Merger and acquisition activity in the mining industry could be showing a flicker of life after FTSE 100 giant Anglo American reportedly brushed off an approach from Vedanta Resources chairman Anil Agarwal, concluding that a combination of the...
Read moreDoubts Dasboard – Hugo Thorman says, many companies would secretly resent life t …
Dasboard Doubts – Hugo Thorman says, many life companies would secretly resent the creation of the Pension dashboard https://t.co/BwNK6ZUjjp – Altus Ltd (@AltusLtd) July 26, 2016 Source by Altus Ltd
Read moreNorway's DNO swoops on struggling oil explorer Gulf Keystone
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has launched a $300m (£228m) cash-and-share bid for Gulf Keystone, the struggling Kurdistan-focused explorer that recently announced a financial restructuring. DNO, itself highly active in Kurdistan, an...
Read moreRio 2016: Marcos Baghdatis opts out of Olympics With elbow injury …
Rio 2016: Marcos Baghdatis opts out of Olympics With elbow injury https: // t.co/SgmTIQB3CX https://t.co/ca1U6nxOJA – sportmetweets (@sportmetweets) July 29, 2016 Source by sportmetweets
Read moreFoxtons’ branch expansion under threat as profits plummet 42pc
Estate agent Foxtons has reported a 42pc dive in profits and warned a Brexit-induced slowdown in its main London property market could cool the chain’s hitherto rampant branch expansion plans. Chief executive Nic Budden said a “prolonged period...
Read moreThis is so crucial – it’s time to divest from destruction. Please sign: via @ g …
This is so crucial – it’s time to divest from destruction. Please sign https://t.co/40V10enA5b via @gofossilfree – Vicki Burke (@ VickiBurke1) July 16, 2016 Source by Vicki Burke
Read moreJapan pension fund loses $50bn
©Reuters The world’s largest pension fund lost more than $50bn last year as the weakness of global stock markets weighed on Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund. For the 12 months to March 2016, the GPIF said its return was minus 3.81 per...
Read moreBritish Airways owner IAG reviews investment after Brexit and strikes hit profits
British Airways-owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) said airline strikes, terrorism and sterling’s post-Brexit plunge have combined to hurt profits, prompting the airline company to cut capacity growth and review its...
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Petition: Debate in the House the Local Government Pension Scheme Investment Regulations https: Rose //t.co/NdjWH9WkOD – Hypnol (@MsRoseHypnol) July 21, 2016 Source by Rose Hypnol
Read moreFTSE 100 tipped to open higher as Barclays reports profits and BoJ disappoints on stimulus
Barclays has posted a 20pc drop in pre-tax profits to £2.06bn in the first half of the year, as it continued to run down its non-core businesses and racked up £525m in legal fees. Barclays is hiving off parts of its business which it deems...
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Dasboard Doubts – Hugo Thorman says, many life companies would secretly resent the creation of the board dashboard https://t.co/BwNK6ZUjjp – Altus Ltd (@AltusLtd) July 26, 2016 Source by Howard Finnegan
Read morePhilip Green is not the only unacceptable face of capitalism
Everyone’s on the take one way or another — highly paid chief executives for a start ©AFP Sir Philip Green. Don’t you just hate him? Isn’t he the completely unacceptable face of modern British capitalism? A man who takes and takes, with nary a...
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