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Global shares fall on Grexit fearsThe FTSE 100 index dropped below the psychological benchmark of 5,500 this morning, amid mounting fears that Greece will have to exit the Eurozone. |
Aviva shareholders vote against remuneration planAt Aviva's annual meeting in London today, shareholders voted against the insurers remuneration plan after seeing a fall in share value and profits in the past year. |
Legal & General unveils latest early bonus ‘kick out’ planLegal & General has launched another capital at risk structured ‘kick out’ investment plan, offering a final bonus of 54 per cent at the end of six years. |
UK FTSE companies pay record £18.8bn in first quarter of 2012Capita Registrars reports that UK companies paid a record £18.8 billion in dividends in the first three months of 2012 but that this was lower than predicted. |
Halifax unveils Income Generator 2The Halifax has launched its Income Generator 2 investment product that offers a potential return of 7.2 per cent annually for five years dependent on the performance of the FTSE 100. |
Legal & General launches two investment productsLegal & General has unveiled a brace of structured products, offering investors the opportunity to use two years' ISA allowances in the same investment. |
Legal & General’s Early Bonus Plan offers 63% payoutLegal & General has unveiled its latest structured ‘kick out’ investment, Early Bonus Plan 5, which offers a payout of capital plus 63 per cent after six years. |
BP back in profit and increases dividend by 14%BP made $7.6 billion in the final quarter of 2011 and has announced that it will increase dividends to shareholders for the first time since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
UK public calls for top FTSE bosses' pay to be reducedMembers of the British public do not believe chief executives of top firms should be remunerated to the tune of millions of pounds, a High Pay Centre report has found. |
Yorkshire Building Society offers new Protected Capital AccountYorkshire Building Society has announced the details of its new Protected Capital Account - Fixed Growth 6, which is linked to stock market performance. |
Vince Cable announces government plans on executive payThe business secretary, Vince Cable, has presented his plans to parliament on how to curb excessive executive pay but Labour say his plans do not go far enough. |
Cameron vows to get tough on executive payThe Prime Minister is expected to agree to most measures that will be published by Business Secretary, Vince Cable on executive pay later this month. |
CBI says high executive pay must be linked to performanceThe CBI has released a report that recommends high levels of executive pay must be linked to performance and that pay packages should be simplified and transparent. |
UK bank shares mirror FTSE fall after S&P ratings cutsShares in HSBC,Lloyds, RBS and Barclays all fell by around two per cent today after ratings agency Standard & Poors cut the rating of 15 lenders. |
Spain sees borrowing costs reach 14-year highConcerns about Spain's debt has pushed borrowing to a high point not seen since 1997. |
Almost all of Britain's FTSE 100 firms 'use tax havens'The majority of the UK's most valuable companies have operations based abroad to legally avoid paying tax, it has been revealed. |
European stock markets suffer worst quarter since 2002The FTSE 100, German Dax and French Cac indexes suffered further big falls today to cap a dreadful quarter and analysts believe more falls are likely. |
Shares rise as investors see hope for euro debt crisis solutionShares in the UK FTSE 100, German Dax and France's Cac indexes all increased today as traders optimism that a solution to the euro debt crisis will be found rose. |
Euro shares stabilise following G20 pledgeStock markets in Europe have opened with slight gains following a pledge by the G20 to step in and take action to stop the euro debt crisis from escalating. |
Euro falls on concerns over further Greek defaultThe Euro has fallen in value and European bank shares fell sharply amid growing concerns that Greece could default again on its debts. |
US payroll data shows zero net jobs growthHighly anticipated figures on US employment were released today, but they have disappointed markets after they revealed that there was no net increase in US employment. |
Global stock markets fall ahead of US jobs dataStock markets around the globe fell this morning after making gains earlier in the week. The markets are waiting for US jobs and labour figures and UK banks suffered. |
Global stock markets plunge as investors fear economic slowdownStock markets around the world fell yesterday and on the resumption of trading today as continued concern that economies across the globe are poised for a further economic slowdown dominated investor sentiment. |
EU wants financial transaction tax to include UKEurozone members want the proposed financial transaction tax to apply to all countries in the EU not just the 17 member states who make up the eurozone. |
European stock markets finish week on a highAfter a turbulent week the FTSE 100 made gains on its starting position and after a ban on short selling in some European countries, markets in Europe rose. The US markets also rose after healthy retail sales data. |
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