Archive for February, 2013

Multiple retailers across the UK closed 20 stores a day on average last year, according to new research published today. The study by PwC and the Local Data Company

UK lender Standard Chartered Plc (LON:STAN) has engaged in discussions to acquire Morgan Stanley's (NYSE:MS) private wealth management business, Reuters reported, quoting two unnamed sources in the know. According

When Payday loans get out of hand it can quickly lead to a vicious circle of debt in which you find yourself taking out new loans each month

The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2012, official figures confirmed today. In its second estimate of GDP for the final quarter of the year,

UK insurer Aviva plc (LON:AV) on Wednesday said it was disposing of its Russian life and pensions business to local non-state pension fund Blagosostoyanie for EUR35m (USD46m) in

Government schemes to help home buyers in the UK are having a positive impact on the housing market, three housebuilding companies said this week. Redrow, Persimmon and Bovis Homes

UK communications services provider BT Group Plc (LON:BT.A) has agreed to purchase the UK and Ireland TV channels business of US sports entertainment company ESPN Inc for an

Swedish lender Nordea Bank AB (STO:NDA-SEK) has mandated Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) to seek buyers for its Polish arm, Nordea Bank Polska SA (WAR:NDA), local daily

Investment in the UK sector of the North Sea in 2013 will be the highest seen for more than 30 years, an industry body claimed today. In its 2013