By: Harriet Green

I am City A.M.'s deputy business features editor. I look after the Entrepreneurs page, Alternative Finance and our Office Politics section. I also help out with the Forum, running our daily debate. I have a special interest in distributed ledger technology. Prior to working at City A.M., I ran a social enterprise.

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House sales jump as Help to Buy kicks in

November 6, 2013

British house building company Persimmon has posted an increase in weekly private sales of 45 per cent in the third quarter. The firm attributed a large part of the stronger growth to the government's Help to Buy scheme, which the company says "has proved particularly attractive." Persimmon sold 3,000 homes under the first phase of [...]
Moneysupermarket shares spike on news that energy supplier switching will see it beat earnings expectations

November 6, 2013

Price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Group has put its strong fourth-quarter start down to households switching energy suppliers, and said that this would help it beat its earnings forecast for the financial year. Shares have rocketed on the news. (Release) The company saw reported revenues in the first weeks of October up 25 per cent like-for-like, [...]
Experian expands healthcare reach as it buys up Passport Health Communications

November 6, 2013

Experian has signed a deal to buy another US company, Passport Health Communications, for $850m (£528m). The announcement comes a month after the information services group acquired US-based fraud protection provider 41st Parameter. (Release) Passport Health Communications, a data and software provider, services over 2,500 hospitals and 9,000 other healthcare providers. The deal will see [...]
What you need to know before the open – 06/11

November 6, 2013

With central bank meetings and US payrolls data looming, markets are ebbing back from their recent highs, as investors become slightly cautious. The UK saw Markit's services PMI hit a 16-year high yesterday, although the EU saw some minor growth downgrades. European markets are, however, expected to open slightly up today after a positive session [...]
Old Mutual sees assets up 14 per cent, reporting healthy emerging markets

November 6, 2013

Old Mutual has reported funds under management up 14 per cent to £287.5bn year-to-date. Group chief executive Julian Roberts (pictured) highlighted "healthy" sales in emerging markets and positive client net cash flows, in this morning's announcement. (Release) The long-term savings and investment group also reported gross sales of £6.5bn – up 11 per cent in the [...]
Premier Foods on search for new bread investor

November 5, 2013

Hovis owner Premier Foods has begun a secret hunt for an outside investor to help reverse the fortunes of its floundering bread division, reports Sky News' City editor Mark Kleinman. Premier Foods has approached a number of private equity groups over the sale of a stake in its bread unit. Sky understands that the chief [...]
EU regulators to fine HSBC, RBS and JP Morgan in Euribor probe

November 5, 2013

The European Commission is near to fining several banks hundreds of millions for Euribor rigging – fixing the rate at which banks lend to each other in euros, reports Reuters. JP Morgan, RBS, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Soc Gen and Credit Agricole will all face fines, with Barclays avoiding one as it was the lender which [...]
Services PMI rockets to 62.5 – its highest for 16 years

November 5, 2013

The UK's services industry has seen a huge boost, with services PMI for October flying past expectations at 62.5 – the highest rise in activity since May 1997. Expectations were 60.4, from September's 60.3. The sharp rise was supported by a strong increase in new work, with backlogs of work and employment both increasing markedly. [...]
Flybe chairman quits as airline undergoes restructuring

November 5, 2013

The English-based airline Flybe has said this morning that its chairman Jim French will be replaced by Simon Laffin, after 23 years with the company. French leaves as the company undergoes a strategic review to restore profitability. (Release) Laffin, who is currently a director of Quintain and the former finance director at Safeway, will replace [...]
Primark profits surge as AB Foods reports strong growth

November 5, 2013

Associated British Foods (ABF) has reported adjusted profit before tax of over £1bn, up 13 per cent for the financial year to 14 September. Primark, the retail arm of the group, had a particularly strong year, increasing profit by 44 per cent and added 10 per cent to its estate. (Release) Primark's total sales rose [...]

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