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Ofwat pricing proposals point to hard times for water firms

18.11.09
Given all the rain that has fallen during the past few days, it seems strange that shareholders of the main water utilities are bracing themselves for something of a drought as far as their fortunes are concerned in the years ahead ... more

Qataris are billed £100m for Candys

18.11.09
The already high stakes in the battle between the former partners in the £3 billion redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks site are set to get even higher ... more

Recovery set to spark a rise in office rents

21.09.09
Office rents in the City of London will start rising again next year as the recovery in the economy and financial sector stimulates demand for space.... more

Recovery set to spark a rise in office rents

21.09.09
Office rents in the City of London will start rising again next year as the recovery in the economy and financial sector stimulates demand for space ... more

Holiday giants the stars as Footsie stays above 5000

10.09.09
Shares of the UK’s two biggest package holiday operators were enjoying a blue-skies scenario today as they led the market higher. TUI Travel sported a rise of 8.7p to 265.3p while Thomas Cook added 6.7p at 251.7p as steps were being taken to clear a large overhang of stock ... more

Miners benefit as investors’ dollar worries bolster the price of gold

08.09.09
Leading shares looked to consolidate their position above the 4900 level on the London stock market today, forcing nervous investors to hedge their positions ... more

Bank of China ‘cherry-picks’ in British mortgage market

21.08.09
China's third-biggest commercial lender is moving into the mainstream UK mortgage market ... more

BoA tries to pass stress test with China bank stake sale

12.05.09
Bank of America has raised $7.3 billion (£4.8 billion) by selling a 6% stake in China Construction Bank as it struggles to raise the $34 billion which US regulators say it needs to pass their stress tests ... more

Chinese bankers get 25 years for £320m theft

07.05.09
Two former managers of the Bank of China and their wives have been given up to 25 years in jail after stealing more than £320million from the bank... more

Oil explorer Bowleven hit by fears of new cash call

14.04.09
Shareholders in Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer Bowleven may be forced to digest yet more bad news... more

China shares jump on RBS sale of BoC

14.01.09
Banking: Chinese bank shares rose in Hong Kong after Royal Bank of Scotland sold its stake in Bank of China... more

RBS unloads Bank of China stake to boost balance sheet

13.01.09
Banking: Royal Bank of Scotland has put its entire stake in Bank of China up for sale for $2.3 billion... more

European recession fears see share prices tumble

08.01.09
Shares across Europe fell today amid further signs the recession in Europe will turn out to be a long, drawn-out affair... more

RBS 'ready to dump its Bank of China stake'

31.12.08
Banking: There is growing speculation that Royal Bank of Scotland may dump its Bank of China stake as a three-year lock-up on the shares expires... more

Deal activity 'may fall by 30% in 2009'

08.12.08
Banking: Next year will be the slowest for corporate takeovers and mergers since 2004, investment bankers say... more

Merrill holds out hope of a £6bn RBS gain for taxpayer

02.12.08
Banking: The UK taxpayer could make more than £6 billion on the Government's majority stake in Royal Bank of Scotland if leading broker Merrill Lynch has got its sums right... more

Market report: Big Lloyds TSB sell-off catches dealers on hop

11.11.08
A big seller sent shares of Lloyds TSB tumbling 14p to 181.2p as more than nine million shares changed hands... more

Travelex to double China retail efforts

09.09.08
Foreign exchange specialist Travelex says that it plans to double the size of its retail business in China next year... more

Boris Johnson flies to China as sporting spotlight shifts to our capital

20.08.08
Boris Johnson is flying out to Beijing on his first foreign trip as Mayor to represent London at the Olympics... more

TPG mulls bid for RBS arm

02.05.08
Buyout group Texas Pacific is reportedly set to bid for Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance arm, owner of the Churchill and Direct Line brands... more

BoCom doubles with HSBC help

30.04.08
China's Bank of Communications, part-owned by HSBC, has doubled its first-quarter profits amid a booming economy... more

RBS costs a fortune, but the culprits still hang on

24.04.08
The reddest face in Edinburgh belongs to Archie Hunter, a 64-year-old former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland - and chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland's audit committee.... more

End of the crunch in sight, says Templeton's Mobius

17.04.08
Emerging markets investment specialist Mark Mobius says the credit market crisis is "near the end"... more

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