Retail investors boost Hargreaves
06:23pm 15 October 2013
Online supermarket for stocks says net new business reached £1.3bn in the quarter ending September 30, compared with £600,000 in the period last year
Schroders lags on retail demand fears
06:17pm 15 October 2013
With risk appetite returning to UK and European market, other fund managers were better positioned to mop up retail investments, UBS argues
Schroders lags on retail demand fears
06:17pm 15 October 2013
With risk appetite returning to UK and European market, other fund managers were better positioned to mop up retail investments, UBS argues
Woodford proves cult of star investor is not dead
06:13pm 15 October 2013
Investment companies have only themselves to blame if the departure of a top manager damages their business
Ex-Halliburton manager pleads guilty
06:06pm 15 October 2013
A former manager for Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying evidence connected with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Ex-Halliburton manager pleads guilty
06:06pm 15 October 2013
A former manager for Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying evidence connected with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
LVMH sees luxury goods sales slow
06:01pm 15 October 2013
The world's largest luxury goods group, LVMH, has reported slowing sales of leather and fashion good.
US Treasury bill demand slumps at auction
05:47pm 15 October 2013
Gold drops to a three-month low in the latest in a series of volatile moves, confounding analysts
Cuts and tax rises in Irish budget
05:39pm 15 October 2013
The Irish government announces spending cuts and tax rises worth 2.5bn euros (£2.1bn) in what it hopes will be the final Irish budget of the IMF bailout era.
Cuts and tax rises in Irish budget
05:39pm 15 October 2013
The Irish government announces spending cuts and tax rises worth 2.5bn euros (£2.1bn) in what it hopes will be the final Irish budget of the IMF bailout era.
Portugal unveils austerity budget
05:37pm 15 October 2013
Proposals, including cuts of up to 12% in public sector pay, aim to build investor confidence and prepare for return to international capital markets
Nike shows off new Fuelband
05:32pm 15 October 2013
Nike unveils a new wrist-worn activity tracker, which attempts to address criticism that the earlier model did not distinguish between different activities.
Nike shows off new Fuelband
05:32pm 15 October 2013
Nike unveils a new wrist-worn activity tracker, which attempts to address criticism that the earlier model did not distinguish between different activities.
Regulators warn on rise of boom-era debt
05:27pm 15 October 2013
Iosco says investors chasing higher yields are placing more money into leveraged investment products that were at the centre of the financial crisis and could be vulnerable to change
Regulators warn on rise of boom-era debt
05:27pm 15 October 2013
Iosco says investors chasing higher yields are placing more money into leveraged investment products that were at the centre of the financial crisis and could be vulnerable to change
Fund industry’s ‘biggest beast’ on the prowl
05:26pm 15 October 2013
Neil Woodford is known for picking stocks with a long-term rationale, benefiting the company and the economy, rather than for short-term gains
Woodford quits Invesco Perpetual
05:13pm 15 October 2013
The biggest UK individual fund manager plans to set up a firm serving both institutional and retail investors after April next year
FedEx buyback unable to boost Wall Street
05:06pm 15 October 2013
The S&P500 fell 0.7 per cent to 1,698.06, with the utilities and industrials sectors off 1.4 per cent and 0.9 per cent respectively
London Market Report
04:58pm 15 October 2013
UK shares rise after US politicians appear to make progress towards a deal to raise the US debt ceiling.
Supercell: Europe’s supercharged games success
04:57pm 15 October 2013
Clash of Clans games developer Supercell's $1.5bn deal
Supercell: Europe’s supercharged games success
04:57pm 15 October 2013
Clash of Clans games developer Supercell's $1.5bn deal
Coca-Cola's quarterly profits rise
04:32pm 15 October 2013
Coca-Cola, the global drinks giant, reports a rise in quarterly profit despite tough trading conditions in global markets.
Altmann calls for new thinking on 'inadequate' pensions
04:00pm 15 October 2013
The UK pension system is 'out of date', 'not fit for purpose' and could leave many savers exposed to poverty later in life, pension expert Ros Altmann has warned
Air India 'worm sandwich' probe
03:52pm 15 October 2013
Air India is to launch an investigation after a passenger allegedly found worms in his mid-flight sandwich, a company spokesman tells the BBC.
Haribo boss Hans Riegel dies at 90
03:49pm 15 October 2013
The boss of German gummi bear maker Haribo, Hans Riegel, dies aged 90.
Hot chocolate demand sends cocoa soaring
03:42pm 15 October 2013
After two years of sluggish prices, when the eurozone crisis saw people buying fewer luxury chocolates, analysts believe sentiment has switched
Business deal that cuts both ways
03:36pm 15 October 2013
Who wins after George Osborne's trade visit to China?
VIDEO: Burberry boss Ahrendts to join Apple
03:30pm 15 October 2013
Burberry's chief executive is to leave the company next year to join technology giant Apple.
US Senate leaders inch to debt deal
03:21pm 15 October 2013
The US Senate is nearing a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, sources say, but Republicans in the lower house pursue a deal of their own.
UK eases rules for Chinese trading
03:20pm 15 October 2013
UK Chancellor George Osborne announces moves aimed at making London the main centre for Chinese financial business overseas.