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Citywire Investment News
- Bramdean Alternatives proposes pure private equity remit
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:29 GMT
The board of Bramdean Alternatives is proposing to change the trust's name to Aberdeen Private Equity and to give it a pure private equity fund investment remit
- Five reasons why insurers are better investments than banks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:05 GMT
Stronger than hoped for results from Standard Life have shown again why insurers are better investments than banks.
- Grant Thornton?s top 10 Budget predictions
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:42 GMT
With Gordon Brown announcing that the Budget will be held on march 24, the tax experts are dusting off their crystal balls
- Ten years on, what have we learnt from the tech bubble?
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:29 GMT
Nothing, it seems, as institutions are still happy to flog worthless ideas in the interests of a quick buck.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- Online banking fraud up by 14% amid wave of 'phishing' attacks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:33 GMT
Online banking fraud rose by 14% to £60m in 2009, while card fraud dropped for the first time in three years.
- The economy is not yet out of danger, Gordon Brown warns
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:21 GMT
You can trust me, prime minister says, as he unveils a pay freeze for doctors, dentists, and hospital consultants.
- Consumer groups attack delay to reform of PPI market
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:36:31 GMT
Consumer bodies urge Financial Services Authority to push ahead with reform of PPI after it announces a further six week consultation period.
- Euro equities face long debt struggle in wake of Greek crisis
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:01:00 GMT
Economists warn that austerity measures in the PIIGS will result in a protracted period of low growth.
BBC Business News
- UK economy 'still growing weakly'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:06 GMT
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
- British Gas faces strike ballot
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:22:21 GMT
British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.
- Airlines offer slots in EU probe
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:16:02 GMT
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.
- Economic storm not over, says PM
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:12 GMT
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
Citywire News
- Five reasons why insurers are better investments than banks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:05 GMT
Stronger than hoped for results from Standard Life have shown again why insurers are better investments than banks.
- Online banking fraud up by 14% amid wave of 'phishing' attacks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:33 GMT
Online banking fraud rose by 14% to £60m in 2009, while card fraud dropped for the first time in three years.
- Ten years after the tech bubble burst, the sector now looks cheap
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:57 GMT
Tech is still only trading on a multiple of 1.1x the market - despite an anticipated MA boom as the new cycle of technology kicks in.
- The economy is not yet out of danger, Gordon Brown warns
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:21 GMT
You can trust me, prime minister says, as he unveils a pay freeze for doctors, dentists, and hospital consultants.
BBC News
- ANC seeks Winnie Mandela answers
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:24:58 GMT
South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson.
- Apology for women raped by father
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:19:26 GMT
Two women raped by their father over 25 years- bearing seven of his children - are given an apology by authorities.
- Man guilty of murdering daughter
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:38 GMT
A man is found guilty of the murdering his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found when police stopped his car.
- Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:44:29 GMT
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.
