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Citywire Investment News
- Broker Roundup Update: Deutsche Bank positive on Barclays and Lloyds
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:30:28 GMT
Goldman neutral on Aviva and Numis has a buy for FC AM.
- Treasury confirms Budget date as 24 March
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:55 GMT
The Treasury is expected to confirm Budget day will be 24 March, making a 6 May general election more likely.
- Edinburgh Partners hires ex Swip investment boss Wood
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:27 GMT
The investment boutique has hired former Scottish Widows Investment Partnership CIO Graham Wood.
- Standard plans £100m savings drive but cannot confirm jobs are safe
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:51 GMT
David Nish, chief executive of Standard Life, said greater use of technology would cut costs but could not confirm there would be no job losses.
- Morning Market: Cautious start ahead of industrial production data
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:47:58 GMT
Barclays slips on acquisition reports, Standard Life pleases, but sharply lower profits unsettle Tullow and Laird Group.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- Fraudster convicted over £34m ponzi scheme
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:31:34 GMT
Investment roadshow fraudster Kevin Foster has been convicted of stealing investors' funds after masterminding a £34 million ponzi scheme that ran for nearly a decade.
- Treasury confirms Budget date as 24 March
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:55 GMT
The Treasury is expected to confirm Budget day will be 24 March, making a 6 May general election more likely.
- Have you paid too much tax?
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:29:45 GMT
A key HMRC deadline for reclaiming overpaid tax is fast approaching. The elderly, self-employed and higher rate taxpayers in particular should take care to check they are not still owed by the tax man.
- Nineteen applicants for every job, employment agency reports
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
There were 1% more vacancies in February than in January but the number of people looking for work climbed 50%.
- Labour peer Lord Paul promises to give up non-dom status
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:29:08 GMT
Labour party donor Lord Paul has said he will give up his non-dom status in the wake of the Lord Ashcroft scandal.
BBC Business News
- Budget in two weeks, Brown says
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:33:23 GMT
This year's Budget will be held on Wednesday 24 March, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces.
- Wind power?
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:53 GMT
Can you fit a wind turbine in a housing estate?
- Northern Rock sees reduced losses
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:50:58 GMT
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
- Standard Life enjoys profit boost
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:39:47 GMT
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.
- China's exports see big increase
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:36:46 GMT
China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.
Citywire News
- Fraudster convicted over £34m ponzi scheme
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:31:34 GMT
Investment roadshow fraudster Kevin Foster has been convicted of stealing investors' funds after masterminding a £34 million ponzi scheme that ran for nearly a decade.
- Broker Roundup Update: Deutsche Bank positive on Barclays and Lloyds
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:30:28 GMT
Goldman neutral on Aviva and Numis has a buy for FC AM.
- Northern Rock reports £257 million loss
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:14:49 GMT
State owned lender says it beat its financial targets in 2009 and will pay out £13 million in staff binuses.
- Treasury confirms Budget date as 24 March
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:55 GMT
The Treasury is expected to confirm Budget day will be 24 March, making a 6 May general election more likely.
- Morning Market: Cautious start ahead of industrial production data
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:47:58 GMT
Barclays slips on acquisition reports, Standard Life pleases, but sharply lower profits unsettle Tullow and Laird Group.
BBC News
- Economic storm not over, says PM
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:36:09 GMT
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
- Onions ruled out of opening Test
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:35:58 GMT
England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh starting on Friday with a back injury.
- Budget in two weeks, Brown says
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:33:23 GMT
This year's Budget will be held on Wednesday 24 March, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces.
- 'Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:14:34 GMT
Indonesia's president confirms security forces have killed the last main main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Dulmatin.
- Ashton sets out diplomatic vision
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:04:42 GMT
The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs Europe has a "once in a generation opportunity" to build a powerful diplomatic service.
