Government launches investigation into two Serco, G4S contracts May 18th, 2013 - 03:20h (CET +01.00) By Christine Murray LONDON (Reuters) - The government said on Friday it had hired a team of auditors to investigate whether it was overcharged on two contracts with outsourcing firms Serco and G4S. The Ministry of Justice said auditors from professio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : government, launches, investigation, serco, contracts, Top Keywords

Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige May 15th, 2013 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) By Asli Kandemir ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing up by the dozen, and more and more Turkish artists are holdin... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : turks, good, investment, also, path, prestige, Top Keywords

UK banks avoid investigation by competition authority May 15th, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest banks were spared a full-blown inquiry into the personal current account market after the consumer watchdog said changes already being implemented could stimulate competition in the industry.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : banks, avoid, investigation, competition, authority, prestige, Top Keywords

China investigates top planning official for graft May 13th, 2013 - 05:50h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (AP) - Authorities have launched an investigation into the deputy head of China's economic planning agency, the latest high-level official to become ensnared in the new leadership's anti-corruption drive. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, investigates, planning, official, graft, prestige, Top Keywords

India IT watchdog investigating breach in ATM heist May 12th, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) By Swati Pandey and Supantha Mukherjee MUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - The Indian government's cyber watchdog is investigating how the computer systems of two companies that are part of the country's vast IT services industry were breached in ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : india, watchdog, investigating, breach, heist, prestige, Top Keywords

Goldman cuts investment fund pledges in half since Dodd-Frank-filings May 9th, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) By Lauren Tara LaCapra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has slashed its capital pledges to investment funds by nearly half since the Volcker rule was signed into law in 2010, as it prepares its principal investment business for restrictio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : goldman, cuts, investment, fund, pledges, half, since, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

Three of JPMorgan's top investors undecided on Dimon's roleL: WSJ May 7th, 2013 - 04:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has yet to convince three of its largest shareholders to support the company in an upcoming vote on whether Jamie Dimon should retain both his CEO and Chairman titles, the Wall Street Journal said. Some investors a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jpmorgan's, investors, undecided, dimon's, rolel, half, since, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

Ofcom begins investigation into BT's superfast broadband May 1st, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a probe into whether BT Group is abusing its dominant position when pricing its superfast broadband, following a complaint by smaller rival TalkTalk Telecom Group. Ofcom said it was in the early st... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ofcom, begins, investigation, bt's, superfast, broadband, since, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

London commercial property investment tops rest of UK in 2012 May 1st, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - More money was invested in shops and offices in central London than the rest of Britain combined last year, a regular report by property consultancy DTZ showed on Wednesday. Some 16.1 billion pounds was invested in the centre of th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : london, commercial, property, investment, tops, rest, 2012, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

Verizon to invest $100 million in solar, fuel cell technology Apr 30th, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarneko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon said on Tuesday it plans to invest $100 million in solar power and fuel cells at 19 facilities in seven U.S. states to cut its carbon footprint and make its operations more... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : verizon, invest, $100, million, solar, fuel, cell, technology, Top Keywords