UK markets regulator rejects EU guidance
The Financial Conduct Authority, which launched in April, has broken publicly with Brussels’ formal interpretation of two different rules in the past three months European Companies News…
Bazin set for the top job at Accor
Accor’s board has been bitterly divided over how aggressively to pursue an ‘asset lite’ strategy that involves managing and operating hotels European Companies News…
Netherlands fracking moves step closer
The Dutch government is nearer approving fracking exploration following the publication of a report that found environmental risks were manageable European Companies News…
MBK to buy ING’s Korea life insurance unit
$ 1.7bn sale to South Korean private equity fund will move Dutch group closer to completing divestment of Asian assets to pay back public debt European Companies News…
ISS names Allen chairman
Private equity-backed Danish cleaning and catering group appoints former chief of Compass and ITV as it ponders a fresh attempt at a flotation European Companies News…
Heineken v Carlsberg
The Dutch and Danish brewing groups can look strikingly similar from some angles. But their differences are equally important to note European Companies News…
Exports buoy eastern European recovery
Factories see rising demand from western Europe as the eurozones fragile revival pulls countries across the region along in its wake European Companies News…
China arrests Briton in corruption probe
British fraud investigator has been detained for six weeks amid scrutiny into the activities of multinational pharmaceutical companies in China European Companies News…
Ahold: Dutch dilemma
Despite a weak economy, the Dutch supermarket group’s sales are going up, but it is not all good news for the retailer European Companies News…
Europe junk volumes rise as banks retreat
Findus, UK-based frozen food brand, is one of many sub-investment grade groups bolstered by low interest rates and yield-starved investors European Companies News…
