27 APRIL 1991, page 23

. . . The Big Money Double

WE MUST think next about doubling up on one or both of two big future events, the Barclays Handicap, and — the ultimate City classic — the Threadneedle. Sir Peter is coming to......

City And Suburban

Home loans — yes, it's good news, but not for the customers CHRISTOPHER FILDES S pring is sprung, interest rates are coming down, and even the building societies are offering......

One Winner Up In . . .

MARGARET Thatcher would have liked to install Sir Peter Middleton as Governor of the Bank of England. The opportunity never quite presented itself — nor am I clear that Sir......

An Oeuf Is An Oeuf

JACQUES Attali, the hero of my knock- knock headline (Attali who? Attali and completely over the top), likes to do things in style — his own style, that is. At the Berd, which......

Tesco's Open Check-out

PILE it high, sell it cheap, was the rule that Jack Cohen laid down at Tesco. His successor, Sir Ian MacLaurin, piles his salary high and sells himself dearly — at the absurd......