Don't expect St James’s Place’s compensation negotiations with customers who lost out on former partner Peter Carron’s investment schemes to die down any time soon... more
David “Two Brains” Willetts' commercial career has been somewhat less than stellar, while Francis Maude may be embarrassed by his entrepreneurial efforts... more
An iPhone application that recently made its way into the Apple App Store has sparked some controversy — a digital version of Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf
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This is no ordinary redundancy, this is M&S redundancy. Word reaches City Spy of a clever wheeze dreamed up by Marks & Spencer to trim staff at its IT headquarters at Stockley Park near Heathrow... more
One day after reporting an annual loss of £16 million broking firm Blue Oar is considering a £2.4 million bid for its tiny rival, Dowgate Capital... more
Stockbroking: The ownership of stockbroker Blue Oar Securities finally looked settled after rival WH Ireland agreed to pay £16.2 million to merge the two companies... more
Stockbroking: The £16 million bid battle for stockbroker Blue Oar Securities turned nasty as it accused two of the directors of hostile bidder Evolve Capital of being involved in no fewer than 28 companies that have gone bust... more
A great fanfare for Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell’s declaration that the unemployed will be required to undertake some work. Er, haven’t we heard all this before?... more
Stockbroking: The world of small stockbrokers was thrown into the limelight as former employees launched an audacious bid for Blue Oar, while Ambrian and Panmure Gordon confirmed that they are in merger talks... more
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