
Ayesha Javed
Senior Editor at Time Magazine
- London, England, United Kingdom
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Publications
- The Telegraph46 articles
- yahoo.com1 article
- fnlondon.com1 article
- WSJ
- Time Magazine
Writes Most On
- UK house prices gain ground but market still 'soft'9 Apr 2018—The TelegraphAverage UK house prices reached their highest on record last month, but activity levels have "softened", figures from Halifax show. House prices climbed to £227,871 on average in March, the Halifax House Price Index showed. Prices in the three months ending March were 2.7pc higher than in the same period last year, edging up from the 1.8pc annual growth recorded in the three months to February. On a monthly basis, prices grew by 1.5pc in March, a big leap from the 0.5pc rise recorded in...
- Rathbones confirms takeover talks with Speirs & Jeffrey9 Apr 2018—The TelegraphWealth manager Rathbone Brothers has confirmed that it is in talks with ÂScottish stockbroker Speirs & Jeffrey about a possible takeover. The FTSE 250 wealth manager and private equity firm Permira are preparing a bidding war for the Glaswegian stockbroker, valued at roughly £200m, The Sunday Telegraph reported. “Rathbones regularly assesses various acquisition opportunities in line with its stated strategy and accordingly confirms that discussions between Rathbones and Speirs & Jeffrey in...
- French Connection gains lifeline from Toast sale9 Apr 2018—The TelegraphStruggling fashion brand French Connection is hoping a windfall from the sale of its stake in retail brand Toast will buy it some breathing space as it fights to turn around its fortunes. French Connection, which owns a 75pc stake in Toast, and minority owners Jamie and Jessica Seaton, sold the business to Danish fashion house Bestseller for £23.3m. French Connection will receive £13.9m in net cash from the sale. Shares in French Connection jumped 19pc on the news and were up 14.42pc in...
- Card Factory raises dividend despite profit slide10 Apr 2018—The TelegraphCard Factory has raised its dividend, despite “challenging retail environments” and a decline in profits, as it expects cost pressures to fall away over the next two years. Chief executive Karen Hubbard said that the company would not return to profit growth until 2019, as the impact of the weak pound and higher wage costs lessens and it implements its own cost-cutting initiatives. The budget greetings card retailer posted £72.6m profit before tax in the year to January 31, down 12.3pc on the...
- Asos goes on spending spree as sales soar11 Apr 2018—The TelegraphAsos is ramping up its spending on technology and warehousing infrastructure as it looks to grow the business globally, after enjoying a jump in sales in the first half of its financial year. The online fashion retailer posted a pre-tax profit of £29.9m in the six months to February 28, up 10pc from the same period the previous year. Sales rose 27pc to £1.1bn, putting it on track to smash the £2bn barrier for the first time this year. Despite the robust figures, shares in the Aim-listed...
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