Evening Standard - Business

Gartmores £1bn float to kick start surge in IPO

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:38 GMT

Fund management giant Gartmore is to list on the Stock Exchange, firing the starting gun on what is expected to be several major flotations in London in the next 12 months

ECB: banks risk being hooked on bailouts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:15:53 GMT

The head of the European Central Bank today warned that banks run the risk of becoming addicted to the cheap funding it has supplied to save the system from collapse

Carmakers put a brake on the decline in output

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:15:53 GMT

Vehicole factories are knocking out cars at a much slower rate than a year ago, but the decline is slowing

Staffline makes a good job of it

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:42 GMT

Blue-collar recruitment firm Staffline proved the outlook for the staffing industry is not entirely gloomy, announcing it expects to beat earnings forecasts for the year

Fund guru warns China is at risk in asset bubbles worry

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:42 GMT

Little more than a year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers smashed overblown share prices and sky-high property values, new bubbles are inflating around the world, just waiting to burst

Former Burberry HQ off to auction

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:42 GMT

Administrators to Paul Kemsley's Rock property empire will close the bidding for Burberry's former Haymarket headquarters next Tuesday

Ferrero 'hungers for £5bn Cadbury chewing gum unit'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:41 GMT

Italian chocolate maker Ferrero could be interested in Cadbury's gum and candy division, a unit worth about £5 billion, in a possible joint takeover bid

Stamp duty break helped just 6,000 London buyers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:19:26 GMT

Only 6,000 Londoners have benefited from the stamp duty holiday in its first year, figures reveal

Apple changes Regent Street to its core

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:27:55 GMT

Arrival of Apple Store exactly half a decade ago has transformed Regent Street into one of Europes leading retail shopping destinations

Fund guru warns China is at risk in asset bubbles worry

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Little more than a year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers smashed overblown share prices and sky-high property values, new bubbles are inflating around the world, just waiting to burst

Analysis: 2010 will be the year of the float

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:54:00 GMT

From the London Eye to a Saga holiday and from cat and dog supermarket Pets at Home to Betfair, the second decade of the 21st century is to open with a flurry of flotations

Nationwides alert on rally after 64% fall

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Nationwide building society today forecast a slow economic recovery and warned the recent rally in house prices could run out of steam

Goldman told to slash bonuses

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:47 GMT

Some of Goldman Sachs biggest shareholders have told the investment bank to slash the size of its record bonus pot and pass on a bigger chunk of its earnings to investors

Royal Mint production surges as investors clamour for gold

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:47 GMT

Soaring demand for gold from savers desperate to take advantage of the record bullion price, forced the Royal Mint to more than quadruple production of gold coins in the third quarter of the year

Alliance Boots is aiming for global growth

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:47 GMT

Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina today outlined plans to expand the Boots brand around the world

Fullers warns of pain from rising prices next year

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:47 GMT

Fuller, Smith & Turner is warning that Britons face a nasty hangover next year once the effects of the Governments debt binge kick in

McLaren races back into the black thanks to Hamilton F1 win

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:47 GMT

Lewis Hamiltons Formula One world championship victory last year drove his McLaren team from the red to a £14 million pre-tax profit according to its accounts to 31 December 2008

Morrisons in a sales surge as it loses its star Bolland

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:12:44 GMT

There was rising talk in the City that the WM Morrison success story could be running out of steam, one day after it emerged that the chief executive is jumping ship

Regulators? We just love 'em, says John Mack

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:07:41 GMT

John Mack, the tough-talking boss of Morgan Stanley, has made a surprise confession: he likes regulators

Banks still reining in lending despite incentives

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:07:41 GMT

Despite massive injections of public money and government promises to eat up bad debt, banks are still being stingy about lending to UK businesses figures suggest

Horlick ends Tchenguiz war with £5m fund sale to Aberdeen

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:07:41 GMT

Nicola Horlick, the one-time City superwoman, has sold the management contract on her only stock market-quoted fund to rival fund manager Aberdeen Asset Managers

Pennons profits gush is set to be staunched

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:14:22 GMT

Profits at South West Water are overflowing, indicating why regulator Ofwat is set to slap one of the biggest price cuts on Britains most expensive water company

Christmas comes early as shoppers flock to shops

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:14:22 GMT

Hopes of a good Christmas on the High Street were boosted today after a sharp rise in sales

Astra faces 6000 side-effects claims over mind drug

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:11:46 GMT

AstraZeneca could face as many as 6000 lawsuits after a judge in America ruled that claims against its psychiatric treatment Seroquel should be put on trial separately

Grid eyes a monopoly in London as it chases EDF

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:55:35 GMT

National Grid today admitted it is after an electricity and gas delivery monopoly in London as it confirmed it is in the running to make a bid for EDFs £4 billion power network business

Evening Standard - Business

Gartmores £1bn float to kick start surge in IPO

ECB: banks risk being hooked on bailouts

Carmakers put a brake on the decline in output

Staffline makes a good job of it

Fund guru warns China is at risk in asset bubbles worry

Former Burberry HQ off to auction

Ferrero 'hungers for £5bn Cadbury chewing gum unit'

Stamp duty break helped just 6,000 London buyers

Apple changes Regent Street to its core

Fund guru warns China is at risk in asset bubbles worry

Analysis: 2010 will be the year of the float

Nationwides alert on rally after 64% fall

Goldman told to slash bonuses

Royal Mint production surges as investors clamour for gold

Alliance Boots is aiming for global growth

Fullers warns of pain from rising prices next year

McLaren races back into the black thanks to Hamilton F1 win

Morrisons in a sales surge as it loses its star Bolland

Regulators? We just love 'em, says John Mack

Banks still reining in lending despite incentives

Horlick ends Tchenguiz war with £5m fund sale to Aberdeen

Pennons profits gush is set to be staunched

Christmas comes early as shoppers flock to shops

Astra faces 6000 side-effects claims over mind drug

Grid eyes a monopoly in London as it chases EDF

Gartmores £1bn float to kick start surge in IPO

Nationwides alert on rally after 64% fall

Pennons profits gush is set to be staunched