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Inflation jumps to 3.4%

Investment Week | 20 Apr 2010

Inflation rose to a higher-than-expected 3.4% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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Bank of England holds rates at 0.5%

Interest rates have been kept on hold at 0.5% by the Bank of England.

Investment Week | 08 Apr 2010

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Credit Suisse fined £1.75m for reporting failures

The FSA has fined Credit Suisse £2.5m - reduced to £1.75m due to early settlement - for failing to submit accurate transaction reports.

Investment Week | 08 Apr 2010

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Chancellors to do battle in first live TV election debate

The first televised election debate kicks off on Channel 4 tonight, with a predictable focus on the state of the economy.

Investment Week | 29 Mar 2010

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State to start shedding bank stakes after election - papers

The Government is understood to be considering plans to offload its stakes in Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland just weeks after the general election.

Investment Week | 29 Mar 2010

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RDR to cost five times more than estimated

The FSA has made a major upward revision of the RDR’s costs in its policy statement today.

Investment Week | 26 Mar 2010

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Inflation falls back to 3%

Inflation fell back to 3% in February after a sharp spike at the beginning of the year.

Investment Week | 23 Mar 2010

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Lloyds could offload St James’s Place stake

Lloyds Banking Group could be about to sell its entire stake in St James’s Place.

Investment Week | 22 Mar 2010

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Lloyds accused of avoiding tax to artificially boost profits – papers

A former employee of Lloyds Banking Group has accused the bank of artificially inflating its profits by almost £1bn through the use of aggressive tax-avoidance schemes and exotic "Lehman- style" offshore deals which he said amounted to false accounting.

Investment Week | 19 Mar 2010

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Pru applies for Hong Kong share listing

Prudential has applied to have its shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as part of its plan to buy AIG’s Asian assets.

Investment Week | 08 Mar 2010

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Aegon 'in the sights' of Resolution's Cowdery - papers

Aegon UK, the Edinburgh-based life and pensions business, is thought to be in the sights of Clive Cowdery, who heads the Resolution acquisitions vehicle.

Investment Week | 08 Mar 2010

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Eurozone rates frozen at 1%

Eurozone interest rates have been held at 1% today for the tenth month in a row.

Investment Week | 04 Mar 2010

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Interest rates now one year at 0.5%

Interest rates were today held at 0.5% by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), marking one year since they hit the record low.

Investment Week | 04 Mar 2010

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S&P mulls Pru ratings cut over debt concerns

Standard & Poor’s is considering cutting its rating on Prudential over leverage concerns following its $35.5bn deal to buy AIG’s Asian business.

Investment Week | 02 Mar 2010

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Pru to buy AIG Asia with $20bn rights issue

Prudential has agreed to buy AIG’s Asian business for $35.5bn, which will be partially funded by a $20bn rights issue.

Investment Week | 01 Mar 2010

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