Liberty Interactive spinning off CommerceHub and Expedia Holdings November 12, 2015 Liberty Interactive is spinning off two new units, CommerceHub and Liberty Expedia Holdings. Travel firm Expedia’s parent company is splitting off its e-commerce software division to CommerceHub. Liberty Expedia Holdings, meanwhile, will include the group’s full 18 per cent stake in Expedia, but also the site bodybuilding.com. Expedia recently posted bookings up by 21 per [...]
Tech City launches programme to help address UK’s scale-up issue November 12, 2015 There's a new initiative out there to help London's fledgling tech businesses boom. Today, Tech City UK, a publicly funded nonprofit focused on nurturing digital businesses, launched Upscale, a programme that will connect 25 promising scale-ups – companies that have grown beyond the start-up phase – with free expertise and advice to grow their business to [...]
Deutsche Bank puts in place new management team for investment bank November 12, 2015 Deutsche Bank announced a new slate of top jobs this morning, naming a string of appointments to its corporate and investment bank (CIB) as part of the bank's strategic overhaul, first announced last month. The bank's new co-chief executive John Cryan said last month that he was dividing Deutsche's investment bank into two parts, with one focused [...]
Challenger bank Aldermore looking as safe as houses in third quarter results, as residential mortgages push up lending, but share price drops November 12, 2015 Aldermore has today reported loan growth of about £1bn over the last nine months, bringing total net loans to customers to £5.8bn, an increase of 20 per cent from the end of December. In its third-quarter results for 2015, the challenger bank, which was set up by former Barclays executive Phillip Monks, said it was on [...]
Number of new homes built in England at highest level in 28 years November 12, 2015 The number of new homes in England has risen by a quarter over the past year, the highest annual increase in 28 years, official figures show. A total of 170,690 residential properties were created in 2014/15, a 25 per cent increase on the previous year when the number of homes increased by 10 per cent, according data [...]
Punch Taverns more than halves yearly losses November 12, 2015 Pub group Punch Taverns, owner of around 3,500 pubs nationwide, has narrowed its yearly losses by over half to £105m, from £240 million a year earlier. Refinancing of debt with a charge of £166m and the falling value of its real estate was mostly to blame. Shares in the pub company have fallen today by [...]
Card Factory’s share price slides after reporting slower sales growth November 12, 2015 Card Factory's share price was trading down after reporting sales growth of 7.9 per cent for the nine months to the end of October, down from the 8.7 per cent growth reported in the same period last year. The greetings card chain was trading 1.11 per cent down at 359.65p in early afternoon trading on the [...]
North east Potash mine in village of Boulby which is owned by ICL Fertilizers announces 360 job cuts November 12, 2015 A Potash mine in the north east has announced 360 job cuts as its potash reserves begin to run dry, prompting a restructuring of the business. The Boulby mine, owned by ICL Fertilizers, is moving towards a polyhalite-based form of potash which is more environmentally friendly, and away from that of potassium-based potash. As part of this, [...]
British Airways owner IAG has launched a €1bn convertible bond for Aer Lingus acquisition November 12, 2015 British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) has launched a €1bn (£706m) convertible bond to help fund its acquisition of Aer Lingus. The unsecured bond is split into two: a €500m offering redeemable in 2020, and €500m in 2022, and can be converted into ordinary shares priced at a premium. The five-year bond will yield [...]
Cyber attacks rise for EE following TalkTalk hack November 12, 2015 Mobile operator EE has had to fend off an increased number of cyber attacks since TalkTalk revealed it had 15,000 customers financial details stolen. EE chief executive Olaf Swantee told City PM: Since the TalkTalk breach we have seen heightened activity from criminals and people who want to access our system. “We have successfully prevented [...]
