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When will banking ever change?
This is the year we are going to "reset the banking system", said chancellor George Osborne in a speech to JP Morgan workers in February.
PRA identifies �26bn bank funding gap  Financial Times
Bankers could face jail after report urges the Government to introduce new ...  The Independent
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Ian Livingston's government career may be short-lived
Arguably, Ian Livingston has already performed useful public service in helping to save BT, a different sort of company that is too big, and too important, to fail.
BT Names New Chief Executive  Wall Street Journal
BT Group Chief Resigns to Join British Government  New York Times
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Bank of England ratesetters remain split over QE at Sir Mervyn King's final meeting
Sir Mervyn was outvoted for a fifth consecutive month on extending the Bank's �375bn quantitative easing (QE) programme, as members voted 6-3 against expanding asset purchases.
Mervyn King outvoted on economic stimulus at final MPC meeting  Financial Times
BOE's King Defeated in Final Stimulus Push  Wall Street Journal
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China Billionaire Invests $1.6 Billion in London Land, Boats
Dalian Wanda Group (DLWGCZ), the Chinese developer controlled by billionaire Wang Jianlin, is investing 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) in a British yachtmaker and a London site to build Western Europe's tallest residential tower.
China's Dalian Wanda to Build Luxury Hotels Overseas  Wall Street Journal
China's Wanda aims to launch $1 billion NY hotel project this year: chairman  Reuters
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UPDATE 1-Workers at Britain's Royal Mail vote against sell-off
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:30pm EDT. By Neil Maidment. LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Royal Mail workers backed union opposition to plans to privatise the state-owned postal group on Wednesday, a stark reminder for potential investors that there will be no ...
96 per cent of Royal Mail staff vote 'no' to privatisation  Telegraph.co.uk
Fears of postal chaos as Royal Mail workers vote to stop handling ...  Daily Mail
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Imagination Tech exec invests as company unveils annual results
Imagination Tech exec invests as company unveils annual results LONDON (SHARECAST) - Andrew Heath, a Non-Executive Director of chip designer Imagination Technologies invested nearly 60,000 pounds in the firm on Wednesday, the same day that the ...
UK chipmaker Imagination tries to allay fears after profits fall  Financial Times
Imagination Technologies' profit dips on licensing slowdown  Reuters
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Berkeley profits jump 26% amid surge in London house prices
Berkeley has reported a 26 per cent jump in pre-tax profits as house prices surged in London and the southeast. The upmarket housebuilder sold 3,712 new homes in the year ended April 30, up from 3,565 a year earlier.
Berkeley profits from expensive London land  Telegraph.co.uk
Housebuilder Berkeley's profit rises 26 pct  Reuters
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Delays and high prices leave rail passengers dissatisfied
Passenger satisfaction on the railways is dipping, with value for money and how companies deal with delays being the biggest cause for complaint, according to a survey of thousands of train customers.
Passenger Focus says rail companies are 'failing to deliver basic ...  Daily Mail
Passenger satisfaction with trains plunges  Telegraph.co.uk
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Vodafone may trump Liberty with $10 billion cash bid for Kabel - sources
FRANKFURT/LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:03pm BST. FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone (VOD.L) is discussing a 7.6 billion euros (6 billion pounds) cash bid with Germany's No.
Liberty Global enters bidding race for Kabel Deutschland  Financial Times
John Malone Pushes Vodafone's Buttons  Wall Street Journal
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Payday lender banned from sending 'irresponsible' spam texts
A payday lender which sent �irresponsible� spam text messages which encouraged people to borrow money for a �night on the town� has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority.
Payday loan ad banned for '�1000 night out' offer  Telegraph.co.uk
Payday lender banned from sending irresponsible texts  Moneywise Magazine
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