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Citywire Investment News

• Saturday Papers: RBS keen to offload private equity fund stakes -- bid news and gossip
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:40:00 GMT
  BAE Systems has lost the race to build the British army's next generation of 'Scout' armoured vehicles.
  

• Saturday Papers: Eurozone agrees £22bln bail-out for Greece -- other news
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:09:43 GMT
  Unexpected rise in US shop sales boosts hopes of revival.
  

• Broker Roundup: Goldman Sachs has a Conviction Buy for Aveva
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:11:00 GMT
  Nomura ups target for Old Mutual and RBS upgrades Lancashire Holdings.
  

• We messed up on mis-selling but we're clamping down now, says regulator
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:02 GMT
  The Financial Services Authority vows to be more proactive, do more to protect the consumer and toughen up on the mis-selling of financial products.
  

BBC Business News

• Online shoppers' data passed on
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:49:27 GMT
  The Information Commission warns online shoppers to be vigilant against agreeing to data-sharing links.
  

• 'Neglected files'
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:56 GMT
  Law firm closure risks debt case customer refunds
  

• Royal Mail quality tests 'rigged'
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:43:00 GMT
  The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.
  

• Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:39:58 GMT
  Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal after talks in London.
  

Citywire Money, Tax and Property

• Ratewatch - mortgages
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
  The best remortgage and guarantor mortgage deals.
  

• Home sales slumped by half in January
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:42:17 GMT
  The number of house purchases dropped by half in January, after the stamp duty holiday ended in December.
  

• We messed up on mis-selling but we're clamping down now, says regulator
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:02 GMT
  The Financial Services Authority vows to be more proactive, do more to protect the consumer and toughen up on the mis-selling of financial products.
  

• Six Budget predictions and eight Budget wishes
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:47:08 GMT
  Accountant Tenon warns the HMRC is set to turn the screw on tax avoidance and will clamp down on schemes that turn income into capital ahead of the 50% tax rate in April
  

Citywire News

• Saturday Papers: RBS keen to offload private equity fund stakes -- bid news and gossip
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:40:00 GMT
  BAE Systems has lost the race to build the British army's next generation of 'Scout' armoured vehicles.
  

• Saturday Papers: press tips and comment
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:35:00 GMT
  Comment on Lehman report, ASOS, Cashbox and Hydrotec.
  

• Saturday Papers: Eurozone agrees £22bln bail-out for Greece -- other news
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:09:43 GMT
  Unexpected rise in US shop sales boosts hopes of revival.
  

• Ratewatch - mortgages
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
  The best remortgage and guarantor mortgage deals.
  

BBC News

• Many killed in Afghan bomb blasts
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:34:27 GMT
  At least 30 people have been killed in a series of suspected suicide bombings in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
  

• Volunteers light up Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:29:17 GMT
  About 500 volunteers holding flaming torches are illuminating Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast.
  

• Maliki leads Baghdad poll count
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:46:10 GMT
  Partial results for Iraq's elections show PM Nouri Maliki's coalition ahead in the crucial area of Baghdad, officials say.
  

• Clegg 'will not back early cuts'
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:14:22 GMT
  The Lib Dems would not support a government which proposes major spending cuts within the next year, leader Nick Clegg says.