Ministers Demand New Bank Lending Data

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Britain's banks should publish details of their mortgage and personal unsecured lending on a postcode-by-postcode basis, Government ministers have demanded, as they step up pressure for greater industry transparency....

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Business Optimism At All-Time Low Says Survey

An index which predicts British business optimism has fallen to its lowest level since the it began 21 years ago, prompting fears of a 'triple-dip' recession occurring. BDO's Optimism Index, which predicts business performance two quarters ahead, fell...

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Tech Giants Ordered To Explain 'High Prices'

Three American tech giants have been told to appear before an Australian parliamentary inquiry to explain their "high prices". The demand for Apple, Microsoft and Adobe to appear comes as MPs seek to understand why local consumers pay so much for their...

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BAE Boosts Apprentice Intake To Five-Year High

Defence giant BAE Systems has announced plans to recruit its largest apprentice intake for five years. The Farnborough-based firm said it would take on 387 engineering and business apprentices in 2013, 60 more than in 2012. The new level tops the apprentice...

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Bridgepoint Closes In On Oasis Dental Chain

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The buyout firm Bridgepoint is in pole position to take over Britain's second-largest private dentistry provider in a deal likely to value it at close to £200m. I understand that Bridgepoint has entered exclusive talks...

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Apple 'Experiments With' Watch-Style Devices

Apple has discussed developing devices that are like wristwatches but operate on its iOS platform, two newspapers have claimed. The watch-style products would be made from curved glass, according to the New York Times, which cites unnamed sources "familiar...

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Politicians To Question RBS' Stephen Hester

Stephen Hester, the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), will give evidence to politicians this afternoon, amid reports that he is in line to receive a bonus of £780,000. The chairman of the bank, Sir Philip Hampton, will also later appear...

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BBC Journalists To Strike Over Redundancies

Journalists at the BBC are to stage a one-day strike unless the corporation agrees to end compulsory redundancies, it was warned today. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said its members at the BBC will walk out on February 18 and launch a work-to-rule...

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JP Morgan Boosts Branch Targeting Super-Rich

Investment bank JP Morgan has bolstered its private wealth arm in Britain because of the increasing number of multi-millionaires in the region. The bank has appointed seven top bankers to its British division, poaching five from rivals, amid expansion...

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HP's Autonomy's Accounts To Be Investigated

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has opened an investigation into the accounts of Autonomy before its takeover by Hewlett-Packard (HP). The UK's accounting watchdog will study the Cambridge-based company's financial reporting between 1 January...

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