Hints and tips:
...Dave Ellison, the portfolio manager of Hennessey Funds’ large and small-cap financials funds, said that while banks have enjoyed a relief rally, very low rates and low growth are here to stay....
...Patrick Hennessey is a former captain in the Grenadier Guards and author of ‘The Junior Officers’ Reading Club’ (Penguin)...
...Robert Burke, founder of the consultancy Robert Burke Associates, thinks tougher economic conditions may lead to consumers becoming reluctant to pay an organic premium, especially from a young brand....
...The drinks list includes an eight-person cocktail comprising a magnum of Krug Grande Cuvée, Hennessey Paradis and “secret elixirs” presented in a hand-carved ice chalet with a sterling-silver key fob offering...
...“Those who have in the past been used to living all alone, are now starting to live in condos,” Roberts says....
...Tom Ford, the American designer who saved Gucci, has moved on, following the arrival of Robert Polet, formerly of Unilever, as chief executive....
...Robert Joss, former banking executive and dean since 1999, happily concedes that emphasis on a subject as “soft” as leadership was not popular among some faculty....
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