Tui share price jumps as it satisfies UK holiday-maker’s Mexican desires September 28, 2016 Travel company Tui's share price jumped over two and a half per cent in early trading after revealing that demand for long-haul breaks in destinations such as Mexico would bolster full year performance. The German giant – known in the UK for its Thomson holidays and airline brands – upped its operating profit guidance and said earnings growth would be between [...]
UK Mail delivers substantial returns to shareholders as it agrees terms for £243m takeover by Deutsche Post September 28, 2016 Shares in private postal company UK Mail leapt over 40 per cent this morning after its board announced it had a agreed terms for a takeover by Deutsche Post. The deal values the FTSE-listed company at £243m and the cash offer of 440p a share represented a 43 per cent premium to yesterday's closing price. Read more: [...]
Wells Fargo chief executive forfeits millions in wake of internal investigation into fake accounts September 28, 2016 Two leading Wells Fargo executives have agreed to forfeit $60m (£46m) over the ongoing bank account scandal as Janet Yellen came under pressure to order a break-up of the lender. Chief executive John Stumpf will forego shares worth $41m and Carrie Tolstedt, the former head of the retail division, will miss out on $19m of shares after the company board [...]
RBS admits no fault but settles with US regulator over selling of toxic products September 28, 2016 The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has agreed to pay $1.1bn (£845m) of penalties to US authorities in order to settle claims that it mis-sold mortgage-backed securities to corporate credit unions. The US National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) announced the settlement overnight but stressed that under the arrangement the embattled British lender did not admit [...]
Shareholders regain confidence as suggestions emerge Deutsche Bank might be too big to fail after all September 27, 2016 Deutsche Bank shares finished flat today after an initial three per cent dip, as murmurs surfaced that the German giant might be too big to fail after all. Shares in the lender plunged 7.5 per cent to €10.55 yesterday, after reports over the weekend suggested German Chancellor Angela Merkel would not be prepared to offer state assistance, even [...]
BMW faces backlash from unions on pension reforms September 27, 2016 Unions have hit back at BMW over proposals to close its UK defined benefit pension schemes, promising to fight the German motor giant's attempts to "salami-slice" retirement incomes. BMW wrote to 5,000 employees yesterday outlining proposals to close its two final salary pension schemes to future accruals from 1 June 2017. "It is clear that our members will be [...]
