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Citywire Investment News

Bramdean Alternatives proposes pure private equity remit
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:29 GMT
The board of Bramdean Alternatives is proposing to change the trust's name to Aberdeen Private Equity and to give it a pure private equity fund investment remit

Five reasons why insurers are better investments than banks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:05 GMT
Stronger than hoped for results from Standard Life have shown again why insurers are better investments than banks.

Grant Thornton?s top 10 Budget predictions
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:42 GMT
With Gordon Brown announcing that the Budget will be held on march 24, the tax experts are dusting off their crystal balls

Ten years on, what have we learnt from the tech bubble?
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:29 GMT
Nothing, it seems, as institutions are still happy to flog worthless ideas in the interests of a quick buck.

BBC Business News

UK economy 'still growing weakly'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:06 GMT
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

British Gas faces strike ballot
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:22:21 GMT
British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.

Airlines offer slots in EU probe
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:16:02 GMT
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.

Economic storm not over, says PM
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:12 GMT
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.

Citywire News

Five reasons why insurers are better investments than banks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:05 GMT
Stronger than hoped for results from Standard Life have shown again why insurers are better investments than banks.

Online banking fraud up by 14% amid wave of 'phishing' attacks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:33 GMT
Online banking fraud rose by 14% to £60m in 2009, while card fraud dropped for the first time in three years.

Ten years after the tech bubble burst, the sector now looks cheap
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:57 GMT
Tech is still only trading on a multiple of 1.1x the market - despite an anticipated MA boom as the new cycle of technology kicks in.

The economy is not yet out of danger, Gordon Brown warns
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:21 GMT
You can trust me, prime minister says, as he unveils a pay freeze for doctors, dentists, and hospital consultants.

BBC News

Apology for women raped by father
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:08:20 GMT
Two women raped by their father over 25 years- bearing seven of his children - are given an apology by authorities.

Man guilty of murdering daughter
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:38 GMT
A man is found guilty of the murdering his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found when police stopped his car.

Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:44:29 GMT
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.

UK global clout 'waning' - Hague
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:44 GMT
The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power.

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