2014年11月21日 星期五

2014-11-22 U.K. Business

  The Guardian   
Aviva in high hopes of a friendly merger  Herald Scotland
AVIVA and Friends Life have confirmed they are in advanced talks about a merger deal. AVIVA and Friends Life have confirmed they are in advanced talks about a merger deal. Sorry, you must sign in before you can print full articles. The potential combination ...

Aviva and Friends Life in merger talks   BBC News
Aviva close to merger with UK's Friends Life to create £20bn giant   Irish Independent
Why Aviva's £5.6bn bid for Friends Life makes sense for shareholders   Telegraph.co.uk
Reuters   
FT Adviser   
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RBS fined £56m for IT breakdown  The Guardian
Royal Bank of Scotland has promised that there will be no repeat of the June 2012 IT meltdown that left 6.5 million customers locked out their accounts for days and led to Thursday's £56m fine.The bank, which is 81% owned by the taxpayer, also issued an ...


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  The Independent   
Osborne in deficit reduction strategy warning  Herald Scotland
BRITAIN'S beleaguered public finances have caused George Osborne a fresh headache as new figures left the Chancellor on course to miss his deficit reduction target and offered limited scope for giveaways in his Autumn Statement next month. BRITAIN'S ...

UK public finances off track despite improvement   Gulf Daily News
Government to miss borrowing and debt targets   Morning Star Online
George Osborne blow as government borrowing RISES   Daily Mail
The Independent   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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  The Independent   
Sky shareholders in revolt over secretive and 'excessive' bonuses  The Independent
The pay-TV giant Sky has been hit by a revolt over pay as 55 per cent of independent shareholders failed to back the remuneration report. The influential American shareholder watchdog ISS and British advisory group Pirc had recommended that investors ...

More than half of independent Sky shareholders fail to back bonus package   The Guardian
James Murdoch Re-elected as Director of European Pay TV Giant Sky   Variety
James Murdoch, Chase Carey Re-Elected to Sky Board   Hollywood Reporter
Register   
DigitalTVEurope.net   
The Drum   
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  Irish Times   
China, ECB boost for European markets  Irish Times
Mario Draghi said that the ECB must move quickly to increase inflation in the euro zone. Photograph: AP Photo/Michael Probst. Colm Keena. Topics: Business · Markets · Equities · Mario Draghi · Rupert Soames · Stephane Richard; More Topics. Sat, Nov 22 ...

Irish and European stocks rise after Draghi talks up inflation action   Irish Independent
ECB 'willing to step up stimulus'   Gulf Daily News
Wall St. ends at records on central bank action   Reuters
Financial Times   
Wall Street Journal   
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  Daily Mail   
Housing stock valued at £5 trillion  Daily Mail
The total value of the UK's private housing stock has broken through £5 trillion this year as the property market recovery has taken off, a report has found. The collective worth of privately-owned homes across the country has increased by £1.83 trillion over the ...

Value of private UK housing passes £5tn   The Guardian

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  The Times (subscription)   
Lower offer is enough to win Salamander's approval  The Times (subscription)
The board of Salamander Energy is set to recommend a takeover of the oil explorer for about £100 million less than it was offered in a rival bid that was withdrawn this week. The heavily indebted FTSE 250 business is backing the £267 million all-share bid ...

Sona's plan scuttled?   Malaysia Chronicle
Salamander set to recommend Ophir offer   Financial Times
FTSE up on China-inspired miners, energy stocks   Interactive Investor
The Guardian   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Fuller's fares well with food sales boost  Financial Times
Fuller Smith & Turner, the London-based brewer and pub company, reported strong half-year results with food sales driving growth as more people head to pubs to eat out. The company reported like-for-like food sales growth of 7.7 per cent for the 26 weeks ...

Beer tie decision 'misguided and will lead to pub closures', says Fuller Smith ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Ties that bind pass taste test   The Times (subscription)
London economy drives revenue up at Fuller, Smith & Turner   Fresh Business Thinking
Evening Standard   
Proactive Investors UK   
MarketWatch   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
High spirits and hangovers after MPs target 'beer ties'  Financial Times
MPs this week voted to allow pub tenants to buy beer on the open market, in a move billed as a victory for the small local landlord against the large pub companies. Campaigners said the changes would save pubs, allow small, independent brewers into the ...

The vote to end beer tie: What it means for publicans   The Guardian
Beer prices may fall as 'beer-tie' is scrapped   Telegraph.co.uk
ANDREW GRIFFITHS: MP slams new legislation for pub landlords   Uttoxeter News
CNBC   
Bradford Telegraph and Argus   
Blackmore Vale Magazine   
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  The Guardian   
Toymaker Hornby back on track as half year losses narrow  This is Money
Airfix and Corgi toy owner Hornby has managed to post a trading update without its customary profit warning blaming Asian supply problems. The firm, which is moving its historic operations from Margate, Kent, to Canterbury, narrowed its half year losses to ...

Flying Scotsman aids Hornby revival   Belfast Newsletter
Hornby to move out of 60-year old Margate site   The Guardian
Hornby back on track as losses narrow   Financial Times
Fresh Business Thinking   
MarketWatch   
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