stockbroker. ber of first multiplied by second placed trap www.emergingmarketsresearch.eu
I’d be the first to admit that I didn’t have a numbers) and “Bananas” (aggregate num-
passion for coffee beans, and even less for ber of first multiplied by second multiplied
P/E ratios, but I loved the environment and by third trap numbers) are very volatile, so
the hustle and bustle of London. the weather can have a huge impact.
Lifestyle JAKE GYLLENHAL
28 CITYA.M. 31 MARCH 2011
GOES SCI FI
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Forget flowers and
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Going
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says Timothy Barber
H
OT on the heels of his downstairs bar at
Polpo, Russell Norman’s new site
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for its splendidly lavish Sunday brunch buf- Italian style. The look is nineteenth century
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of desserts topped off with a chocolate of that, however, as it’s normally packed, with
fountain. As an added treat for Mother’s the atmosphere making it the place-to-be as
Day, you can mix such indulgence with much as the prohibition cocktails. Fun dining is
some serious relaxation in the form of a also to be had but get there early as there’s no
complimentary day pass for the Spa and booking and no phone number.
Health Club. £75 per person for brunch, spa For other openings you’ll have to venture a
pass included (£22 for those under 13 years old). little out of zone one but it might be just
www.landmarklondon.com worth the trip. The “Left Bank” Battersea
area has really taken off since Von Essen’s
HAYMARKET HOTEL Hotel Verta launched next to the helipad last
At this chic West End boutique, close to year. Bennett on Battersea Square is a fresh
Trafalgar Square, you can pop along to the offering combining oyster bar, brasserie, wine
hotel’s Brumus restaurant for the Mother’s cellar and grocery store. Featuring an al-fres-
Day afternoon tea, which includes a glass co patio and even a botanical garden, it’s
of Veuve, strawberries, chocolate tiffin, and ready for spring, but the inside oozes classic
coronation chicken sandwiches. English style with the warm quaintness of a
Alternatively, check in with your mum over Parisian brasserie. Just down the road, Helix
the weekend and enjoy afternoon tea on Bar is newer still, with a sleek interior worthy
Saturday and a sumptuous English break- of a Bond film with huge windows giving it
fast in the morning. £30 per person for after- views of the whirlybirds below. Sip cocktails
noon tea; from £295 for overnight stays. and watch the world fly by. With terrific
www.haymarkethotel.co.uk seafood specialist The Fish Place opening
close by, the air is a-buzz round here.
TEN MANCHESTER STREET For the most interesting and eccentric new
A relative newcomer to London’s boutique launch, however you’ll need to head east to
hotel scene and a favoured bolthole of the birth of Baby Bathhouse in Stoke
those in the know, Marylebone’s Ten Newington. This little treasure embodies the
Manchester Street is a short walk from same decadent pleasures of City local The
Oxford Street. The spiffing high tea is per- Bathhouse senior (hidden away near
fect for weary shoppers needing a bit of What mums love: get Liverpool Street) with luxurious Victorian-
cosy sanctuary – we particularly recom- stuck into scones, with red wine kirsch cherry parfait, traditional fish pie or a inspired design, including gilded candelabras
mend the fresh scones and clotted cream – sandwiches and tea jelly. Champagne afternoon tea whole roast chicken for the and reclaimed church pews, but brought even
and includes a glass of chilled champers £25; hot chocolate afternoon tea family to share. Sunday lunch more up to date with modern materials and
and a chocolatey gift for mums. £30 per per- Picture: £18; three course lunch with from £29.95 for three courses. gothic glamour. Risqué, cutting-edge enter-
son. www.tenmanchesterstreethotel.com GETTY glass of champagne £38. www.brasseriejoel.co.uk tainment will be the order of the day with
www.thebotaniston- everything from burlesque, comedy, litera-
THE BOTANIST sloanesquare.com THE LANGHAM ture, fashion and performance art. The night-
Now that Oriel is no more, The Botanist, Indulge her with the club and cocktail bar in the basement give
just across the road, is Sloane Square’s BRASSERIE JOEL Overnight Package in the way to the darker side of Victorian erotica so
place for ladies to sit, sip champagne, and Acclaimed French chef Joel Grand Room of one of be warned. A botanical garden is on the way
compare shopping bags from the Sloane Atunes opened his new London’s most famous too, obviously the must-have spring/summer
Street and King’s Road boutiques. So you restaurant in the Westminster hotels, just off Oxford Street. venue accessory. If you don’t travel well and
may as well do just that with your Mum. Park Plaza on South Bank last This takes in Mother’s Day after- are looking for a little quirky East End chic in
Sunday’s afternoon tea includes sandwich- year, where it’s been winning fans of noon tea in the stunning Palm Court the West End then the always-fun Punk on
es, scones, sweets and cakes, and a choice fine French food. Sunday Brunch this week- (which some claim is where the afternoon Soho Street has just been refurbished so
between a luxurious hot chocolate or glass end includes a complimentary gift for tea concept originated) and a spa treatment might be worth rediscovering.
of fizz. Alternatively, lunch includes a mums from the hotel’s newly opened, Bali- in the hotel’s recently opened, impressively Tim Badham is the founder of Innerplace,
glass of champagne and dishes like roast- inspired spa plus a 15 per cent discount opulent Chuan spa, which bases its treat- London’s leading providers of VIP entertain-
ed beetroot and apple salad, fillet of gold- voucher for a treatment of her choice, ments around traditional Chinese medi- ment, including film premieres, fashion shows,
en bream and bitter chocolate mousse along with yummy dishes like chicken liver cine. london.langhamhotels.co.uk launch parties and members clubs.
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ZOE STRIMPEL
Left, Dali’s DALI COMES TO THE CITY COOL CRAFT WORKSHOPS RATTIGAN SEASON AT BFI
painting for Dali lovers rejoice: London is to be Feeling arty? Join the craft movement BFI Southbank is celebrating the cen-
the Alice in graced with an outdoor installation of by attending some creative workshops tennial year of the birth of wartime
Wonderland Dali’s Alice in Wonderland monument, at Make-Do, a pop-up “craft hide- dramatist Terence Rattigan. Famous
monument. previously unseen in the UK. Nearly away” off Regent Street. Here you can for his plays, he also had a prodigous
five metres high, the bronze piece was get back to basics with finger and screenwriting career. Throughout
conceived in 1977 and has travelled thumb action – knit, stitch, ink, fold April, audiences will have a chance see
the world since 2010. Its appearance and glue. Workshops include begin- everything from Brighton Rock to The
coincides with an indoor exhibition in ners’ knitting, screen printing, hand Browning Version. From the 1940s
Norman Foster-designed Moor House, embroidery and crochet. Workshops until his death in 1977, Rattigan was
right here in the City. 1 April – 30 are from 4-30 April and last three and one of the most successful screenwrit-
June. www.moor-house.com. Moor a half hours. To find out more, go to ers in the world, writing more than 20
House, 120 London Wall, EC2. www.makedo.uk.com A print-making project. films. bfi.org.uk
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Premier League World 12am
BRITISH EUROSPORT BBC THREE Important Things with Demetri How Does That Work?
6pm Live WTA Tennis 7.45pm 7pm Top Gear 8pm Junior Martin 3.10am Ugly Betty
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World Superbikes 9.15pm Doctors: Your Life in Their 3.55am Privileged DISCOVERY HOME &
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