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RBS split raised amid banks rethink
Radical plans to split Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) into a "good" bank and a "bad" bank must be looked at immediately as part of an urgent rethink of Government plans for privatisation, according to an influential Parliamentary commission.
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Top stories
Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to stop multinationals hiding their profits from the taxman in shadowy offshore "shell" companies.
LONDON - London shares closed higher on Tuesday as investors hoped the two-day Federal Reserve Board meeting will not spark too sharp a reduction in the Fed's stimulus programme to shore up the United States economy, dealers said.
Let's hope Charlotte Hogg enjoys her 15 seconds of fame. Her appointment as the first chief operating officer in the Bank of England's history is certainly newsworthy.
Aggreko. �17.52 -39p. Questor says BUY. Aggreko disappointed some with a pre-close trading update on Tuesday in which it said full-year expectations remained unchanged.
A call centre made famous by a BBC reality TV series has been fined �225,000 for harassing families with nuisance calls. The BBC has portrayed the company's millionaire boss 'Big Nev' Wilshire as a lovable rogue, a consumer champion and even a hero.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| FGP | FirstGroup plc | 8.18% | 1,199.10M |
| AVV | AVEVA Group plc | 6.03% | 1,625.54M |
| TCY | TeleCity Group Plc | 5.71% | 1,972.03M |
| TCG | Thomas Cook Group plc | 4.30% | 1,794.40M |
| TALK | Talktalk Telecom Group PLC | 4.19% | 2,177.59M |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| CPBB | Co-operative Bank plc | -13.65% | 4,425.54M |
| ENRC | Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation | -3.24% | 2,994.33M |
| GNK | Greene King plc | -2.97% | 1,689.56M |
| FRES | Fresnillo Plc | -2.51% | 7,881.16M |
| HOME | Home Retail Group Plc | -2.30% | 1,049.10M |
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