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United Kingdom | 30 Nov 12
aviva to cut 120 jobs
Aviva is set to cut 120 jobs worth a reported £400m in cost savings.
United Kingdom | 27 Nov 12
uks territories keep schtum on son of fatca
Spokesmen for some of the UK’s key overseas territories said little beyond the fact that they look forward to meeting UK Government officials imminently to discuss the possibility of their exchanging more information with the UK, in the wake of a report that the UK is seeking to impose its own version of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act on them.
United Kingdom | 26 Nov 12
carney named new bank of england governor
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has been named as Mervyn King’s successor at the Bank of England.
United Kingdom | 20 Nov 12
osborne considers new raid on uk pensions
UK chancellor George Osborne is reportedly considering increasing the amount of tax paid by wealthy Britons on their pensions, the second time he will have done so since the Tory-led coalition came to power in 2010.
United Kingdom | 16 Nov 12
brooks macdonald fund raises for acquisition
Brooks Macdonald is to buy Channel Islands-based DFM Spearpoint for an expected sum of £32.1m, which it plans to raise partly through a share placing.