SEC seeks comments on asset managers

RSS icon05:59pm 14 October 2013

A designation as a systematically important financial institution for an asset manager would move oversight of that firm from SEC to Federal Reserve

Banks to repay 2 billion euros of ECB's crisis loans next week - Reuters poll

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BANGALORE (Reuters) - Banks will return 2 billion euros (1.6 billion pounds) of their three-year crisis loans to the European Central Bank next week, according to a Reuters poll of euro money market...

UK retailers set for best Christmas sales growth since 2007 - report

RSS icon05:40pm 14 October 2013

LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers are set to enjoy their best growth in Christmas sales since the financial crisis, according to a report published on Monday which forecast consumers would spend...

Greek think tank says economy close to stabilising after six-year slump

RSS icon05:36pm 14 October 2013

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's economy may shrink by up to 4.2 percent this year but is close to stabilising after six years of sharp contractions that have wiped out about a quarter of output,...

VIDEO: Huge container ship in 30 seconds

RSS icon05:31pm 14 October 2013

BBC News demonstrates the huge size of modern container ships with a walk along part of the deck of a 365 metre long vessel - condensed into just 30 seconds.

VIDEO: Huge container ship in 30 seconds

RSS icon05:31pm 14 October 2013

BBC News demonstrates the huge size of modern container ships with a walk along part of the deck of a 365 metre long vessel - condensed into just 30 seconds.

Italy seeking spending cuts in 2014 budget

RSS icon05:12pm 14 October 2013

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian cabinet will try to agree on Tuesday on a 2014 budget geared to reviving a chronically stagnant economy by cutting taxes and spending, while keeping the budget deficit...

Washington weighs on consumer stocks

RSS icon05:04pm 14 October 2013

Optimism on Wall Street over negotiations in Washington were tempered on Monday by news that talks had yielded little progress

Telefonica set to sell $3.6 billion Czech stake - sources

RSS icon05:03pm 14 October 2013

MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish telecoms group Telefonica has started preparing the sale of its $3.6 billion (2.2 billion pounds) stake in its listed Czech unit, three sector bankers closely...

FTSE creeps up in thin trade, Johnson Matthey leads

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE inched higher on Monday, led by catalytic converter maker Johnson Matthey on the back of an analyst rating upgrade, while the slow progress in U.S. debt talks kept...

A new business model for Noah

RSS icon05:00pm 14 October 2013

The wealth manager recognised the importance of trust and relationships with customers and product providers

Rangers forced to postpone their AGM

RSS icon04:35pm 14 October 2013

Rangers' annual meeting is delayed after shareholders seeking changes to the club's board won a court decision.

Rangers forced to postpone their AGM

RSS icon04:35pm 14 October 2013

Rangers' annual meeting is delayed after shareholders seeking changes to the club's board won a court decision.

Avon to close its French operations

RSS icon04:33pm 14 October 2013

The French operations of the US cosmetics giant Avon Products are to be closed by the end of the month, its Paris office says.

Avon to close its French operations

RSS icon04:33pm 14 October 2013

The French operations of the US cosmetics giant Avon Products are to be closed by the end of the month, its Paris office says.

NAPF highlights pensions confidence boost

RSS icon04:32pm 14 October 2013

Confidence in pension schemes has risen 'significantly' in among those workers who have already started to save, the National Association of Pension Funds revealed today.

US tech groups’ profit growth in focus

RSS icon03:01pm 14 October 2013

The ability of America’s largest technology companies to expand profits despite muted sales growth will be under focus this week

British brands take on the Chinese market

RSS icon02:42pm 14 October 2013

British brands work to woo Chinese consumers

EU study doubts 'benefit tourism'

RSS icon02:38pm 14 October 2013

A European Commission study plays down "benefit tourism" in the EU, saying jobless EU migrants are a very small share of benefit claimants.

EU study doubts 'benefit tourism'

RSS icon02:38pm 14 October 2013

A European Commission study plays down "benefit tourism" in the EU, saying jobless EU migrants are a very small share of benefit claimants.

UK-IOM tax deal 'a momentous step'

RSS icon02:35pm 14 October 2013

The signing of a UK-Isle of Man tax information-sharing agreement is a "momentous step forward", George Osborne says.

UK-IOM tax deal 'a momentous step'

RSS icon02:35pm 14 October 2013

The signing of a UK-Isle of Man tax information-sharing agreement is a "momentous step forward", George Osborne says.

VIDEO: How US shutdown could hurt the UK

RSS icon02:06pm 14 October 2013

A row between some Democrats and the Republicans has closed down large parts of the US federal government, and that could start to affect Britain and the rest of the world unless there is a...

VIDEO: How US shutdown could hurt the UK

RSS icon02:06pm 14 October 2013

A row between some Democrats and the Republicans has closed down large parts of the US federal government, and that could start to affect Britain and the rest of the world unless there is a...

Trio awarded Nobel economics prize

RSS icon02:03pm 14 October 2013

The 2013 Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller.

Trio awarded Nobel economics prize

RSS icon02:03pm 14 October 2013

The 2013 Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller.

Efficient markets hypothesis merits Nobel

RSS icon01:35pm 14 October 2013

Fama’s ideas have helped discredit the idea that masters of the financial universe should be richly rewarded for their stockpicking ability

Long-dated Treasuries unbowed by debt woe

RSS icon01:30pm 14 October 2013

Disappointment Washington has not secured a budget deal likely to have given further inversion in yield curve, pushing one-month T-bill prices lower

VIDEO: Onboard huge container ship

RSS icon01:28pm 14 October 2013

The BBC visits a huge container ship taking goods between China and Britain.

Rory McIlroy takes firm to court

RSS icon01:23pm 14 October 2013

Golfer Rory McIlroy begins a legal action against his former management agent in what is understood to be a multi-million euro dispute over fees.