2015年4月1日 星期三

2015-04-02 U.K. Business


Reuters UK
   
Bishop, lawmaker and equality campaigner recruited to raise UK bank standards   
Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - A bishop, a senior lawmaker and a human rights campaigner have been picked for a 14-strong board aiming to push Britain's banks to improve standards after a series of scandals. The Banking Standards Board (BSB) on Thursday ...

Banking ethics body wins over sceptics   CITY A.M.
Bishop joins effort to restore faith in UK banking system   Financial Times
Appointment 'fundamentally wrong'   Bournemouth Echo

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The Independent
   
Unexpected drop in productivity fuels questions over UK recovery   
The Independent
Conservative efforts to fight the election on a platform of economic recovery were dealt a blow yesterday as official figures threw fresh light on the UK's “unprecedented” productivity malaise. Economic releases will be a political battleground until polling day on ...

Stagnation in productivity is unprecedented   The Times (subscription)
Weak productivity casts shadow over manufacturing upturn   Scotsman
productivity weakness worsening, says ONS   Financial Times
Reuters UK   
Reuters   
BBC News   
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This is Money
   
Bonuses blasted by ex fund manager David Pitt-Watson: Fresh raft of multi ...   
This is Money
A former fund manager has criticised pensions companies for paying huge bonuses to staff while offering a poor deal to customers. David Pitt-Watson said he is 'uncomfortable' with the lavish awards on offer, describing them as 'out of sight' for ordinary, ...

M&G's Richard Woolnough among City's top earners despite poor performance   The Guardian
Pru and Towergate bosses back Tories to boost economy   Citywire.co.uk
Thiam endorses Conservative business policy   Financial News
The Independent   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Professional Adviser   
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euronews
   
US says HSBC 'too slow' on compliance but makes progress   
Reuters
NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc is making progress toward cleaning up its operations, after reaching a $1.92 billion settlement of charges related to money laundering, but has not done enough, the U.S. Department of Justice said on ...

US says HSBC must do more to improve compliance   Channel News Asia
HSBC Monitor Says Compliance Progress Too Slow   Nasdaq

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The Independent
   
Asos finds it's back in style as shares hit 10-month high   
The Independent
The City appeared to forgive online retailer Asos's three profit warnings last year, as shares closed up at a 10-month high yesterday. The boost came as Nick Robertson, its chief executive, hailed a new zonal pricing system as a success after the fashion firm ...

Shares up as pre-tax profits fall at online retailer Asos   Irish Independent
UPDATE - ASOS stays in fashion; sales soar but price cuts hit bottom line   Proactive Investors UK
Asos earnings trimmed by tech upgrade   Scotsman
This is Money   
Reuters   
London South East   
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The Independent
   
Shawbrook, a challenger bank, soars on flotation   
The Independent
The second challenger bank in a month to float on the stock market got off to a flying start yesterday. Shawbrook, the SME lender backed by Pollen Street Capital, the former RBS private-equity arm, raised £90m as part of a share placing at 290p a share.
Shawbrook shares pick up after successful stock market flotation   CITY A.M.
Comment: Challenging times never looked so good   Scotsman
British Challenger Bank Shawbrook Valued at $1 Billion in IPO   New York Times
Herald Scotland   
GlobalCapital   
The Guardian   
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Hindustan Times
   
India holds up Scotch whisky's declining exports   
Hindustan Times
For the first time in recent years, Scotch whisky exports declined 7% to 3.95 billion pounds in 2014 from 4.26 billion pounds in 2013, but India is among few markets where exports were up during 2014, latest industry figures show. The figures released by the ...

Scotch Whisky Gets Left Out of the Party   Wall Street Journal
Scotch's trade winds turn stormy   BBC News
Scotch whisky exports have fallen at the fastest rate since 1998   Management Today
The Guardian   
BQ Live   
The Times (subscription)   
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CNN
   
UPDATE 10-Pemex oil platform fire kills 4 in Gulf of Mexico, 302 evacuated   
Reuters
(Adds Pemex comment that the fire has been extinguished). By Ana Isabel Martinez. MEXICO CITY, April 1 (Reuters) - At least four people died after a fire broke out on a Pemex oil processing platform in the Gulf of Mexico early on Wednesday, leading to the ...

Pemex oil platform fire kills four in Gulf of Mexico, 302 evacuated   Reuters Canada
4 Killed in Explosion and Fire on Pemex Mexican Oil Platform   New York Times
Fatal Gulf of Mexico oil platform fire   Financial Times
New Vision   
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Scotsman
   
Strong growth at rail arm helps FirstGroup   
Scotsman
Transport operator FirstGroup is on track to deliver a surge in profits after hailing strong growth at its rail division, which yesterday handed over the ScotRail franchise to Dutch rival Abellio. The loss of the route follows a string of setbacks for the ...

Strong demand for British buses and trains helps FirstGroup shrug off US woes   This is Money
Firstgroup rail division on track for further growth amid strong demand   The National
Questor share tip: FirstGroup sees UK passenger growth   Yahoo Finance UK
Herald Scotland   
Financial Times   
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Business Green
   
Wind power output jumps 16%   
Herald Scotland
Wind output has jumped 16 per cent year on year and now provides more than enough to power all of Scotland's homes, according to WWF Scotland. Wind output has jumped 16 per cent year on year and now provides more than enough to power all of ...

WWF urge more support over energy   Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
Gale force winds deliver record boost for UK renewables   Business Green
Energy mix   Scotsman
The National   
H&V News   
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