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Investment in London Capital Group approved by shareholders
July 3rd, 2014
The Board of London Capital Group has announced that, at a General Meeting of shareholders held on 3rd July, the proposed investment in the Company by GLIO Holdings Ltd and possibly existing shareholder(s) of up to £17.5 million ...
JPMorgan Investors Show Support for Dimon in Cancer Fight
July 2nd, 2014
Jamie Dimon, whose eight years atop JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) have made him one of Wall Street’s most powerful leaders, said he’ll start treatment for throat cancer, raising new questions about succession plans at the biggest U.S. bank. ...
Global M&A at seven-year high as big corporate deals return
June 30th, 2014
Investor support for large acquisitions and a desire to trump rivals in consolidating markets have led chief executives to strike big transactions so far in 2014, raising year-to-date global deal volumes to their highest level in seven years. Corporate ...
Ofgem puts big six energy suppliers under investigation
June 27th, 2014
The energy watchdog, Ofgem, fired the starting gun on Thursday on the biggest investigation yet into the energy market by referring the much-criticised power industry to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The big six suppliers will be under ...
Hong Kong Stocks Climb From Biggest Drop in Three Months
June 24th, 2014
Hong Kong stocks gained, with the city’s benchmark index rebounding after falling the most in three months yesterday, as consumer and technology shares rose. China Resources Enterprise Ltd. gained 2.4 percent, with the retailer and brewer leading the Hang ...
Hedge-Fund Hack Part of Bigger Siege: Cyber-Experts
June 23rd, 2014
The attack on a U.S. hedge fund’s network, which a cybersecurity contractor said last week disrupted the firm’s high-speed trading and stole its data, is but one among many. That is the assessment of more than a half-dozen computer ...
Lloyds opts to sell bigger stake in TSB unit
June 20th, 2014
State-backed Lloyds Banking Group PLC has increased the number of shares it is selling in its TSB unit amid strong investor demand. The bank, which was bailed out during the 2008 financial crisis, is now selling 35 percent of ...
There Might Be a Lot of Insider Trading
June 18th, 2014
As I may have mentioned over and over and over and over and over again, the first rule of insider trading is just don’t insider trade, but the second rule is: If you have inside information about an upcoming ...
Three large multinationals under pricing investigations
June 18th, 2014
The European Commission has launched an investigation into the transfer pricing arrangements of three large multinationals about how they’re treated in three countries. The companies are Apple in Ireland, Fiat Finance and Trade in Luxembourg and Starbucks in the ...
China signs £14bn trade deals with UK amid Premier’s visit
June 18th, 2014
China says it wants to back major UK infrastructure projects and has signed £14bn in trade deals. The news comes on the first full day of a visit by its leader. The BBC understands the projects the state-owned China ...
