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Banks Cutting Spreads to Win Borrowers
May 7th, 2014
Tighter spreads, lower credit line fees, fewer interest-rate floors, looser covenants — banks continue to ease terms to build their business loan books. CFOs that haven’t refinanced their company’s bank loan in a while may want to review the ...
Cuts will not damage family justice, says Munby
May 5th, 2014
Legal aid cuts will not undermine family justice, the head of the Family Division insisted last week as he mooted plans for judge-free divorces and greater legal rights for separating cohabitees. When wide-ranging reforms of the family justice system ...
Google Sued Over Claims for manipulating the market
May 2nd, 2014
Google Inc. (GOOG) was sued for allegedly abusing its market power by forcing handheld device makers that use its Android operating system to also provide the search engine company’s applications. Google’s requirements that manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics Co. ...
David Cameron’s brother calls for fraud trial to be halted over legal aid cuts
April 29th, 2014
Alexander Cameron QC argues in court that state has failed to provide defendants with adequate representation The prime minister’s brother, Alexander Cameron QC, has argued in court that a complex fraud trial should not go ahead because the defendants ...
Stocks: Federal Reserve to the rescue?
April 28th, 2014
Janet Yellen and economic data are poised to steal the business spotlight from Corporate America this week. After a bonanza of corporate report cards dominated recent headlines, investors will likely refocus on the state of the U.S. economy and ...
UK SMEs are neglected at the critical growth stage, says new report
April 25th, 2014
Old Street Silicon Valley-style business ‘clusters’ vital for growth. Local Enterprise Partnerships not as effective as predecessor, say SMEs Initiatives aimed at helping the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are failing at the critical growth stage of ...
Tokyo Inflation Quickens to Fastest Since 1992
April 25th, 2014
Tokyo’s consumer prices rose 2.7 percent in April from a year earlier, the biggest jump since 1992, pumped up by a sales-tax increase and a year of unprecedented stimulus from the Bank of Japan. Inflation excluding fresh food accelerated ...
Obama Says U.S. Ready to Move on Russia Sanctions
April 24th, 2014
President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies have additional sanctions against Russia ready to go as the crisis in Ukraine escalated with Ukrainian security forces moving against pro-Russian separatists. Russia has yet to act in the spirit ...
Civil courts braced for fee increases
April 22nd, 2014
A series of court fee increases will come into force today with critics warning they will prevent access to justice for the poorest. Changes to the upfront court fee for proceedings in England and Wales will increase the fee ...
A star abroad, India central bank boss riles bond traders at home
April 17th, 2014
Since taking the helm of India’s central bank, Raghuram Rajan’s agenda to reform markets has put the noses of Mumbai bond traders firmly out of joint by upending practices that provided them with a relatively secure rate of return. ...
