SEC seeks comments on asset managers
05:59pm 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
05:50pm 14 October 2013
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
05:40pm 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
05:36pm 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
05:31pm 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
05:31pm 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
05:12pm 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
05:04pm 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
05:03pm 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
05:02pm 14 October 2013
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
05:00pm 14 October 2013
The wealth manager recognised the importance of trust and relationships with customers and product providers
Rangers forced to postpone their AGM
04:35pm 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
04:35pm 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
04:33pm 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
04:33pm 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
04:32pm 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
03:01pm 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
02:42pm 14 October 2013
British brands work to woo Chinese consumers
EU study doubts 'benefit tourism'
02:38pm 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'
02:38pm 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'
02:35pm 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'
02:35pm 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
02:06pm 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
02:06pm 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
02:03pm 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
02:03pm 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
01:35pm 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
01:30pm 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
01:28pm 14 October 2013
The BBC visits a huge container ship taking goods between China and Britain.
Rory McIlroy takes firm to court
01:23pm 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.