Accounting watchdogs to look at RSA auditors
Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board in the Irish Republic is liaising with the Financial Reporting Council in the UK as well as the Central Bank of Ireland European Companies News…
Citigroup fires forex trader
At least 12 forex traders at global banks have been suspended amid probes into possible manipulation and collusion in currency markets European Companies News…
Khodorkovsky meets former Yukos partners
Former tycoon tries to assess his finances after a decade in prison and his former company being dismantled by Russian authorities European Companies News…
Swatch issues bullish outlook for 2014
Swiss watchmaker expects ‘dynamic growth’ after sales rise 8.3% last year despite a crackdown on ostentation by Chinese authorities European Companies News…
Spain’s Bankia returns to capital markets
Bond issue is an example of how increasingly bullish investors will lend to once-failed banks in heavily indebted peripheral eurozone countries European Companies News…
Ryanair closes pension scheme
Winding-up the Irish scheme – which pays pensions linked to salary – will involve the airline making up the €9.7m deficit calculated at December 30 European Companies News…
China’s Fosun buys Caixa Seguros
The largest Chinese private conglomerate has bought 80% of state-owned insurance group, defeating rival offer from Apollo Global Management of the US European Companies News…
Altice IPO: red hot
Those who felt stock markets were getting toppy last year should take a look at the planned float of Luxembourg-based cable-cum-telecoms group European Companies News…
Corporate leaders to focus on the basics
Conference Board lists the top four challenges for this year as human capital, customer relationships, innovation and operational excellence European Companies News…
Group preparing for Basel III rules
Austrian bank said the move would help it buy back “some or all” of the €2.5bn participation capital it issued during the financial crisis “promptly” European Companies News…
