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Close Brothers Group PLC

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:03 +0000

Banking Division loan book up 9% - Asset Managing Division assets down to £8.4bm
Specialist Financial Services Group Close Brothers Group, for the five months to 31 December 2011 the banking division has increased the loan book by 9% to £3.8bn, The asset management division recorded a loss with assets under management down to £8.4bn

Finance Wales Plc

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:34:46 +0000

Business expansion - New pharmaceutical operations facility - £700,000 investment
Biotec Services International, the clinical supplies and services company, has raised £700,000 which will be used to build a 15,000 sq ft pharmaceutical operations facility next to the companys headquarters in Bridgend, Wales. The new development will double the size of the existing premises. Finance Wales and the Welsh Government, through its economic growth fund, provided the latest funding for Biotec. Keren Winmill is Chief Executive at Biotec.

Numis Corporation Plc

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:59:25 +0000

Profit rises by 13% - Revenue up 4%
Stockbroker Numis Corporations profits before tax rose 13% to £8.9m. Revenue increased by 4% to £54.2m. The doubling in its mergers and acquisition deal fees have assisted this rise as fees jumped 94% to £9.3m from £4.8m last year.

Citibank International Plc

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:22:32 +0000

Citibank wins 4 customer service awards
Bhd clinched four awards at the 12th Annual CRM & Contact Centre Awards & Gala Dinner 2011 recently.

MF Global UK Ltd (in administration)

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:20:38 +0000

MF Global CEO Jon Corzine quits as big bet fails
(Reuters) - Jon Corzine, one of Wall Street's best-known stars, stepped down as MF Global Holdings Ltd's chairman and chief executive after his bets on European debt drove the futures brokerage into...

MF Global UK Ltd (in administration)

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:28:51 +0000

MF Global UK arm in administration - 725 jobs lost
The UK arm of international broker MF Global has gone into administration, leaving 725 staff facing possible redundancy. Parent company MF Global has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. The financial position of the company had significantly deteriorated in recent weeks.

MF Global UK Ltd (in administration)

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:37:02 +0000

Fears for 700 UK jobs as MF Global meltdown looms
UP to 700 jobs could be at risk in London as US broking giant MF Global was today scrambling to file for bankruptcy protection and sell off large parts of its business.

MF Global UK Ltd (in administration)

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:21:27 +0100

UPDATE 5-MF Global reviewing strategic options - WSJ
* Shares drop 8.6 pct Wed; off 54 pct since Monday morning (Adds fund manager comment, MF's letter to clients)

B.P.MARSH & PARTNERS PLC

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:21:09 +0100

Assets grow at BP Marsh
Insurance-oriented financial services backer BP Marsh (BPM) has lifted net assets 4.3 per cent to £48.5 million in its first half year. That increase to 166p a share between January and July represent...