Like many people, I am delighted that Boris Johnson is back in Downing Street today. The Government and the country urgently need his authority to tackle the worst crisis in public finances that Britain has ever faced. The lockdown has gripped our economy in a deadly embrace – one from which it may never fully … Read more
World’s most powerful hedge fund and founder of Hargreaves Lansdown both tip markets to crash again this year By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 18 April 2020 The founder of Britain’s biggest stockbroker and the world’s most powerful hedge fund have tipped markets … Read more
Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou vows to unseat airline’s bosses in latest escalation of row over plane order By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:29 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 16 April 2020 Easyjet’s founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has vowed to unseat the airline’s chief executive and chairman in the … Read more
New Look founder Tom Singh to retire amid major boardroom reshuffle at the fashion chain By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 6 June 2019 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 June 2019 Fashion change: New Look founder Tom Singh (pictured here in 2004) has announced his retirement New Look founder … Read more
IN THE MONEY: Carphone Warehouse founder Sir Charles Dunstone rakes in £48m selling stock By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:57 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 7 April 2020 The founder of Carphone Warehouse has raked in £48million from selling Dixons Carphone stock. Charles Dunstone, who started Carphone Warehouse in … Read more
Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou calls for vote on whether to sack director in aeroplane order row By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:04 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 2 April 2020 Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s asked for a meeting of shareholders to decide whether to remove Andreas Bierwirth from the … Read more
Easyjet’s founder goes to war with struggling airline over its plans to spend £4.5bn on aircraft By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 Easyjet’s founder has gone to war with the struggling airline over its plans to spend £4.5 billion on aircraft. … Read more
As Roger Saul, the founder of the Mulberry designer label, gazes out over his Somerset farm, the English countryside is so idyllic it is hard to believe a lethal pandemic is sweeping the world. ‘There is the most wonderful sunset coming in, with loads of birds flying around. It is beautiful. But even before the … Read more
IWG founder sees £70m wiped off his personal fortune as office space provider is forced to close locations By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 23 March 2020 IWG founder Mark Dixon has seen the value of his stake in the office space provider fall … Read more
He is loved by Hollywood A-listers and studio bosses alike, dubbed one of the most powerful men in Tinseltown and worth a reported £50 million. But when Manchester-born Col Needham walks into a glittering Hollywood event, as he will next Sunday when he co-hosts Elton John’s annual Oscars Aids fundraiser, few will have heard of … Read more