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...Lex discerned a subtler form of opportunism in quarterly numbers from J Sainsbury this week. The grocer credited rising market share to the success of its Nectar loyalty card....
...J L Fynaut London N10, UK...
...Guerlain Rouge G Fantasy Bee Prestige gift set, £800Maison Guerlain has invited Turkish jeweller Begüm Khan to reinterpret the house’s emblem, the imperial bee....
...“F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E” and “Sorted for E’s & Wizz” were ticked off like rites of passage from someone moving from Sheffield outsider to Britpop in-crowd....
...A tank dress in putty-coloured sequins and baguette rhinestones presented a more wearable option for the Oscars, (perhaps minus the trompe l’oeil outline of boxer shorts)....
...Fund manager M&G is to close its £565mn property fund following sustained outflows by UK retail investors looking to get out of the ailing real estate market....
...Alex J Pollock Lake Forest, IL, US...
...“We shouldn’t give up on DB because the average duration is still 15 years,” says Nigel Wilson, chief executive of L&G....
...Here’s what L&G shares have done year-to-date: L&G’s been under the microscope because of the size of its LDI solutions business....
...For example, Dominic Rowles, an ESG analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, recommends a global tracker fund like the L&G Future World ESG Developed Index or, as a more conservative option, the BNY Mellon Sustainable...
...The Stories She Wears is a six-month programme focusing on teaching practical techniques in local styles, upcycled fashion, traditional textile design and financial literacy. pradagroup.com; unfpa.org G...
...Forthcoming highlights include, on May 16, Cimarosa’s rarely heard L’Olimpiade (not strictly an opera about the Olympics, though Paris 2024 is clearly its peg and the games are alluded to in its libretto...
...He cited a campaign, backed by L&G, to persuade J Sainsbury, the supermarket chain, to introduce a “real living wage” for all workers....
...C Coaching After Wimbledon, the men’s tour will trial allowing coaching during matches....
...Today, it employs more than 1,000 staff and serves a roster of multinational companies in the Philippines that includes Unilever, P&G, L’Oréal and Nestlé....
...That’s F-L-I-C. For more information about your rights as a tenant, do check out the Generation Rent website. Jason Butler is on Instagram and Twitter. He’s @jbthewealthman. Timi is @mrmoneyjar....
...The late Denis Durantou of Ch L’Église-Clinet was responsible for it and it’s a fine memorial to his skills....
...Prints, says Cook, are kept to a minimum: “Most look good on a B or C cup. Seven or eight little cherries look great....
...Letter in response to this article: American Proud Boys never did Latin at school / From Jeremiah J Sullivan, Seattle, WA, US...
...Andrew J Oswald: Young economists have not lived through times like these. I am afraid we all learn by painful experience....
...Welsh, London; VW Durham, Cumbria, England; Rowan McKittrick, London Polymath 1,062: Susan J Tzotzos, Austria Crossword 16,401: David Jeffrey, Edinburgh; Michael Capparis, New York; J Morton, Glasgow...
...L&G said there were no defaults and just 0.6% downgraded to high yield (vs market which saw 1.5%). We note L&G has a very high quality corporate bond portfolio with an average rating of single-As....
...L’Espagne et l’Italie ne peuvent pas le faire autant, ce n’est pas juste. C’est une distorsion. Donc déjà aujourd’hui j’ai un problème....
...Gas Pipeline contracts were awarded by Asia Gas Pipeline LLP, a 50-50 joint venture between a Chinese state company and the Kazakh state company KazTransGas, adhering to a procurement policy set by AGP j)...
...“L&G offers a 6.3% 2020E dividend yield, 1.2% above the sector average. Pre-2016 L&G's yield averaged 0.4% above the sector.”...
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