Allied Irish asks bosses who led to ruin to give back pensions November 6, 2012 ALLIED IRISH Bank (AIB) wrote to former directors yesterday to ask for some of their pensions back, after mounting public anger at the scale of payouts at the bailed-out bank. The institution collapsed in the financial crisis, leading to a bailout in 2009 and nationalisation in 2010 – part of a wave of bailouts that [...]
Play me boss, begs Walcott, after star nets on comeback November 6, 2012 ARSENAL forward Theo Walcott last night pleaded with manager Arsene Wenger to give him a run in the team after he justified a rare start with a goal as the Gunners squandered two points in Germany. Walcott, who has been left on the bench amid his refusal to extend a contract that expires next summer, [...]
Federer finding Finals form and fitness after win over Tipsarevic November 6, 2012 WORLD No2 Roger Federer believes that he is on course to perform to the best of his ability after easing to victory over Janko Tipsarevic in his first match at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The Swiss great, widely revered as the finest player of all time, comfortably cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 [...]
Mancini: Champions League dream is over, thanks to ref November 6, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY 2 vs AJAX 2 MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini accused referee Peter Rasmussen of denying them a dramatic late victory over Ajax after last night’s draw left them on the brink of elimination from the Champions League. The fiery Italian manager confronted the referee at the final whistle to complain about the decision [...]
Sainsburys ups market share as Morrisons lags November 6, 2012 J SAINSBURY, Britain’s third-biggest supermarket group, has lifted its market share, helped by investment in its cheaper own-brand products, industry data showed yesterday. Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said Sainsbury’s sales rose 6.4 per cent in the 12 weeks to 28 October, increasing its share of the UK grocery market to 16.8 per cent from 16.4 [...]
Nadine Dorries suspended from tories November 6, 2012 CONSERVATIVE MP Nadine Dorries, who represents Mid-Bedfordshire, was yesterday suspended by her party after it emerged she had agreed to take part in ITV1’s reality show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. Dorries has flown to Australia and could be absent from the House of Commons and her constituents for a month.
NYSE Euronext profits fall amid trading slump November 6, 2012 THE OWNER of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday announced that net income fell by 42 per cent to $108m (£67.6m) in the third quarter, despite continued efforts to cut costs. NYSE Euronext has been hit by substantial declines in derivatives activity in its key New York, London and Paris markets. Equity trading volume in [...]
BTA poised to seize oligarch’s assets after appeal thrown out November 6, 2012 MUKHTAR Ablyazov, a fugitive oligarch accused of embezzling more than $5bn (£3.1bn), was labelled “devious” and “cynical” by judges yesterday as his former Kazakh bank BTA prepared to pounce on his assets. On the eve of his fraud trial, the Court of Appeal threw out Ablyazov’s attempts in absentia to overturn a 22-month jail sentence [...]
London & Stamford in merger talks November 6, 2012 LONDON & STAMFORD, the property firm run by industry veterans Patrick Vaughan and Raymond Mould, is to merge with retail landlord Metric Property Investments. The pair yesterday said talks were “in advanced discussions” which, if successful, will lead to London & Stamford’s shareholders owning a 75 per cent share of the enlarged company and Metric [...]
Upbeat trading at G4S despite Olympic fiasco November 6, 2012 SECURITY group G4S yesterday said trading was upbeat as its core UK market showed an improved performance, in spite of the bungled Olympics contract that cost the firm £50m. Revenue grew 6.3 per cent over the nine months to September, while growth in developing markets hit nine per cent over the first nine months of [...]
