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Credit card holders given new rights
Mon 15 March 2010 13:40
The government has announced a shake-up of the credit card industry that it claims will save consumers millions of pounds.
FSA charges banker and wife with insider trading
Mon 15 March 2010 13:19
The City watchdog has charged an investment banker and his wife with 13 counts of insider dealing.
Standard Life buys remaining threesixty stake
Mon 15 March 2010 12:50
Life insurer Standard Life has bought intermediary support services provider threesixty for an undisclosed sum.

Monday paper round-up: Barclays/Lehman, British Airways, Rio Tinto
Mon 15 March 2010 06:38
Further damaging revelations about the collapse of Lehman Brothers are being held up in the US courts by Barclays.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Lloyds, EMI, Vedanta
Sun 14 March 2010 11:01
Lloyds Banking is believed to be considering plans to hive off a portion of its giant commercial property portfolio into a separate, tax-efficient company. Senior figures within the bank are thought to have put forward the idea, which would see some of th
Friday paper round-up: BP, Lehman Brothers, Trafigura
Fri 12 March 2010 06:41
Civil servants are scrambling to put together proposals that will allow Britain's pension funds to bankroll the building of motorways and power stations through a special state-controlled bank.

XG calls in City sleuths over share price manipulation
Mon 15 March 2010 11:20
Florida-based XG Technology has asked the authorities to investigate suspected short-sellers it says may have been manipulating its share price.
Raven Russia narrows FY losses
Mon 15 March 2010 08:41
Property investment group Raven Russia narrowed full year losses and said it well positioned to provide solid returns.
DTZ sees FY in line with expectations
Mon 15 March 2010 08:11
Property adviser DTZ said it's still on track to report full year earnings in line with market expectations and expects £70m of cost savings for the year.

Petrofac director sells before demerger
Fri 12 March 2010 16:51
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Standard Life executives add to holdings
Thu 11 March 2010 17:08
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
Experian non-exec improves his finances
Wed 10 March 2010 16:52
A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

Plantic Tech 2009 losses widen
Mon 15 March 2010 10:31
Biodegradeable plastics outfit Plantic Technologies saw pre-tax losses widen to A$10.83m in the year ended December 2009 from A$8.95m last time.
Gulf Keystone places discounted shares
Mon 15 March 2010 08:52
Shares in Kurdistan-focused oil and gas explorer Gulf Keystone fell back Monday morning after the company announced a discounted share placing.
New chairman for Aurelian
Mon 15 March 2010 08:41
Aurelian, the Eastern Europe focused oil and gas explorer and producer that attracted bid interest at the start of the year has a new chairman.

Neuberger to list distressed debt fund, reports
Mon 15 March 2010 11:44
Neuberger Berman, the US asset manager spun out from failed investment bank Lehman Brothers, is reportedly planning to list its first fund dedicated to distressed debt on the London Stock Exchange.
Float values SuperGroup at £395m
Fri 12 March 2010 09:34
SuperGroup, the fast growing UK retailer, today priced its IPO at 500p per share, giving it a market value of £395m.
Promethean to float at 200p
Fri 12 March 2010 08:46
The flotation price of Promethean World, the Blackburn-based maker of electronic whiteboards, has been set at 200p per share.

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