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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comFri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00 BSTFri, 25 Jul 2008 04:23:44 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/people(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cc20006-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cc20006-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlFallout from the ongoing disintegration of the Dawnay Day empire sees Peter Klimt , one half of the duo with Guy Naggar , stepping down as a director of...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/259ab3ec-59e4-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/259ab3ec-59e4-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlRoger Carr has his hands full, as usual. The Centrica chairman finds himself deep in talks about joining with EDF in its bid for British Energy, while also...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/589a34d0-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/589a34d0-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlCondoms and foot treatment sales are proving recession-resistant, and a tanned Gerald Corbett appeared pleased yesterday to be standing up for one company that...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/372bb972-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/372bb972-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlMalcom Calvert resigned from his last JP Morgan Cazenove board role in April 2000, but the court action facing the former Cazenove partner must bring back the...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77c2a05e-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77c2a05e-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlIt turns out there is one name, albeit much speculated about, that can be crossed off the list for the BP chairman's job. Asked yesterday whether he had been...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49497996-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49497996-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlAnother broking outfit that is still hiring is Mint Partners. Peter Walsh , the former head of European equity derivatives at Icap, is going to start an equity...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c1b9156-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c1b9156-59e3-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlCredit Suisse is in the very unsual position in investment banking of being able to say that it hasn't changed its headcount, a fact not lost on the banking analysts...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7a64a40-59e2-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7a64a40-59e2-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlWhile the Financial Services Authority attempts to establish a tougher regime in the City, it has a willing executive in Margaret Cole. She has pushed to raise the...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46050582-5918-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46050582-5918-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlNever backward in his approach as the UK's largest investor, Legal and General head of equities Mark Burgess yesterday gave an unusual insight into the events...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37be4c22-5918-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37be4c22-5918-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlProving the adage that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, Tate & Lyle chairman Sir David Lees gently despatched the "why is he still here" question,...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc9ed10c-5917-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc9ed10c-5917-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlElisabeth Murdoch moves on to the big screen as her TV production company Shine sets up a new company, Shine Pictures, with US film producer and distributor New...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39cec70e-5917-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39cec70e-5917-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlThe Fuller Smith & Turner's meeting in the dungeon-like Hock Cellars at its Griffin Brewery in Chiswick was a jolly affair, with chairman Michael Turner setting...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3653fe46-5917-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3653fe46-5917-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlHead of equities at Legal & General, Mark Burgess is becoming one of the UK's most outspoken investors on good corporate governance. The 44-year-old, known for his...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/058f7e52-584f-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/058f7e52-584f-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlHaving received his standing ovation at the last results meeting, Mr Sarin faced analysts' questions for the last time yesterday. Unsurprisingly, Mr Sarin - who is...Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0987eaa8-584f-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0987eaa8-584f-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlNat Rothschild's hedge fund business Atticus is one of the notable investments to be marked up in the last set of RIT Capital accounts. The 37-year-old co-chair...Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00 BST