Malignaggi wants Hatton rematch October 21, 2012 America’s Paulie Malignaggi has set his sights on a rematch with Britain’s returning Ricky Hatton after defeating Mexico’s Pablo Cesar Cano on a split points decision. He said: “It would be an honour to fight Ricky again. I thought I won the fight. I thought I won pretty handily. He was pressing the action but [...]
Volvo appoints new chief executive October 19, 2012 Car manufacturer Volvo has appointed Hakan Samuelsson as its new chief executive, following Stefan Jacoby’s stroke last month. Samuelsson, who resigned as chief executive of MAN in 2009 amid a bribery scandal, has been an independent member of the Volvo board since 2010. He has assumed executive responsibilities immediately as it became clear Jacoby would [...]
Public sector borrowing falls to £12.8bn October 19, 2012 The government borrowed less than expected in September, according to official figures out today. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, public sector borrowing excluding financial sector interventions totalled £12.8bn last month, down £0.7bn year on year, which was below market expectations. Net debt edged up to £1,065.4bn at the end of September, [...]
Bank of Scotland fined £4.2m for mortgage errors October 19, 2012 Bank of Scotland (BOS) has been fined £4.2m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for errors in its mortgage systems, which led to inaccurate mortgage records for 250,000 customers. During 2004 and 2011, the FSA said BOS kept customer mortgage information in two unaligned accounts, meaning the bank was relying on inaccurate information for “considerable” [...]
Customers turn to Provident Financial in credit squeeze October 19, 2012 Lender Provident Financial this morning reported a 26.6 per cent jump in customers in the non-standard credit card market. The FTSE 250 lender said customer numbers in the Vanquis Bank division, which provides credit to borrowers shunned by high-street banks, had reached 834,000 at the end of September, as the economy heaped pressure on the [...]
Bunzl mulls more acquisitions as revenue rises October 19, 2012 Outsourcing firm Bunzl today posted a five per cent increase in group revenue for its third quarter, as it eyed more acquisitions. In the year to date, group revenue increased by six per cent. In an interim management statement, the FTSE 100 firm credited underlying revenue growth in North America, Continental Europe, the UK and [...]
FTSE 100 weighed down by Aggreko October 19, 2012 The leading share index slipped on Friday, weighed down by banks and miners. Power supplier Aggreko fell back 7.38 per cent as it said this morning its full-year profits would be hit by unfavourable exchange rates and higher bad debt provision. Housebuilder Redrow fell 7.14 per cent as its founder Steve Morgan dropped its bid [...]
Aggreko hit by forex and bad debt provisions October 19, 2012 Temporary power supplier Aggreko this morning warned that its full-year profit would be hit by unfavourable exchange rates and increased bad debt provisions. The FTSE 100 firm said it would impact profit by about 2.5 per cent. Aggreko, which provides power generators and temperature control equipment, posted a revenue jump of 22 per cent from [...]
Ofgem sets out proposals to shake up energy market October 19, 2012 Ofgem this morning unveiled plans to force energy suppliers to tell customers about the cheapest tariff they have on offer. The energy regulator put forward proposals for a package of more transparent measures to improve the competition in the household energy market. The proposals want suppliers to provide vulnerable customers and those who haven’t switched [...]
William Hill reports rising profits October 19, 2012 Bookmaker William Hill this morning posted group operating profit up 26 per cent over the three months to September, helped by good sporting results. Year on year, profit was 17 per cent up. The online business grew strongly over the quarter, with online revenue up by 18 per cent over the period, and 26 per [...]
