The European dream is not working because individual EU governments are not fully committed to integration and populations are wedded to parochial perspectives. Economic rivals therefore do not have to divide and rule – because Europe remains firmly divided.
The European mutual funds industry enjoyed overall net inflows of €38.1bn into long-term mutual funds for June 2014, which drove up the net inflows for the first half of 2014 to €244.1bn. The net inflows for June were driven mainly by flows into bond funds (+€19.2bn), followed by
mixed-asset funds (+€12.1bn) and equity products (+ €6.0bn). Also, property products (+€0.8bn) as well as alternative/hedge funds (+€0.5bn) saw net inflows, while commodity funds (-€0.001bn) and funds from the “other” peer group (-€0.5bn) faced outflows.
Breach of contract is a common issue experienced by those involved in international trade. Where a party fails to perform his obligations under a contract, what action can be taken by the injured party to secure fair compensation and how are these damages calculated? Alan Ma finds the answer to these questions with reference to two recent High Court cases.
It's not without good reason that the tourist board of Denmark's capital have elected to use the slogan 'Wonderful Copenhagen'. While failing to attract the kind of visitor numbers that flock to London, Paris or Rome, this compact city is easily amongst Europe's best short break destinations. Renowned for its design ethic, eco-credentials and cuisine, from the Rosenberg Castle's regal ambience to the discreet bars of Norrebro- arguably the hippest district on the continent- it's impossible not to be impressed.
The Goodwood Revival will mark 60 years of one of Formula 1’s most iconic machines, the Maserati 250F, with one of the largest ever on-track collections of the car at the September 12-14 event.
As many as 16 examples of the 250F will take part in the Richmond Trophy, which this year will feature 2.5-litre, front-engined grand prix cars of a kind that raced from 1954 to 1960. Among them is one of only two of the V12-engined versions of the machine ever built.
Simon West is the celebrated British director of big budget action movies such a Con Air, The Incredibles 2, The General's Daughter, Tomb Raider and The Mechanic amongst others. He has worked with a stellar cast of Hollywood actors, such as Bruce Willis, Angelina Jolie, Sylvestor Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Jason Statham and many more.
International eXcellence Magazine was invited to play in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Pro Am with Ian Poulter, as part of the launch of Ballantines new online golf club presenting Ian as the new club Captain.
I spent the weekend before the Pro Am at the driving ranges at Hoebridge and Broadwater, two lovely little Surrey clubs and my golf was in pretty good shape. Mind you I was going to be playing on a tough course with one of the top 25 golfers in the world!
Aston Martin teamed up with engineering group Prodrive in 2004 to get Aston Martin back into racing with the DBR9 and they have been very very successful promoting some of the best driving talent around such as Darren Turner. They also have Bruno Senna, David Hannson, Pedro Lamy and Alex MacDowall on the team! Darren Turner won the Le Mans in 2007 and in 2008, a celebrated double . Aston Martin has also been a major presence at the Nürburgring, Spa and Silverstone this year with Darren on the podium for the 6 Hours of Silverstone.
Darren Turner races for Aston Martin
QuizTrail launches new treasure hunt style platform and app with exclusive History Trails from Dan Snow. Learn and discover more about your city and favourite places, win Prizes and get out and about with QuizTrail.
In today’s “celebrity culture”, images of famous people are inescapable, staring back at us from the covers of glossy magazines to the clothes we wear. In a country where there is no such concept as image rights, is it possible to run foul of the law when using famous faces to endorse your products? Alan Ma investigates with reference to a recent High Court case.
