2015年3月23日 星期一

2015-03-24 U.K. Business


TODAYonline
   
Li Ka Shing's Hutchison Nears $15 Billion Deal for O2   
Wall Street Journal
HONG KONG—Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa is close to cementing its $15 billion acquisition of U.K. cellphone operator 02, in what is set to be the Hong Kong billionaire's biggest purchase of an overseas company. Hutchison, whose holdings include ...

FT: Tycoon Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Nears $15 Bln Deal To Buy UK's O2   RTT News
Hutchison and Telefonica set to close O2 deal for 10.5 billion pounds - FT   Reuters UK
Hutchison and Telefonica set to close O2 deal for $15.7 billion: FT   Reuters Canada
London South East   
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The Times (subscription)
   
Credit card debts rise as confidence returns   
The Times (subscription)
Household debt is set to reach a record level because of rather than despite the economic recovery, according to a report today. As growth, employment and wages all continue to grow, people are less worried about debt than they were at the height of the ...

British Consumers Borrowing More Than Ever Before, A Study Reveals   BizTek Mojo
UK households laden with £10000 debt   FinancialAdvice.co.uk
Family borrowing rocketing in the country - here's how to deal with debt   Retford Times
GlobalPost   
Bitterwallet   
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The Independent
   
Plastic £5 notes are going into circulation in Britain for the first time   
The Independent
Two million £5 notes made of polymer plastic are being released by The Clydesdale Bank this month as a safer and more durable alternative to paper banknotes. The limited edition notes are going into the system a year before the Bank of England issues its ...

Clydesdale Bank issues Britain's first plastic banknotes   This is Money
Britain's first plastic banknotes issued in Scotland   Metro
First plastic banknotes issued by Clydesdale Bank   Aberdeen Business News
The News Hub   
WPTV.com   
shropshirestar.com   
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euronews
   
Europe's banks set to sell 100 billion euros of unwanted loans   
Yahoo Finance UK
File photo of the Canary Wharf financial district seen at dusk in east London November 7, 2014. REUTERS/Toby … LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's banks are likely to sell a record 100 billion euros (73 billion pounds) of loans this year that are no longer part of ...

Bad Banks to take Bigger Swing at Unwanted Assets — PwC   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Investors snap up European bank loans   Financial Times
European banks seen offloading $109 billion of bad debt in 2015   BusinessWorld Online Edition

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BBC News
   
HSBC: Former tax chief Hartnett expected more prosecutions   
BBC News
A former senior tax official has expressed "surprise" that just one person has been prosecuted in the UK over alleged tax evasion by clients of HSBC's Swiss banking division. Dave Hartnett, who was head of tax at HM Revenue & Customs, said: "I'd always ...

Former HMRC boss Dave Hartnett forced to defend new job – with HSBC   The Independent
Controversial former tax chief at HMRC says more people should have been ...   This is Money
Former HMRC boss: I took job at HSBC to help fix bank   Telegraph.co.uk
onlineindiannews   
shropshirestar.com   
Hindustan Times   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Easier account switching could fuel bank runs, says BBA   
Financial Times
Banks have warned that they are more vulnerable to a run on deposits now that digital systems allow customers to move large sums or switch their account to a different lender at the touch of a button. Anthony Browne, head of the British Bankers' Association, ...

Banks vulnerable to liquidity squeeze as digital shift hastens capital flight   Telegraph.co.uk
British banking body calls for supervision of tech challengers   Reuters UK
Banks fear fast payments could worsen runs   CITY A.M.

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The Independent
   
FirstGroup's £68m West Country deal on track until 2019   
The Independent
Commuters into Paddington station will be able to fight over more morning rush hour seats as part of a four-year, £68m deal to extend FirstGroup's operation of the Great Western line to Oxford, Bristol and the West Country. The Government's decision ...

FirstGroup secures key four-year rail extension   Herald Scotland
Contract puts FirstGroup back on right lines   The Times (subscription)
FirstGroup secures Great Western line until 2019   Scotsman
Morning Star Online   
South Wales Evening Post   
getreading   
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The Independent
   
McDonald's UK boss Jill McDonald to take the wheel at Halfords   
The Independent
Halfords has appointed McDonald's UK boss Jill McDonald as the new chief executive of the bike to car parts business. Ms McDonald replaces former boss Matt Davies, who left earlier this year to join Tesco as head of the UK business after his predecessor, ...

Comment: Pick 'n' mix in high street changes   Scotsman
UPDATE - Halfords orders in McDonald's executive as new boss   Proactive Investors UK
Get on your bike to work off those Big Macs   The Times (subscription)
This is Money   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Herald Scotland   
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The Independent
   
Serious Fraud Office to look into expenses at struggling oil company Afren   
The Independent
The Serious Fraud Office is examining “expenses” payments made by the oil company Afren in the latest blow to the London-listed explorer that is fighting for survival. The cash-strapped Afren has been hit by tumbling oil prices – forcing it into a rescue which ...

Afren shares slide as warns SFO over expense payment concerns   Telegraph.co.uk
White & Case and Willkie Farr brought in as oil company Afren reports itself to SFO   The Lawyer

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Herald Scotland
   
Dairy Crest and Muller deal referred to competition watchdogs   
Herald Scotland
The proposed acquisition of Dairy Crest's dairies operations by the Muller UK & Ireland Group has been referred back to the UK Competition and Market Authority (CMA) by the European Commission for review. The proposed acquisition of Dairy Crest's ...

Wiseman's deal with Dairy Crest faces probe   Scotsman
Dairy Crest sale referred back to UK watchdog   CITY A.M.
Proposed milk buy-out being scrutinised   Yorkshire Post
Reuters   
Belfast Telegraph   
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