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Citywire Investment News

  • FSA: four risks for advisers in run-up to RDR
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:40:44 GMT
    The Financial Services Authority has highlighted four areas, including quality of advice and governance, it says advisers should focus on during the upheaval of the next two years.

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BBC News

  • Kidnapped boy's father back in UK
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:18:47 GMT
    The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
  • Scientists to review climate body
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:15:37 GMT
    The UN Secretary-General asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
  • Berezovsky wins poison libel case
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:15:16 GMT
    Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
  • Care home owner 'not a killer'
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:53:20 GMT
    A care home boss from Somerset accused of killing two residents has denied she was a "drug-crazed killer", a court hears.
  • Nigeria charges over Jos killings
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:49:06 GMT
    Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.

BBC Business News

  • Banks face harsher stress tests
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:04:24 GMT
    Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double-dip' recession, regulators say.
  • British Gas faces strike ballot
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:55:33 GMT
    British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.
  • BA strike action talks continuing
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:36:55 GMT
    Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.
  • Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:29:42 GMT
    Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.
  • Warning on packaged bank accounts
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:52:55 GMT
    Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.

FT.com - Financial Markets News

  • Wall Street rises on bank deal speculation
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:12:14 GMT
    US stocks posted decent gains as they marked the 10-year anniversary of the Nasdaq?s peak. However, following a series of rises over previous sessions, markets lacked a positive driver to send them higher
  • Weak output puts pressure on sterling
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:17:34 GMT
    Sterling comes under renewed pressure after disappointing production data adds to lingering concerns over the UK?s economic recovery
  • Footsie climbs to 21-month high
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:12:54 GMT
    Tullett Prebon raced to the top of the mid-cap FTSE 250 index on Wednesday, while Barrett was also boosted on the back of bid speculation
  • Stocks edge higher on hopes for global economy
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:01:47 GMT
    Global Markets Overview: FTSE All-World index remains becalmed near six-week highs, with stock investors reluctant to push riskier assets higher without a fresh catalyst
  • Debunking the myth of a China collapse
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:11 GMT
    Global sentiment towards China?s economy and asset markets has turned from exuberance just a few months ago to overriding concern about the side-effects of last year?s remarkable credit growth, writes Jing Ulrich

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