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Business - Google News The Guardian | FSA bonus rules could lead to 'competitive disadvantage' in recruitment Telegraph.co.uk Financial institutions affected by tough new rules on bonuses and remuneration will be put at a “competitive disadvantage” when it comes to recruiting and retaining the best staff, experts have warned. By Louisa Peacock, Jobs Editor Some 2500 financial ... UK Bonus Rules Must Cover 2500 Banks, Funds, Financial Regulator Says FSA remuneration code: bonus rules FSA tightens bankers' pay rules |
 The Guardian | Metro Bank arrives on British high street AFP LONDON - Metro Bank, Britain's first new high street lender for over 100 years, opened its first branch on Thursday in a move aimed at shaking up the sector but ran into immediate criticism over its products. Metro, co-founded by billionaire US ... Metro bank opens its doors in the UK Last updated at 4:42 PM on 29th July 2010 Video: Metro Bank's opening day |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Scrapping default retirement age will add to younger workers' job woes Telegraph.co.uk Allowing people to work into their seventies will cut the number of jobs and promotions available to an already “lost generation” of younger workers, according to experts. By Louisa Peacock, Jobs Editor The number of 70-year-olds in the workplace is ... Row over plan to end retirement age Default retirement age to be scrapped Government's proposal is "highly damaging" |
 The Guardian | BSkyB Said to Have Agreed on Five-Year Scorsese, Sopranos HBO Contract Bloomberg British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc agreed to enter a five-year deal with Time Warner Inc. to show all new HBO television programs in the UK, according to three people with direct knowledge of the ... Sky 3D television channel gets October UK launch date Sky strikes major deal with HBO BSkyB Earnings Up On Strong HD Demand;Strikes HBO Deal |
 Daily Mail | Divorce ruling outlaws secretly obtained documents Financial Times Estranged couples in “big money” divorce cases will no longer be able to use secretly obtained documents in divorce proceedings, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In a groundbreaking judgment, the court ruled that property entrepreneurs ... Tchenguiz brothers lose papers battle in divorce dispute Landmark ruling on divorce cases 'Man From Del Monte' millionaire in £350m divorce battle wins landmark secrecy ... |
 The Guardian | Santander poised for next phase of UK expansion The Guardian Santander will continue its UK expansion by taking over 318 Royal Bank of Scotland branches as early as next week. Today the Spanish bank reported a 10% rise in profit in its British arm. It also confirmed it was considering a stock market flotation of ... First-half profits soar at fast-growing Santander UK Santander continues accounts growth Santander UK to add 600 jobs as deal, spin-off loom |
 Builders Merchants Journal | Travis Perkins resumes dividends Financial Times Travis Perkins resumed dividend payments after a two year hiatus, as the builders' merchant overcame a weather-blighted start of the year to beat market expectations for the first six months of 2010. Helped by strong demand from both ... Travis Perkins expects recovery to be slow BSS set to outperform BSS Group total revenues up 11.5% |
 News Fire | Farmland bird numbers plunge to record lows Daily Mail Some of Britain's best loved farmland birds are vanishing at an alarming rate and are now at their lowest levels for 40 years, official figures show. New statistics released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ... Farmland bird numbers in England fall to record low Farmland bird numbers fall to record lows Farmland bird populations plummet to record low in England |
 The Guardian | Harrods owners' £1.5m supercars clamped outside store The Guardian When they went shopping in Knightsbridge three months ago and picked up a rambling old emporium for a modest £1.5bn, the Qatari royal family would have done well to enquire about proprietorial parking perks. A quick question might have spared them £220 ... Harrods owners' cars clamped Wardens clamp Qatari royals' £1.5 million cars Lulu Sinclair, Sky News Online |
 Telegraph.co.uk | BAE swings back to black in first half Financial Times BAE Systems swung back into profit in the first half, helped by a strong performance from its support and services operations, but warned of a “challenging trading environment” as governments look for ... BAE boss says UK industry will survive defence review BAE Systems share price up on FTSE 100 after H1 profit rise Defence giant returns to profits |
