Cebr: Average household savings to increase by £11,700 to £58,000 by 2025 – but here’s why you won’t benefit for 10 years after an interest rate hike December 2, 2015 Household savings are set to grow by £500bn to £1.8 trillion by 2025, according to new research by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) and RCI Bank, with the average savings pot increasing by £11,700 in £58,700 in real terms, up from £47,000 now. That'll be pushed up by rising interest rates on [...]
Greene King share price jumps as profits rise and Spirit integration takes place “ahead of plan” December 2, 2015 Brewery Greene King had a strong six months to mid-October, after successfully integrating its latest purchase into the business. The figures During the 24 weeks to 18 October, Greene King's pre-tax profit rose by 46.9 per cent to £121.3m, driven mostly by its acquisition of pub group Spirit Pub Company for £774m in July. It [...]
Moneysupermarket share price drops as founder Simon Nixon reveals plans to leave as he sells £98m-worth of shares December 2, 2015 Moneysupermarket's share price fell this morning as it was revealed founder Simon Nixon is stepping down from the company he set up in 1993, having just sold off a further 32m shares in the business. The entrepreneur is presumably feeling pretty epic. The sale of the shares, which represented around 5.8 per cent of Moneysupermarket's [...]
Findel one step closer to blocking Sports Direct’s plan to shake up board, as shareholderse Toscafund, Schroders and River & Mercantile agree to vote against resolution December 2, 2015 At least three of Findel's major shareholders have said they will vote against a resolution that would put a Sports Direct-nominated director on the company board, taking the total number of votes expected to go against the move to nearly 44 per cent. Sports Direct (SDI) took a 19 per cent stake in the company, which [...]
Zoopla’s share price rises as property group reveals strong full year results and sets confident outlook for next year December 2, 2015 Confidence in Zoopla's future buoyed the group's share price to more than 245p this morning, taking its market cap to more than £1bn for the first time in months. Shares in the FTSE 250-listed firm rose more than 2.5 per cent to 245.98p in early trading, taking its market cap to £1.028bn. Revenue at Zoopla, which owns uSwitch [...]
Lenders buoy FTSE 100 after stress over tests fades – London Report December 2, 2015 A buoyed banking sector after passing Bank of England (BoE) stress tests yesterday pushed the FTSE 100 upwards, making up for underperforming European indices in the previous session. Financial stocks added nearly 20 points to a 39.56 point advance for the blue-chip index, which was up 0.6 per cent at 6,395.65 by the close. Barclays’ [...]
CVC set to buy up almost half of the RAC December 2, 2015 CVC CAPITAL Partners, the largest shareholder in Formula One, will reportedly announce the purchase of almost 50 per cent of breakdown company RAC later today. CVC will purchase the stake from rival private equity group Carlyle which bought the company in 2011, it was reported late last night. Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, will retain [...]
Shop prices fall in November as retailers gear up for Black Friday frenzy December 2, 2015 Shop prices fell by 2.1 per cent in November, with clothing and electricals leading the way as competition intensified ahead of Black Friday. Non-food prices fell by 3.3 per cent year-on-year, according data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen, which was an acceleration on the 2.7 per cent decline recorded in October. November [...]
Bank of England signals end of the financial crisis era December 1, 2015 The Bank of England has declared the banking crisis officially over, and yesterday sent Britain’s biggest lenders a dovish message on future capital requirements. Following the publication of a biannual Financial Stability Report, the UK's central bank signalled an “inflection point” that marks the conclusion of the post-financial crisis era. Bank of England governor Mark Carney said British [...]
Ofcom warns BT that internet status quo is likely to change as Vodafone, TalkTalk and Sky pile on the pressure December 1, 2015 OFCOM yesterday said Britain is doing well in rolling out superfast broadband compared with other major European economies, yet it added that the status quo in the industry is likely to be altered. Service providers, such as TalkTalk and Sky, have demanded that Openreach, which provides the infrastructure connecting people to the internet, be spun [...]
