OECD gloomy over 2005 growth October 13, 2005 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sided with hawks in the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee yesterday, saying there was no need for an interest rate cut despite a flagging economy. It also cut its 2005 forecast for British economic growth from 2.4 to 1.7 per cent in a report released yesterday. [...]
Peter Dubens splashes out on Monument July 2, 2005 Oakley Capital, the Aim-listed private equity vehicle founded by serial entrepreneur Peter Dubens, has bought derivatives, equities and fixed income broker Monument Securities for an undisclosed amount. The broker was acquired from Dutch firm Insinger de Beaufort, who bought Monument three years ago for £15m. Martin Burton, who founded Monument in 1991, will remain in [...]