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...When Godfrey handpicked this well-connected stockbroker with a “corkscrew mind”, he spotted qualities — audacity, charm, ingenuity, brazen effrontery — that would unite Fleming with his later creation....
...“We must go much, much further,” he told L’Opinion newspaper in September....
...Website; Directions— Marie Veeder, London The Fleming, Hong Kong An independent hotel must have a distinct personality. The Fleming fits the bill....
...Alterations start from £25, and appointments are advised (though not necessary). kingsroad@rixo.co.uk JS L’Art de l’Aiguille, Paris Hidden away in the quiet Rue Régis, just off St-Germain-des-Prés in the...
...Table-hopping is encouraged, says co-owner Tom Godfrey, especially on the large, plant-filled terrace: “We want it to be all about meeting new people and swapping stories.”...
...L’Europe, c’est moi Emmanuel Macron has left no doubt that he wants to lead a Europe with more swagger in its step as he takes over the EU’s rotating presidency, writes Sam Fleming in Paris....
...“This is the moment in time in which a V-shaped shock can morph into a U and then an L, and this is what we above all have to avoid.”...
...L’Oréal, the world’s biggest cosmetics company, enjoyed a similar boost from sales in China, now its second-largest market after the US....
...As the Vatican faces financial problems, Pope Francis asks if the Vatican’s costly news outlets, including L’Osservatore Romano, are worth the money, AP reports....
...Take the city of L’Aquila, in Italy’s central Abruzzo region....
...Chart du jour: Cherchez l’Allemagne Germany stands to lose most from a sterner stance towards Beijing, as its companies have exported considerably more to China than have other European groups....
...jim.brunsden@ft.com; @jimbrunsdensam.fleming@ft.com; @Sam1Flemingrichard.milne@ft.com;@rmilneNordic Recommended reading The current pandemic is only the latest of a series of unnecessary catastrophes....
...The generous programme lasts nearly 90 minutes and includes operas that are unfamiliar in Kaufmann’s repertoire, such as Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine, Massenet’s Le Cid and Cilea’s L’arlesiana....
...jim.brunsden@ft.com ; @jimbrunsden sam.fleming@ft.com ; @Sam1Fleming...
...That is certainly the conclusion reached by the multifamily office Stonehage Fleming....
...Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna in France sang a duet from L’elisir d’amore with Alagna brandishing a champagne bottle and dancing round the room....
...Godfrey Kneller’s streamlined “Hampton Court Beauties” — “Diana de Vere”, “Margaret Cecil” — are identikit as the giant Chinese porcelain vases displayed alongside them....
...—David L, finance, London, UK Dukes Bar is said to have inspired Ian Fleming for James Bond’s signature martini....
...Periwal was formerly at L&L Partners. Smart reads Clean as a whistle People in the business world can suffer from reputational blowbacks in the seconds it takes someone to google their name....
...Among the sector’s worst performers were Amazon, which was down 1.4 per cent; Tiffany, down 1.9 per cent; Ralph Lauren and L Brands, the owner of Victoria’s Secret, each down 1.8 per cent; and Coach-owner...
...Guy Sears, who lost out against Mr Godfrey to be chief executive, took the role on an interim basis but quit the IA after losing a second time....
...Nigel Wilson L&G It is now time for hardline Brexiters and hardline Remainers to stop being so self indulgent....
...John Godfrey moved from Legal & General to Downing Street’s policy unit in 2016, although he has since returned to the private sector....
...John Veale, deputy head of investments at family office Stonehage Fleming, sees the irony. “Monetary policy also remains benign and fiscal austerity is easing....
...Tate Modern’s Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, co-curated by Mark Godfrey and Zoe Whitley, brings together some 150 works by more than 60 mainly African-American artists working in the United...
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