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UK SMEs are neglected at the critical growth stage, says new report
April 25th, 2014
Old Street Silicon Valley-style business ‘clusters’ vital for growth. Local Enterprise Partnerships not as effective as predecessor, say SMEs Initiatives aimed at helping the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are failing at the critical growth stage of ...
Europe Still Has a Mountain of Debt
April 24th, 2014
There was a time not so long ago when the vast majority of experts agreed that a country could not emerge decisively from a financial crisis unless it solved problems of both “stocks” and “flows” — that is, secured ...
FCA appoints two new senior advisers focused on competition and investment banking
April 23rd, 2014
The British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued a press release announcing the appointment of two senior advisers as follows: Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the FCA, said of the appointments: “Both David and Gunner come with impressive experience ...
Russian Companies Shrug Off US Sanctions – For Now
April 23rd, 2014
Soon after U.S. sanctions targeting members of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle were announced last month, Olga Promptova, a Russian business owner, received a message from a German client who was worried about the delivery of her Russian-made clothing. ...
P&G Hopes New Razor Keeps Its Results On The Cutting Edge
April 22nd, 2014
It’s been said that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door, but what about razors and tooth whitener? We’ll find out on Wednesday when Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG), the Cincinnati ...
High-Frequency Fight Starts in Foreign Exchange
April 17th, 2014
Foreign-exchange dealers say they have the solution to the high-frequency trades eroding banks’ profits across financial markets. A currency-dealing platform known as ParFX, established in 2011 by firms from Deutsche Bank AG to Citigroup Inc., was approached last month ...
A star abroad, India central bank boss riles bond traders at home
April 17th, 2014
Since taking the helm of India’s central bank, Raghuram Rajan’s agenda to reform markets has put the noses of Mumbai bond traders firmly out of joint by upending practices that provided them with a relatively secure rate of return. ...
Asia shares rise, shrug off slower China growth
April 16th, 2014
Shares rose Wednesday in Asia as positive sentiment from strong corporate earnings outweighed Ukraine’s crisis and slower economic growth in China. The Nikkei jumped 2.5 percent to 14,347.41 as a weaker yen boosted exporter stocks and Softbank Corp. shares ...
Asia stocks mixed ahead of China growth report
April 15th, 2014
Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday as jitters about China’s economy overshadowed a perk from strong U.S. data and earnings. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 1.2 percent at 22,754.69 as a drop in China’s money supply unnerved investors ...
31% of businesses expect to grow through M&A in next 3 years
April 11th, 2014
The Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) reveals that global M&A activity has risen from this time last year, with dynamic businesses leading the way. The results confirm that leaders of the world’s most progressive businesses view acquisitions as ...
