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• Punjab targeted killings: AAP MLA defending UK national at 'behest ... - The Indian Express

  15-11-2017 20:51
  The Indian Express
  Punjab targeted killings: AAP MLA defending UK national at 'behest ...
  The Indian Express
  Rana Gurjit said that the AAP leaders, including the party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, had been hobnobbing with Khalistani supporters in the run-up to ...en meer »
  
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• How will Brexit Affect the UK Financial Market? - HeadStuff.org (press release) (blog)

  15-11-2017 19:03
  HeadStuff.org (press release) (blog)
  How will Brexit Affect the UK Financial Market?
  HeadStuff.org (press release) (blog)
  How will Brexit Affect the UK Financial Market? Will the UK lose its financial standing once it leaves the European Union? London, after all, still retains its crown as the world's leading financial centre – but for how long? It's a question that is ...en meer »
  
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• How will Brexit Affect the UK Financial Market? - Headstuff - HeadStuff.org (press release) (blog)

  15-11-2017 19:03
  HeadStuff.org (press release) (blog)
  How will Brexit Affect the UK Financial Market? - Headstuff
  HeadStuff.org (press release) (blog)
  How will Brexit Affect the UK Financial Market? Will the UK lose its financial standing once it leaves the European Union? London, after all, still retains its crown ...en meer »
  
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• Katten UK Names New Head Of Financial Services Team - Law360

  15-11-2017 18:42
  Katten UK Names New Head Of Financial Services Team
  Law360
  Law360, New York (November 15, 2017, 11:27 AM EST) -- Katten Muchin Rosenman U.K. LLP said Wednesday it has appointed former Eversheds partner Polly Sprenger to lead the firm's new financial services team in London. Sprenger and associates ...
  
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• Form 8.3 - ZPG Plc - Business Wire (press release)

  15-11-2017 17:15
  Form 8.3 - ZPG Plc
  Business Wire (press release)
  The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. (c), Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each ...en meer »
  
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• BUDGET 2017: Hammond under pressure as Stamp duty blocking 45,000 property sales

  15-11-2017 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  STAMP duty is blocking 45,000 house purchases a year according to a study conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
  
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• Rightwing group calls for Greggs boycott over sausage roll nativity

  15-11-2017 16:30 via theguardian.com
  Baker accused of ‘manufacturing a scandal to sell baked goods’ after replacing Jesus in advert for new advent calendarThe bakery chain Greggs has apologised for offending Christians with a nativity scene advert that replaces Jesus with a sausage roll. The chief executive of the Freedom Association, a rightwing pressure group, claimed the advert was “sick” and that the retailer would “never dare” insult other religions.Continue reading...
  
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• Mark Carney warns Theresa May inflation will rise without Brexit transition deal

  15-11-2017 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  BANK of England chief Mark Carney fears Britain could head towards higher inflation and weaker growth if the UK fails to negotiate a transitional deal.
  
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• JPMorgan calls for UK-EU financial services free trade deal post-Brexit - Financial Times

  15-11-2017 15:20
  Oxford Mail
  JPMorgan calls for UK-EU financial services free trade deal post-Brexit
  Financial Times
  JPMorgan has called for a free-trade agreement between the UK and the European Union to cover financial services as a way to ensure mutual access after Brexit. Sally Dewar, JPMorgan's international head of regulatory affairs in London and a former ...
  UK must be clearer about financial obligations to EU, Merkel ally saysOxford Mail
  Brexit weekly briefing: UK given two weeks to clarify its fi
  
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• Bitcoin value doubles to £10,000 – because of ZIMBABWE crisis

  15-11-2017 14:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN'S price hit highs of £10,000 on Zimbabwe’s stock exchange today as the country’s armed forces took power and removed President Robert Mugabe from power.
  
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• UK employment falls for first time in nearly a year - Financial Post

  15-11-2017 13:10
  UK employment falls for first time in nearly a year
  Financial Post
  LONDON — Official figures show that employment in Britain fell for the first time in nearly a year, a sign that the economic slowdown is starting to affect the labour market. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that employment in the ...en meer »
  
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• UK Financial Authority Warns Investors Against Cryptocurrency Derivatives - Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)

  15-11-2017 13:09
  Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
  UK Financial Authority Warns Investors Against Cryptocurrency Derivatives
  Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
  British regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, has issued a warning to investors against venturing into cryptocurrency contracts for differences (CFDs). The agency claimed that digital currency-based CFDs are considered to be high-risk investments.
  UK's Financial Regulator Cautions Against Cryptocur
  
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• UK Financial Authority Warns Investors Against Cryptocurrency ... - Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)

  15-11-2017 13:09
  Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
  UK Financial Authority Warns Investors Against Cryptocurrency ...
  Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
  British regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, has issued a warning to investors against venturing into cryptocurrency contracts for differences (CFDs).
  UK's Financial Regulator Cautions Against Cryptocurrency Derivatives.Cryptovest
  UK's Financial Conduct Authority Issues Consumer Warning on Cryptocurrency
  
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• Zimbabwe coup sees huge queues outside banks as Robert Mugabe crisis sparks panic

  15-11-2017 13:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  ZIMBABWE residents have rushed to banks to withdraw cash fearing the crisis embroiling Robert Mugabe will sink the economy.
  
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• Older workers are gambling away their financial futures

  15-11-2017 10:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  RETIREMENT is increasingly a lottery with millions of older workers pinning their hopes on downsizing, an inheritance or hitting a prize jackpot to fund their final years.
  
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• TalkTalk dives into the red as it pushes to attract new customers

  15-11-2017 10:13
  Telecoms company shares fall as it reports £75m loss after investing in new cut-price broadband, TV and phone servicesShares in TalkTalk plummeted by 17% in early trading after it reported a £75m loss and warned that full year profits will be at the lower end of its guidance.The Embattled telecoms company, which is facing the legal fallout of data breaches following a cyber-attack in 2015, ran up £90m in exceptional charges relating to restructuring to refocus on its core propo
  
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• CitySprint accused of 'making a mockery' of employment rights

  15-11-2017 09:19 via theguardian.com
  Union criticises delivery firm after it changed couriers’ contracts rather than give them minimum wage and holiday payCitySprint has been accused of “making a mockery” of Britain’s employment rights system after changing couriers’ contracts rather than giving them the minimum wage and holiday pay, despite losing an employment tribunal case on the issue.The company, which has 3,500 self-employed couriers in the UK, said it had dropped an appeal against a ruling by th
  
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• Homes near ski slopes – in pictures

  15-11-2017 08:00
  Goggle at these … from Scotland to Austria and France they’re poles apart in what they offer, except you’ll need your boots at all of them Continue reading...
  
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• Frozen out of using Iceland by threat of a parking ticket

  15-11-2017 08:00
  The supermarket uses the same car park as enforcement company Smart Parking, and I’ve erroneously been chargedI have been sent three penalty charge notices from the private parking enforcement company Smart Parking. The issue is that its car park and that of the Iceland frozen food store in Carlisle share the same entrance.
  In the Iceland car park you pay a £1 for one hour which is redeemable in store if you spend over £5. Continue reading...
  
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• Unfreeze public sector pay and cut benefits bill, Philip Hammond is urged

  15-11-2017 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Inflation-linked pay rise would cost £5.8bn – but £2.5bn would come in from extra tax and from benefits savings, thinktank saysPhilip Hammond is facing renewed calls to unfreeze public sector pay, as fresh analysis suggests the cost to the Treasury would be cushioned by £2.5bn in additional tax revenues and benefits savings.A significant portion of funding required to lift the cap would be returned almost immediately to the Treasury, according to research from the Institu
  
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• UK unions must reform to tackle membership decline, says report

  15-11-2017 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Fabian Society and Community study shows fastest-growing industries such as hospitality have lowest membership levelsBritain’s trade unions have been warned they face increasing irrelevance without radical reform to attract new members in fast-growing sectors with large numbers of casual employees, such as the hospitality industry.The warning comes in a report from the leftwing thinktank the Fabian Society and the Community union, with analysis showing that the country’s fastest-grow
  
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• Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of Booker Group gets go-ahead from regulators

  15-11-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  TESCO’S £3.7 billion takeover of cash-and-carry firm Booker Group has been provisionally cleared by regulators, who claim a deal could reduce prices for shoppers.
  
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• Pound v US dollar: GBP fluctuates against USD on unsettling wage data

  15-11-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE pound to US dollar rate has been volatile today, with GBP/USD fluctuating between $1.312 and $1.321.
  
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• Pound V euro: GBP exchange rate slumps as earning figures prompt more concerns

  15-11-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE pound is trending lower against the euro again this morning as the UK’s latest wage figures prompt further concerns about the financial burden faced by consumers in Britain.
  
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• London’s Bond Street has world’s third-highest business rents

  15-11-2017 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Shopping thoroughfare overtakes Champs Élysées in Paris in ranking as tourism boom from weak pound boosts luxury sectorThe tourism boom prompted by the weakness of sterling since the Brexit vote has helped propel Bond Street in London into the top three of the world’s most expensive store locations. The shopping thoroughfare overtook the Champs Élysées in Paris in the global ranking compiled by the property company Cushman & Wakefield. New York’s Upper
  
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• Christmas shopping 2017: Still time to order the right credit card for seasonal purchases

  15-11-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHRISTMAS is less than six weeks away, so if you want to put your festive spend on plastic it pays to take action now.
  
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• B&M boss Sir Terry Leahy steps down after five years leading discount retailer

  15-11-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  SIR Terry Leahy is checking out as chairman of B&M after five years in which he steered the discount retailer on to the stock market and oversaw rapid expansion.
  
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• Vodafone shares lifted as customers switch to mobile data over wifi

  15-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  VODAFONE shares were 11p up to 227p yesterday after it raised its annual profit forecast for the first time "in recent history".
  
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• ITV predicts return to revenue growth after advertisers slash spending

  15-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  ITV expects the return of supermarkets and consumer goods to small screen advertising to boost revenue growth in the fourth quarter.
  
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• GoCompare rejects 'opportunistic' takeover bid by Zoopla owner

  15-11-2017 00:40 via theguardian.com
  Price comparison group says ZPG’s latest unsolicited offer of £420m fundamentally devalues the business and its prospectsGoCompare has rejected an unsolicited takeover offer by the owner of Zoopla and uSwitch valuing the business at nearly £420m.The price comparison group said the proposal “fundamentally undervalues GoCompare and does not reflect the strong growth prospects of the company” and was rejected this month.Continue reading...
  
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• Tesco boss got the Booker deal past the watchdog – can he convince investors?

  15-11-2017 00:39 via theguardian.com
  The CMA’s decision to clear the £3.7bn takeover is baffling, and seems unlikely to get the thumbs-up from all shareholdersThe Competition and Markets Authority rarely fails to surprise. The watchdog worked itself into a fine fury a couple of years ago over the obscure merger between Poundland and 99p Stores. It eventually reached the commonsense conclusion that the deal would not deliver a fatal blow to competition on the high street, but it needed two attempts to get there.Now, pres
  
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