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Citywire Investment News
- Sants: firms must drop 'narrow' attitude to regulation
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:08:59 Z
Financial Services Authority chief executive Hector Sants has called on banks, insurers and brokers not to 'think about what they can get away with' under the new 'twin peaks' framework.
- HNW satisfaction slides
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:50:00 Z
High new worth individuals (HNWIs) with their main contacts at UK wealth managers has fallen this year, with a sharp decline in those saying they are 'very satisfied' with the service received.
- Citywire Top Stocks Daily News Digest
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:02:54 Z
All the news from across the web about the companies featured in Citywire's Top Stocks.
- Overnight Markets: Wall Street falls amid Greek debt talks
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:00:00 Z
Stocks declined as Greece failed to respond to bailout terms from the European Union and International Monetary Fund missing another deadline.
BBC Business News
- UBS profits down on weak business
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:38 GMT
Profits at Swiss bank UBS slump by three-quarters and the outlook remains tough as the eurozone crisis saps business.
- US bank chairman in Vietnam push
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:45:05 GMT
The head of the US Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency, pushes for infrastructure deals with Vietnam worth $1.5bn (£949m).
- India miners face licence repeal
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:32:45 GMT
A panel appointed by India's Supreme Court has recommended that the licences of as many as 49 iron ore miners should be cancelled.
- Macquarie falls on profit warning
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:41:01 GMT
Macquarie Group, the largest investment bank in Australia, says it expects full year profits to drop 25% as a weak market hurts its business.
BBC News
- Syria army renews assault on Homs
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:11:17 GMT
The Syrian army resumes heavy shelling in the restive city of Homs as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due in Damascus for talks.
- Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:10:36 GMT
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata announces a $90bn merger with Glencore, the world's largest commodity trader.
- Maldives police 'take state TV'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:08:36 GMT
Police in the Maldives have taken control of the state broadcaster amid protests, reports say.
- Rugby regions facing big shake-up
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:06:55 GMT
Professional rugby in Wales could face another shake-up, with some regions receiving more funding than others.
