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Morgan Stanley IQ - FTSE Protected Growth Plan 46

Type: Capital-protected bond Aim: Growth linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 index Minimum-maximum investment: £3,000-no maximum, Isa £10, 680 Term: Six years Return: 35% growth plus the original capital at the end of year three provided the
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Morgan Stanley IQ - FTSE Income Plan 5

Type: Capital-protected bond Aim: Income and the return of capital linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 index Minimum-maximum investment: £3,000-no maximum, Isa £10,680 Term: Three years Return: 1.45% income a quarter regardless of index
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Morgan Stanley IQ - FTSE Booster Plan 3

Type: Capital-protected bond Aim: Growth linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 index? Minimum-maximum investment: £3,000-no maximum, Isa £10,680 Term: Six years Return: 60% growth plus original capital provided the index does not fall by more
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Morgan Stanley IQ - FTSE Bonus Growth Plan 7

Type: Capital-protected bond Aim: Growth linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 index Minimum-maximum investment: £3,000-no maximum, Isa £10,680 Term: Six years Return: 25% growth plus original capital at the end of year two, 37.5% growth plus
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O2 is sharing users' mobile numbers

A web expert has found that O2 is sharing the mobile phone numbers of its customers with third parties through its website. According to Lewis Peckover, the telephone numbers are included in plain text format so that website owners can use them for
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MyTravelToolbox.com Releases Travel API

-- MyTravelToolbox.com (MTT) today released the public availability of its application programming interface (API). Travel website owners now have the option to use a hosted version of the MyTravelToolbox.com platform or use the API and receive MTT data
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Miliband attacks PM over RBS bonus

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The battle over Hester?s bonus

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UK & World News: PM slammed as RBS bonus row grows

Labour leader Ed Miliband accused David Cameron of a "disgraceful failure of leadership" and unions branded the 963,000 award "utterly immoral" while Conservative Mayor of London Boris Johnson said he was "bewildered" by the payout. But Chancellor George
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Gold hits seven-week high after rate forecast

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Britain's retail sales fall in January

Britain's retail sales fell in January as shoppers reined in spending, a survey showed. According to the latest monthly survey report issued Thursday by the Confederation of British Industry, retail sales fell in January after modest growth in December,
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Bonus for RBS bank boss sparks heavy criticism

The awarding of a reduced bonus just short of £1 million to the boss of state-rescued ? Royal Bank of Scotland, (RBS) chief executive Stephen Hester arrives at the House ? People walk past a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in central
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Harper Government, Province of British Columbia and First Nations Reach Historic Education Deal (CCN)

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 27, 2012) - The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development; the Honourable George Abbott, Minister of Education for British Columbia (BC); and Tyrone McNeil, President of the First
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PM slammed as RBS bonus row grows

RBS chief executive Stephen Hester will receive a bonus worth 963,000 pounds, around 60 per cent of his entitlement The Government has come under a hail of criticism over a bonus of nearly £1 million for the boss of the largely state-owned Royal Bank of
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Old Mutual and T-Systems in South Africa Sign New R2.58 billion deal

Old Mutual and T-Systems in South Africa Sign New R2.58 billion IT Infrastructure Management Deal Old Mutual and T-Systems in South Africa have agreed to an IT infrastructure management deal valued at R2.58bn, extending the existing relationship
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Rio Tinto Eyes Shakeup Of Ivanhoe, Oyu Tolgoi Stake - SEC Filing

Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) expects to replace some directors and management at Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (IVN) after grabbing majority control of the Canadian mining company, and may seek direct ownership in the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in
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South African financial firm Investec buys Ireland's NCB Stockbrokers

South African financial firm Investec announced today that it has agreed to buy Ireland's NCB Stockbrokers in a deal that could be worth up to EUR32m. ... Read the full story at
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BP slips after new US court ruling on Gulf disaster, as FTSE fades on eurozone woes

is among the biggest fallers in a downbeat market after a new US court ruling concerning the Gulf of Mexico disaster.A Federal judge said BP must indemnify US group Transocean - which owned the Deepwater Horizon rig which exploded and spilled oil into
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Why RBS boss deserves bonus

There has been widespread condemnation of a bonus worth nearly a million pounds to the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, Stephen Hester. He has been awarded 963,000 of shares by the mainly state-owned bank. Labour and the unions have said it
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UK financial bill to be unveiled

The Chancellor George Osborne is to reveal details about the Financial Services Bill that will overhaul regulation of the sector. The bill will replace the so-called Tripartite structure, introduced by the previous Labour government under Gordon Brown.
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Compass Group To Price EUR600 Million Seven-Year Bond At Swaps +1.25

LONDON U.K. catering and services company Compass Group PLC (CPG.LN) is to price its EUR600 million, seven-year bond at 125 basis points over midswaps, one of the banks running the deal said Friday.Bank of America ... Read the full story at Fox Business
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Research and Markets: IT uptake by small businesses in the UK: a 2011-12 market opportunity assessment

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/29be9a/201112_u_k_small) has announced the addition of the "2011-12 U.K. Small Business Market Opportunity Assessment" report to their
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CIE Tours International a Top Resource for British Vacations From New York Times' Top 45 Travel Hot Spots for 2012

"CIE Tours has a well established reputation for hassle-free, affordable dream vacations to Britain Travelers will find the Times' top travel hot spots in several CIE Tours itineraries, including the following: The Heart of Britain & Heritage Tour ? a
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PM slammed as RBS bonus row grows

RBS chief executive Stephen Hester will receive a bonus worth 963,000 pounds, around 60 per cent of his entitlement The Government has come under a hail of criticism over a bonus of nearly £1 million for the boss of the largely state-owned Royal Bank of
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James Murdoch leaving GlaxoSmithKline board

London: GlaxoSmithKline says that James Murdoch has decided not to seek re-election to the drug company's board. GSK said Murdoch wished to focus on his duties as chairman and chief executive of international operations at News Corp in New York. Murdoch
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Call for IMF funds from UK and US

The US and UK should provide more cash to the IMF, the European Union's Economic Commissioner, Olli Rehn, has said. Eurozone states are providing an extra 150bn euros (125bn; $194bn) to boost its ability to intervene in a crisis. However, the US and UK
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BP may have to foot entire US$42B Gulf spill bill

shows fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico ... Read the full story at Financial Post
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Britain overhauls financial regulations

LONDON -- Britain's finance ministry will have the power from next year to take charge in any future banking crisis, including being able to tell the Bank of England (BoE) to pump money into the financial system. Finance minister George Osborne published
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S&P Warns U.K. Changes In Banking System May Hurt Ratings

LONDON -- Ratings company Standard and Poor's Corp., said Friday that while it continues to factor into its ratings on systemically important U.K. banks the likelihood of government support, legislative changes in the U.K. banking system may carry broad
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European Stocks Retreat as U.S. GDP Misses Estimates; BP Falls

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped, after the Stoxx Europe 600 Index yesterday entered a bull market, as a report showed that the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter than economists had predicted. ... Read the full story
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