De Le Rue share price dips but boss Martin Sutherland defiant on firm’s future May 27, 2015 De Le Rue boss Martin Sutherland said he was “slightly surprised” at the decline in the company’s share price yesterday, after it announced a £40m drop in revenue during the year to 28 March. The banknote printer saw sales drop from £513.3m in the 2014 financial year to £472.1m, while pre-tax profit fell to [...]
US banks’ bonuses outstrip UK as Goldman Sachs tops payout league May 27, 2015 GOLDMAN Sachs’s directors received the biggest bonuses in the sector this year, according to figures published yesterday by Emolument.com. The iconic US investment bank paid an average of £194,000, well above second-ranked Morgan Stanley’s £170,000 average. All of the top five payers are US banks, followed by European banks Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, at £135,000 [...]
Reforming UK executive pay is tortuous, but worthwhile May 27, 2015 Like electing a boss of Fifa whose surname isn’t Blatter or extracting an apology from Thomas Cook, reforming executive pay in the UK is a tortuous process. Vince Cable, the last Business Secretary, had a decent stab at it, introducing a binding vote on pay policies which yielded initial dividends in recalcitrant boardrooms. [...]
Bank of England holding firm on retail ring fence May 27, 2015 THE BANK of England yesterday rejected claims that the incoming ring-fence to separate retail and investment banking is no longer necessary, pressing ahead with its plans to implement the structural changes. Instead of setting additional hard rules on exactly which activities are in the ring-fence and which are not, the Prudential Regulation Authority said that the [...]
Disposable incomes in London lead UK despite financial crash May 27, 2015 London’s disposable incomes are highest at £22,516 on average Disposable incomes in London pulled further ahead of those in the rest of the country over the past 15 years, official figures showed yesterday, despite the capital being the epicentre of the financial crisis. Spending power across the UK has grown enormously since 1997, with [...]
Prudential says men can expect to earn their first million by 50 – 19 years before female colleagues May 27, 2015 A man on average income will earn his first million nearly two decades before an average female worker, according to new analysis from Prudential out today. The insurance company crunched the numbers from the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey of hours and earnings, finding that male workers earn £1m by the time they [...]
HSS Hire share price edges back above tool firm’s list price May 27, 2015 Tool hire giant HSS saw its shares rise yesterday after reporting first-quarter trading in line with expectations. The company – which made its stock market debut in February – said it remains on track to open 50 new branches in the current financial year. Revenues in its first quarter came in at £72.5m, HSS reported – [...]
Rolls-Royce in €80m contract to deliver new British Army tanks May 27, 2015 Power systems manufacturer Rolls-Royce has signed an €80m (£57m) contract with General Dynamics European Land Systems to deliver 589 MTU Series 199 diesel engines for new British Army armoured vehicles. Delivery of the engines is to start in 2016, with the last engines to be delivered in 2022. According to Rolls-Royce, this will be the [...]
British Business Bank puts £17.5m in Passions Partners’ fund May 27, 2015 British Business Bank has put £17.5m into Passion Partners’ £45m second fund. The investment is the 18th that the bank has made via its Enterprise Capital Funds programme. Passion Capital’s Eileen Burbidge told City A.M. last night that she is very positive about the financial technology scene in London that Passion invests in. [...]
Plus500 shareholders vent fury as UK customers accounts stay frozen May 27, 2015 Under fire spreadbetter Plus500 was forced to defend itself against angry shareholders yesterday as it admitted all UK customers were frozen out of their accounts. The Israeli business, which has plummeted in value since the financial watchdog clamped down on its controversial customer recruitment practices, admitted in its annual meeting it has lost about $4m [...]
