2014年11月6日 星期四

2014-11-07 U.K. Business

  The Independent   
How do you solve a problem like banks?  The Independent
They kicked, and they screamed, and they fought. But the hammer came down all the same, and big banks now face yet another potentially bruising competition investigation by a watchdog. This time that watchdog is the Competition & Markets Authority ...

Millions of bank customers are paying £400 each in unnecessary overdraft fees   Daily Mail
Banks face break-up threat as competition probe launched   Proactive Investors UK
Big banks hurt by competition investigation   CITY A.M.
The Times (subscription)   
Scotsman   
Financial Times   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Qataris bidding to take control of Canary Wharf  The Independent
The oil and gas rich state of Qatar already owns Harrods, The Shard of Glass and the Olympic Village. Now it is bidding to win control of the capital's second most famous financial district – Canary Wharf – and add the biggest trophy yet to its collection of ...

Qataris line up bid for Canary Wharf   The Times (subscription)
PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Nov 7   Reuters
Qataris and Canadian investor Brookfield make move for £6bn Canary Wharf ...   This is Money
Daily Mail   
Wall Street Journal   
IFA Magazine   
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  Reuters UK   
Crowdfunding surges as banks bypassed  The Independent
The alternative finance industry in the UK is set to burst through the £4bn mark for fundraising by next year, according to the biggest study of the sector to date. By the end of 2014, £1.74bn will have been raised in the UK through sources such as crowdfunding ...

UK alternative finance market set to surge in 2015 - study   Reuters UK
Peer-to-peer platforms need to mature – or risk innovation-stifling regulation   CITY A.M.
Alternative finance market set to double in 2015, study finds   Startups.co.uk
SME Insider   
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  Herald Scotland   
Supermarkets cut fuel prices after warning to pass on fall  Herald Scotland
Supermarkets have launched a petrol price war after warnings drivers would be outraged if they failed to pass on cuts to the wholesale cost of oil. Supermarkets have launched a petrol price war after warnings drivers would be outraged if they failed to pass on ...

Stores cut petrol prices after Treasury warning   The Times (subscription)
UK drivers should 'expect' further fuel price cuts   Scotsman
Our horrendous tax rates are the real reason why petrol is still so expensive   Telegraph.co.uk
BBC News   
The Guardian   
Western Morning News   
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  Daily Mail   
Jean-Claude Juncker under fire after Luxembourg leak  Daily Mail
The President of the European Commission has come under fierce scrutiny today after leaked documents show hundreds of firms used Luxembourg tax avoidance deals while he was in charge of the country. Jean-Claude Juncker's previous pledge to bring ...

Jean-Claude Juncker, Top EU Official, Faces Rising Furor Over Luxembourg Tax ...   New York Times
Irish companies linked to further Luxembourg tax disclosures   Irish Times
Leak reveals scale of corporate tax deals with Luxembourg   Financial Times
DAWN.com   
Irish Examiner   
The Guardian   
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  The Guardian   
Business urged to speak out against eurosceptics  Financial Times
Britain's leading business advocate has called on chief executives to speak out against euroscepticism, warning that the benefits of EU membership were being buried under “unremittingly negative” media coverage. John Cridland, director general of the ...

Higher wages are on their way, says CBI chief   The Independent
CBI chief: do dig Stonehenge tunnel; don't pull up drawbridge to Europe   The Guardian
CBI chief calls for stimulus to save Eurozone   CITY A.M.
ITV News   
shropshirestar.com   
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  Irish Examiner   
Bank of England looks set to keep rates steady  Irish Examiner
The Bank of England, once widely expected to start weaning Britain off near-zero interest rates this month, now looks set to signal no rise in borrowing costs until the middle of next year. The bank kept rates at 0.5% — their level since the depths of the financial ...

BOE Holds Rate at 0.5% as Europe Weighs on Outlook   Businessweek
Pressure for rate hikes vanishes as oil price hits four-year low and evidence of ...   This is Money
Bank of England leaves rates at record low   MarketWatch
IFA Magazine   
Exchange Rate News   
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  Herald Scotland   
Turnaround progress boost for Morrisons  Herald Scotland
SHARES in WM Morrison have risen by more than six per cent as the supermarket claimed it was making headway on its £1 billion three-year recovery plan - in spite of a third successive fall in like-for-like sales. SHARES in WM Morrison have risen by more ...

Give me two more years to turn this around, says Morrisons chief   The Independent
Stock market relief as sales malaise at Morrisons eases   Scotsman
UPDATE 2-Britons' changing shopping habits hurt Morrisons again   Reuters
Telegraph.co.uk   
Yorkshire Post   
IFA Magazine   
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  Herald Scotland   
Scotland forecast to outpace London for house price rises  Herald Scotland
House prices in Scotland are set to outperform those in London and many other parts of the UK over the next five years, according to the latest forecasts. House prices in Scotland are set to outperform those in London and many other parts of the UK over the ...

Mansion tax may cut C London prices 5% - Savills   Estate Agent Today
London house prices to level   Property Week
London house prices set to level off in election year   The Guardian
Financial Times   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Bloomberg   
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  The Guardian   
Real wages are rising for workers who stay in jobs, says think-tank  Financial Times
Average wages for workers who have stayed in their jobs are already growing faster than inflation, according to research. The study found that the official measure of earnings has been dragged lower by an increase in low paid employment. The research from ...

Bonfire of managerial jobs helps fuel fall in real wage rates across UK   The Guardian
Trends hitting wage growth: Study   expressandstar.com
More youngsters working helped 'drag down' wages in 2014   ITV News

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