The Week Ahead: January 14 – January 20
Long-running peace talks between the government of Colombia and Farc rebels resume in Havana; Eritrea’s human rights are scrutinised; Cuba lifts travel restrictions on its citizens; the Football Africa Cup…
UBS chief seeks a new moral path
Andrea Orcel eyes ‘integrity over profit’ and highlighted the changing attitude to internal controls in giving evidence to British MPs and peers FT.com – European companies…
All that glitters is not gold
Christmas is over and jewellers are adding up the numbers. Those at the “affordable” end of the sector have come out on top FT.com – European companies…
Mecom in talks to sell three divisions
Newspaper publisher considers offers for its Dutch, Danish and Polish operations as it reports 17 per cent decline in advertising revenue in 2012 FT.com – European companies…
Fredriksen raises $310m for shipping push
Money from the placement will be used to help cover cost of expanding fleet, and comes despite gloom in the industry as tanker owners go bankrupt FT.com – European companies…
Gold seeks to restore Rolls-Royce’s shine
Veteran litigator’s compliance review has potential to upset culture of UK aerospace group that is fighting corruption claims dating back to 2006 FT.com – European companies…
How should I respond to Swiss-UK tax letter?
What are the implications of me missing the deadline for informing a Swiss bank of my status over undeclared assets in my account? FT.com – European companies…
Regulators in Euribor transparency push
Proposed shift towards greater transparency on how the euro interbank lending rate is calculated and managed comes amid the Libor scandal FT.com – European companies…
SAP takes on Oracle with database move
German software group’s move comes sooner than expected and at a time when it high-speed database, Hana, is still in its early stages FT.com – European companies…
Polish post office set for a revival
Opening letter deliveries to competition could revitalise a bloated institution but the long resistance to change has left Poczta Polska vulnerable FT.com – European companies…
