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Brexit: What Next for EU and Britain
Jun 30, 2016The decision of the British people to leave the EU has shocked many people. Even those fearing that the referendum may result in the undoing of the work of many previous years for a stronger union of the European nations, had a sense of ...
Tags: leaving EU, referendum
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Fossil Fuel Sector Seen Risking $2.2 Trillion on Stranded Assets
Nov 25, 2015Fossil fuel companies risk wasting up to $2.2 trillion in the next decade by pursuing projects that could be uneconomic in the face of international action to limit climate change, UK-based financial think-tank Carbon Tracker Initiative ...
Tags: Fossil Fuel, natural gas, oil shale, oil sands
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Annual Rate of Global Inflation up to 2.7%
May 6, 2015The annual rate of inflation across the Group of 20 largest economies increased for the second straight month in March. Economists had forecast a smaller rise in the consumer price index (CPI) to 2.6%. Annual inflation has been running ...
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Shares in De La Rue Have Plunged Following a Profits Warning
Sep 30, 2014Shares in De La Rue, the company responsible for printing banknotes in England, have plunged following a profits warning. Profits for this year are now expected to be 20m lower than in 2013/14, and the company has cut its dividend. On ...
Tags: De La Rue, Profit Warning, Printing
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Demand for New Homes Fell Slightly in July
Aug 19, 2014Demand for new homes fell slightly in July, the first monthly decline since January 2013, while the supply of new properties coming onto the market increased for the second consecutive month, according to the July RICS Residential Market ...
Tags: UK, Furniture, Furnishing
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Arle Acquires The Group From The Candover 2001 Fund
May 6, 2014The Board of Innovia Group is pleased to announce that Arle Capital (Arle) has acquired the Group from the Candover 2001 Fund, for an enterprise value of €498 million, with funds raised from a syndicate of new investors. This means ...
Tags: Arle Capital, Innovia Group
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Innovia Group Will Be Partnering Again with Arle
Apr 30, 2014David Beeby, chief executive officer of Innovia Group, made an announcement on April 28: "We are delighted that we will be partnering again with Arle who have worked closely alongside us since 2009. They share our vision for the future and ...
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The Speciality Films Manufacturer Was Bought by Candover in 2004
Apr 29, 2014The speciality films manufacturer was bought by Candover in 2004. According to Innovia, Arle's acquisition means "ownership remains with funds managed by the same international private equity company". David Beeby, chief executive of ...
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Opening up The Banking Industry Will Help Drive Competition and Increase Access to Finance
Jan 21, 2014Commenting on the announcements made by Ed Miliband, Alex Jackman, Head of Policy at the Forum of Private Business, said, “This is a significant speech from Ed Miliband that sets out the emerging policy proposals from the Labour ...
Tags: Ed Miliband, Forum of Private Business, General Election, mechanism
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Willy Wonka Is at It Again
Dec 5, 2013Willy Wonka is at it again. Not since Violet Beauregarde furiously chewed on a three-course meal piece of gum and suffered the consequences has the confectionery category seen such high levels of innovation and new product development ...
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There Is No Cyber Security Skills Gap
Dec 3, 2013There is no cyber security skills gap, according to the head of business continuity and information security at The Economist, Vicki Gavin. A National Audit Office (NAO) report earlier this year said that it could take 20 years to address ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Several of The UK's Banks Have Been Hit by Cyber Attacks in The Last Six Months
Nov 29, 2013The Bank of England has revealed that several of the UK's banks have been hit by cyber attacks in the last six months, which have led to the institutions making financial losses. In its Financial Stability Report, the bank said that the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Stock Exchanges Are Playing Russian Roulette with Their Trading Systems
Aug 23, 2013Financial software expert Lev Lesokhin, who works for analysis and measurement software provider CAST Software, believes that stock exchanges are playing Russian roulette with their trading systems. "We're loading up a bunch of bullets or ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Bernanke Suggesting The Fed Could Curtail Its Easing Efforts by The End of 2013
Jun 20, 2013Hints that the Federal Reserve could pull back on its easing efforts later this year sent stocks broadly lower, with high-dividend-yielding stock sectors leading declines. After falling modestly in the initial minutes following the ...
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Cyber-Attacks Have Risen to The Top of The List of Threats for UK Banks
Jun 17, 2013Cyber-attacks have risen to the top of the list of threats for UK banks according to the Bank of England’s director of financial stability, Andrew Haldane, but understanding and management of the risk is still at an “early ...
Tags: Bank of England, Cyber-Attacks