DOCSLIB.ORG

Layout 1 (Page 1)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Layout 1 (Page 1) BUSINESS WITH PERSONALITY WIN SUPERCAR CLUB MEMBERSHIP WORTH £10,000 JOIN OUR FANTASY TRADING CHALLENGE WWW.SGMARKETMASTER.CO.UK TRADING STARTS TODAY! 1ST PRIZE DREAM CAR HIRE MEMBERSHIP WORTH £10,000 2ND PRIZE FERRARI DRIVING EXPERIENCE 3RD PRIZE FORMULA ONE DRIVING DAY EXPERIENCE PLUS, WEEKLY PRIZES TOO REGISTER FREE NOW AT SGMARKETMASTER.CO.UK Covered Warrants, Turbos and Super10s are leveraged products suitable for sophisticated retail investors. The underlying assets may be volatile and both gains and losses could be greater than those incurred by the underlying asset itself. As the issuer, any failure by Societe Generale Acceptance N.V. to make payments due may result in the loss of all or part of your investment. This is a marketing document issued in the UK by the London Branch of Societe Generale. Societe Generale is a French credit institution (bank) authorized by the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel (the French Prudential Control Authority). Societe Generale is subject to limited regulation by the Financial Services Authority in the UK. Details of the extent of our regulation by the Financial Services Authority are available from us on request. Any reproduction, disclosure or dissemination of these materials is prohibited. LEARN HOW TO HANDLE COVERED WARRANTS, TURBOS AND SUPER 10s. YOU COULD BE DRIVING OFF IN YOUR DREAM CAR Now you can experience how to research, construct and manage your own portfolio of Covered Warrants, Turbos and Super10s without risking a single penny for real. The SG Market Master Virtual Portfolio Challenge begins on the 7th November 2011 and runs until the 5th December 2011. In that time you can build your portfolio by investing a virtual pot of £100k across the full range of Societe Generale Leveraged Products, which includes Covered Warrants, Turbos and Super10s. HOW DOES IT WORK? The main objective is simple: achieve the best possible return over the course of the challenge, as well as the best returns on a weekly basis. s The Challenge will start on the 7th November 2011 and end on the 5th December 2011 s You will have £100k in virtual funds to allocate across the range of Covered Warrants, Turbos and Super10s s At the end of the challenge, the top 5 portfolios will win a prize s Each week you could win an additional prize of £250 of Red Letter Days Vouchers REGISTER NOW! Visit www.sgmarketmaster.co.uk BUSINESS WITH PERSONALITY BYE BYE UMBRELLAS THAT MAKE BEST BUY YOU SING IN THE RAIN CARPHONE TO SELL OUT OF JOINT WE PICK THE BEST BROLLIES P33 VENTURE IN US P4 Issue 1,505 Monday 7 November 2011 www.cityam.com FREE Fear stokes GREEK PM AGREES search for jobs in City ▲ EMPLOYMENT TO FALL ON SWORD BY JULIAN HARRIS CITY workers are staking out new job ▲ EUROZONE CRISIS opportunities as the threat of redun- BY STEVE DINNEEN dancy lingers over the financial sector. Despite fewer vacancies becoming THE unfurling Greek tragedy claimed available, the number of professionals its biggest scalp yet last night as entering the jobs market spiked in Prime Minister George Papandreou October, according to two separate sur- finally agreed to stand down. veys released this morning. A new government of national Morgan McKinley reported a nine unity will now be formed, with per cent rise in the number of people Papandreou yielding control when seeking new employment opportuni- the deal is finalised. ties in financial services. The decision followed crisis talks “Whilst the increase may be last night with conservative opposi- enhanced by recent redundancies, it tion leader Antonis Samaras and also reflects the uncertainty hanging President Karolos Papoulias. over the hiring market,” said chief The new government faces the operations officer Andrew Evans. “The unenviable task of approving the uncertainty is encouraging individu- country’s €130bn (£112bn) bailout als to examine their options before the package, with the eyes of the world traditional slowdown in hiring that upon it and the future of the comes towards the end of the year.” Eurozone hanging in the balance. Fellow recruitment firm Astbury Papandreou and his opponents Marsden reported an eye-watering 48 were desperate to hammer out a deal per cent jump in the number of City ahead of a meeting by Eurozone George Papandreou agreed to resign to make way for a coalition of national unity Picture: GETTY workers looking for new jobs. finance ministers today, in a bid to Bankers and fund managers are show that Greece is serious about tak- later. He survived a vote of no confi- last. An increasing groundswell in Moscow has said it is willing to talk “beginning to window shop” for roles ing the steps needed to stave off bank- dence on Saturday before the talks Greece, led by sections of the media, bilaterally with affected countries but at rival companies, the report said. The ruptcy. that led to his resignation. is calling on the coalition to abandon has been very careful in pledging result excludes any impact from the The latest €8bn tranche of its Former vice-president of the the euro altogether and return to the cash to the Eurozone as a whole. impending bankruptcy of MF Global. bailout package was due this month European Central Bank Loukas drachma. Even France and Germany, Russia has so far pledged $10bn Although Morgan McKinley found a but the EU and IMF said it would not Papademos, former minister Petros the Eurozone’s biggest cheerleaders, (£6.24bn) to be used by the IMF – a very slight (0.4 per cent) rise in vacan- receive it until they were convinced Molyviatos and finance minister have acknowledged that a Greek exit fraction of the €1 trillion that cies last month compared to Greece could stick to its austerity pro- Evangelos Venizelos are seen as front from the single currency is no longer Europe’s leaders have earmarked for September, both surveys showed a gramme. runners for the leadership. inconceivable. the European Financial Stability huge fall in available jobs compared to The Greek government was in tur- After the bailout deal is decided an Meanwhile IMF head Christine Facility (EFSF). the same time last year. moil last week after Papandreou pro- election will be held, although no Lagarde arrived in Russia last night in Lagarde will then fly on to China In October 2010 nearly 5,000 new posed a referendum on the bailout, time-frame has been given on how a bid to persuade Moscow to chip in and Japan for further talks on the cri- jobs were recorded by Morgan only for it to be withdrawn hours long the interim government could to the Eurozone bailout fund. sis. ALLISTER HEATH: P2 McKinley, down to 3,859 last month. t t t Certified Distribution FTSE 100 5,527.16 -18.48 DOW 11,983.24 -61.23 NASDAQ 2,686.15 -11.82 £/$ 1.60 unc £/¤ 1.16 unc ¤/$ 1.38 unc 29/08/11 till 02/10/11 is 98,447 2 News CITYA.M. 7 NOVEMBER 2011 Time to think about euro’s break-up NEWS | IN BRIEF Theresa May faces border row Home secretary Theresa May will today give an emergency statement on the UK the Eurozone will be happier to waive finances. The rising yields on Greek contemplate. There was no Plan B. Border Agency, following claims it had its chequebook. There will be smiles debt are partly due to the markets The City was wrong to endorse and secretly relaxed checks on passport con- all around and even claims that the assigning an increasing probability of campaign for the launch of the euro trol. Brodie Clark, head of the border euro and Greece’s membership have a euro exit caused by the fallout from in the late 1990s. In doing so it aligned force has been suspended over the alle- been saved; hopes will be expressed this longer-term, slow burning com- itself with the Foreign Office and gations. Investigations are also being that Italy’s ridiculous Silvio Berlusconi petitiveness and demographic crisis. much of the UK establishment. This held into whether port operators, includ- will be the next leader to be thrown So what would happen were the was partly because many firms gen- ing BAA which runs most of the UK’s out. It is all so pathetically predictable. Eurozone to break up? The Ernst & uinely believed the euro would boost major airports, were involved in the EDITOR’S LETTER Yet even if Greece’s new coalition Young Item Club thinks it will be very growth – and partly out of self-inter- decision because they wanted to avoid actually materialises and doesn’t col- painful; the CEBR is more relaxed. est. One economist once told me how queues. ALLISTER HEATH lapse immediately, and even if it There are 15-20 per cent more euros he was sacked from a big institution pledges to implement all the agreed than dollars in global circulation, for being sceptical. European govern- France speeds up older retirement IT is finally all over for George measures, that doesn’t mean that the though when it comes to metrics such ments also bullied banks, warning A new wave of 2012 budget saving Papandreou, the Greek prime minis- deficit will shrink as planned. And as global reserves and use as a unit of that they would only deal with sup- measures designed to help France meet ter. Barring yet another u-turn, he will even if it does, that won’t be enough account (for trade invoicing and com- portive institutions. its deficit reduction targets will include step down and a so-called national to save Greece: the original deal was modities) the greenback remains But having got it wrong last time speeding up its higher retirement age.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Strategic Report 2015
    Aviva plc Aviva plc Strategic Report 2015 Strategic Report 2015 Strategic Our33 million customers What’s important and how we help them every step of the way What makes us different? Our strategy in action and the benefits it brings to our customers CUSTOMER FOCUS Read What’s our plan of Anna’s story action? Page 4 How we’re doing – and how we’re going to do better Aviva has thought about Your absolutely Aviva everything Creating a bright and sustainable future for our customers, investors, employees and communities 14.05p Final dividend, a 15% increase £30.7bn Paid out in benefits and claims to our customers in 2015 587,000+ Number of people who have benefited from our corporate responsibility programmes in 2015 320 years Protecting our customers since 1696 29,600 Number of employees worldwide 39% Reduction in our carbon footprint since 2010 Who we are At Aviva, we help our 33 million customers save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. Our 29,600 people are focused on helping to free our customers from fear of uncertainty Read more on Our businesses pages 30-45 We have businesses across 16 markets in: UK, Europe, Asia and Canada We offer: Life insurance Retirement income, Savings & Pensions, Life cover, Protection General insurance Home, Motor, Travel, Pet and Commercial Accident & health insurance Private Medical Insurance, Accident & Health Asset management Investing for Aviva and external clients 1 Read more on Our performance pages 12-13 Our investment thesis of cash flow plus growth sets out why investors should choose us: £2,665m £1,507m £1,192m Operating profit on Cash remittances up 5%1 Value of new IFRS basis up 20%1,2 business up 19%1 94.6% 50.0% Combined operating Operating expense ratio ratio improved by 1.1pp improved by 1.1pp1,2 1 2015 numbers include Friends Life from 10 April 2015, the acquisition completion date.
    [Show full text]
  • BEST BUY CO., INC. (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
    UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ____________________________________________________________________________ FORM 10-K (Mark One) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended February 1, 2014 OR o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 1-9595 ________________________________ BEST BUY CO., INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Minnesota 41-0907483 State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization Identification No.) 7601 Penn Avenue South 55423 Richfield, Minnesota (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 612-291-1000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $.10 per share New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None ____________________________________________________________________________ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. x Yes o No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. o Yes x No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
    [Show full text]
  • Percy Savage Interviewed by Linda Sandino: Full Transcript of the Interview
    IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AN ORAL HISTORY OF BRITISH FASHION Percy Savage Interviewed by Linda Sandino C1046/09 IMPORTANT Please refer to the Oral History curators at the British Library prior to any publication or broadcast from this document. Oral History The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom +44 [0]20 7412 7404 [email protected] Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this transcript, however no transcript is an exact translation of the spoken word, and this document is intended to be a guide to the original recording, not replace it. Should you find any errors please inform the Oral History curators. THE NATIONAL LIFE STORY COLLECTION INTERVIEW SUMMARY SHEET Ref. No.: C1046/09 Playback No.: F15198-99; F15388-90; F15531-35; F15591-92 Collection title: An Oral History of British Fashion Interviewee’s surname: Savage Title: Mr Interviewee’s forenames: Percy Sex: Occupation: Date of birth: 12.10.1926 Mother’s occupation: Father’s occupation: Date(s) of recording: 04.06.2004; 11.06.2004; 02.07.2004; 09.07.2004; 16.07.2004 Location of interview: Name of interviewer: Linda Sandino Type of recorder: Marantz Total no. of tapes: 12 Type of tape: C60 Mono or stereo: stereo Speed: Noise reduction: Original or copy: original Additional material: Copyright/Clearance: Interview is open. Copyright of BL Interviewer’s comments: Percy Savage Page 1 C1046/09 Tape 1 Side A (part 1) Tape 1 Side A [part 1] .....to plug it in? No we don’t. Not unless something goes wrong. [inaudible] see well enough, because I can put the [inaudible] light on, if you like? Yes, no, lovely, lovely, thank you.
    [Show full text]
  • Case No COMP/M.6314 – Telefónica UK/ Vodafone UK/ Everything Everywhere/ JV
    EN This text is made available for information purposes only. A summary of this decision is published in all EU languages in the Official Journal of the European Union. Case No COMP/M.6314 – Telefónica UK/ Vodafone UK/ Everything Everywhere/ JV Only the EN text is authentic. REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004 MERGER PROCEDURE Article 8 (1) Date: 4/09/2012 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 4.9.2012 C(2012) 6063 final PUBLIC VERSION COMMISSION DECISION of 4.9.2012 addressed to: - Telefónica UK - Vodafone Group - Everything Everywhere declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case No COMP/M.6314 – Telefónica UK / Vodafone UK / Everything Everywhere / JV) (Only the EN version is authentic) TABLE OF CONTENTS COMMISSION DECISION addressed to: - Telefónica UK - Vodafone Group - Everything Everywhere declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case No COMP/M.6314 – Telefónica UK / Vodafone UK / Everything Everywhere / JV) ............................................................................................ 7 1. NOTIFICATION.......................................................................................................... 7 2. THE NOTIFYING PARTIES ...................................................................................... 8 3. THE OPERATION AND THE CONCENTRATION ............................................... 10 4. UNION DIMENSION ..............................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Annual-Report-And-Accounts-2019.Pdf
    Satisfying the changing needs of our customers Enabling the transition to a lower carbon future Annual Report and Accounts 2019 Group Snapshot Centrica plc is a leading international energy services and solutions provider focused on satisfying the changing needs of our customers and enabling the transition to a lower carbon future. The world of energy is changing rapidly and Centrica is now equipped to help customers transition to a lower carbon future, with capabilities and technologies to allow them to reduce their emissions. Therefore, we announced in July 2019 our intention to complete the shift towards the customer, by exiting oil and gas production. The Company’s two customer-facing divisions, Centrica Consumer and Centrica Business, are focused on their strengths of energy supply and its optimisation, and on services and solutions, with a continued strong focus on delivering high levels of customer service. Centrica is well placed to deliver for our customers, our shareholders and for society. We aim to be a good corporate citizen and an employer of choice. Technology is increasingly important in the delivery of energy and services to our customers. We are developing innovative products, offers and solutions, underpinned by investment in technology. We are targeting significant cost efficiency savings by 2022 to position Centrica as the lowest cost provider in its markets, consistent with our chosen brand positioning and propositions. Alongside our distinctive positions and capabilities, this will be a key enabler as we target
    [Show full text]
  • Social and Religious Jewish Non- Conformity: Representations of the Anglo-Jewish Experience in the Oral Testimony Archive of the Manchester Jewish Museum
    SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS JEWISH NON- CONFORMITY: REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ANGLO-JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN THE ORAL TESTIMONY ARCHIVE OF THE MANCHESTER JEWISH MUSEUM A thesis submitted to the University of Manchester for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities 2019 Tereza Ward School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Contents Abbreviations.............................................................................................................. 5 Abstract ....................................................................................................................... 6 Declaration .................................................................................................................. 7 Copyright Statement .................................................................................................. 8 Acknowledgments ...................................................................................................... 9 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 10 1.1. The aims of this study .................................................................................. 10 1.2. A Brief history of Manchester Jewry: ‘the community’.............................. 11 1.3. Defining key terms ...................................................................................... 17 1.3.1. Problems with definitions of community and their implications for conformity .........................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 58,1938-1939
    SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Telephone, Commonwealth 1492 FIFTY-EIGHTH SEASON, 1938-1939 CONCERT BULLETIN of the Boston Symphony Orchestra SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Richard Burgin, Assistant Conductor with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk COPYRIGHT, 1939, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ItlC. The OFFICERS and TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Ernest B. Dane President Henry B. Sawyer Vice-President Ernest B. Dane Treasurer Henry B. Cabot M. A. De Wolfe Howe Ernest B. Dane Roger I. Lee Alvan T. Fuller Richard C. Paine Jerome D. Greene Henry B. Sawyer N. Penrose Hallowell Edward A. Taft Bentley W. Warren G. E. Judd, Manager C. W. Spalding, Assistant Manager [769] Complete FIDUCIARY SERVICE for INDIVIDUALS The fiduciary services of Old Colony Trust Company available to individuals are many and varied. We cite some of the fiduciary capacities in which we act. Executor and Administrator We settle estates as Executor and Administrator. Trustee We act as Trustee under wills and under voluntary or living trusts. Agent We act as Agent for those who wish to be relieved of the care of their investments. The officers of Old Colony Trust Company are always glad to discuss estate and property matters with you and point out if and where our services are applicable. Old Colony Trust Company 17 COURT STREET, BOSTON Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ^Allied withTuE First National Bank ^Boston [770] SYMPHONIANA Carpenter s Violin Concerto The Project for an Academy New England Photographs CARPENTER'S VIOLIN CONCERTO John Alden Carpenter's latest work, his Violin Concerto, will have its first Boston performance when Zlatko Balo- kovic appears as soloist with this or- A Graceful Prelude chestra in the concerts of March 3 and to the Evening Hours is 4.
    [Show full text]
  • Investor Newsletter
    Investor newsletter March 2009 From the CEO We feel much happier having Christmas behind us than in front of us: the lack of guidance provided at the interims in November was a true reflection of how difficult we felt it was for us to gauge demand and the health of the consumer. As it turned out, the pattern of the first half of the year continued: we achieved good volume growth and took significant market share, but at the expense of margin. Customers are still out there, but you need to give them a good reason to part with their money, and we did this through a typical Carphone combination of exclusive product and outstanding value for money. The polarisation of the market between high-end “smartphones” and very cheap entry-level handsets has been marked over the last six months. The mobile internet is now really here, not just via USB dongles but also on handsets. This is being driven by WiFi, HSPA and rapidly improving user interfaces. We expect conditions to continue to be tough this year, but one of the bright spots will be the trickle down of these technologies into the middle market, giving that segment a much-needed shot in the arm. At the TalkTalk Group, we have finally been able to move on from fixing the problems of our launch and completing the AOL integration, to concentrate on product and service innovation. Our customers tell us that they only want to pay for what they use, so we have relaunched our proposition offering a range of “booster” services (offering higher speeds, more download capacity and other enhancements) around the core phone-and- broadband tariff.
    [Show full text]
  • CONNECTED SOLUTIONS for a CONNECTED WORLD Carphone Warehouse Group Plc Carphone Annual Report 2012 Report Annual
    CONNECTED SOLUTIONS FOR A CONNECTED WORLD Carphone plc Group Warehouse Annual Report 2012 Carphone Warehouse Group plc Annual Report 2012 HARNESSING THE CONNECTED WORLD BY MAKING TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBLE TO OUR CUSTOMERS Following the Group’s disposal of its interest in Best Buy Mobile and the closure of Best Buy UK, Carphone Warehouse Group now consists of: – CPW EUROPE (50% share) – the largest independent telecommunications retailer in Europe – VIRGIN MOBILE FRANCE (47% share) – the largest MVNO in France – GLOBAL CONNECT – new partnership with Best Buy which aims to replicate the successful Best Buy Mobile model in jurisdictions outside North America and Western Europe – OTHER ASSETS – property, cash and loans receivable with a market value at March 2012 of £201m TURN OVER FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CARPHONE WAREHOUSE GROUP CONNECTED SOLUTIONS FOR A CONNECTED WORLD CPW VIRGIN MOBILE EUROPE FRANCE — Joint venture with Best Buy, — Joint venture with Virgin Group, a world‑leading consumer leading experts in developing electronics retailer MVNOs worldwide — Europe’s leading independent — Largest MVNO in France with telecommunications retailer, 1.9m customers, of whom operating in eight countries approximately 70% are postpay across Western Europe — Strong brand with innovative — Specialist advice in areas of propositions and high levels product and service complexity of customer service — Customer‑focused, with a demonstrated track record of high quality service — Approximately 2,400 stores and a well developed online proposition Headline
    [Show full text]
  • Merrill Document Readback
    UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ⌧ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 1-9595 BEST BUY CO., INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Minnesota 41-0907483 State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization Identification No.) 7601 Penn Avenue South 55423 Richfield, Minnesota (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 612-291-1000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $.10 per share New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ⌧ Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ⌧ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
    [Show full text]
  • Stock Market Simulation
    Project Number: DZT 0905 STOCK MARKET SIMULATION An Interactive Qualifying Project Report: Submitted to the Faculty of WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science By Brandon Rubadou _____________________________ Carl Anderson _____________________________ Daniel Metcalf _____________________________ Jacob Loitherstein _____________________________ Richard Wingert _____________________________ William Callaway _____________________________ Approved by Professor Dalin Tang, Project Advisor ___________________________________________ i Abstract Through the use of tools and resources available from the internet as well as text and media references, a team of six people conducted an eleven-week stock-market simulation to investigate the validity and success of different trading strategies in the stock market. In the project group members selected companies to follow and trade based on how the company projected earnings. This required extensive research into the companies’ history and recent movements. The group found that all of the methods tested were adequate in producing returns but one method that followed Livermore’s Principals of investing was far superior to all of the others. The experience gained throughout this project will allow the group to become more competent investors in the future. ii Table of Contents ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................II TABLE OF CONTENTS
    [Show full text]
  • Austerity Fashion 1945-1951 Bethan Bide .Compressed
    Austerity Fashion 1945-1951 rebuilding fashion cultures in post-war London Bethan Bide Royal Holloway, University of London Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Figure 1: Second-hand shoes for sale at a market in the East End, by Bob Collins, 1948. Museum of London, IN37802. 2 Declaration of authorship I Bethan Bide hereby declare that this thesis and the work presented in it is entirely my own. Where I have consulted the work of others, this is always clearly stated. Bethan Bide 8 September 2017 3 Abstract This thesis considers the relationship between fashion, austerity and London in the years 1945 to 1951—categorised by popular history as a period of austerity in Britain. London in the late 1940s is commonly remembered as a drab city in a state of disrepair, leading fashion historians to look instead to Paris and New York for signs of post-war energy and change. Yet, looking closer at the business of making and selling fashion in London, it becomes clear that, behind the shortages, rubble and government regulation, something was stirring. The main empirical section of the thesis is divided into four chapters that explore different facets of London’s fashionable networks. These consider how looking closely at the writing, making, selling and watching of austerity fashion can help us build a better understanding of London fashion in the late 1940s. Together, these chapters reveal that austerity was a driving force for dynamic processes of change— particularly in relation to how women’s ready-to-wear fashions were made and sold in the city—and that a variety of social, economic and political conditions in post- war Britain changed the way manufacturers, retailers and consumers understood the symbolic capital of London fashion.
    [Show full text]