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Law firm Pinsent Masons reveals 40 redundancies
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Law firm Pinsent Masons has confirmed is to make around 40 of its º£½ÇÊÓƵ staff redundant in the wake of its merger with McGrigors, though no lawyers will go in the shake-up.
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Barclays shares surge after chairman resigns
Banking & Finance
Barclays shares surged more than 5% to the top of London's leading shares index as investors appeared to back Marcus Agius's decision to resign as chairman.
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RBS sacks 10 traders over alleged Libor-fixing
Banking & Finance
Taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has sacked 10 of its traders over their alleged role in the Libor-fixing scandal, sources said today.
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Wootton awarded fellowship
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Midland financial adviser Steve Wootton has been awarded the Fellowship of the Personal Finance Society – one of only a few in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ.
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Eighth acquisition for AFH Financial
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Midland wealth management and independent financial advisory firm AFH Financial has made its eighth acquisition since its IPO last year.
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Bloomer Heaven to head new network
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A Birmingham based chartered accountants practice will lead a new network of accountancy firms across the Midlands.
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Regional sales manager appointed at Aldermore
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New British business bank Aldermore has appointed a regional sales manager for its invoice finance division in Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
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New faces at Bishop Fleming Rabjohns
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A Worcester accountancy firm has appointed a new partner and three new staff following a merger with south west accountants Bishop Fleming six months ago.
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Manufacturing team for Lloyds TSB
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Lloyds TSB has launched a dedicated West Midlands manufacturing team.
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Lloyds TSB agrees £120 million trust deal
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A Birmingham banking team has agreed a £120 million deal with a Midlands retirement village operator.
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Hawkins Hatton advise on packaging deal
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A Midlands investment company is pressing ahead with expansion plans at contract packaging firm, just eight weeks after it completed its acquisition of the manufacturer, a deal in which Black Country law firm Hawkins Hatton advised.
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Alliance for Citadel Chambers
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Citadel Chambers has agreed a commercial association with chambers based in Leeds and Newcastle.
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Turnover up at Wragge & Co
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Wragge & Co has seen its turnover increase by five per cent to £118.2 million.
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Agricultural appointments at FBC Manby Bowdler
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FBC Manby Bowdler has strengthened its agricultural and rural services team with the appointment of two experienced agricultural solicitors as partners.
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Lawyers welcome HSBC u-turn on conveyancing
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A u-turn by HSBC over a controversial scheme to replace its open conveyancing panel with just 43 firms has been welcomed by the Midland legal world.
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Bank of England chief Mervyn King slams º£½ÇÊÓƵ banking industry
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Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has launched a stinging attack on British banks and called for a "real change in culture" as lenders became further embroiled in controversy.
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Jim Wood-Smith: A little courage could set us right path
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News from the habitually miserable º£½ÇÊÓƵ economy has been really rather better of late.
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Pressure mounts on Barclays boss Bob Diamond
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Pressure was mounting on Barclays boss Bob Diamond to step down today following the rate-rigging scandal that has rocked the banking industry.
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New figures show sharper than thought GDP decline
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The double-dip recession is deeper than originally feared as revised figures today showed a sharper decline in the economy in the final quarter of last year.
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Private equity firm buys £140m stake in Fircroft Engineering
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The Birmingham office of a European private equity firm has helped broker a deal to buy a £140 million stake in Fircroft Engineering Services.
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Firms 'more likely to cut and outsource' than last year, claims Irwin Mitchell report
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Businesses are three times more likely to encourage voluntary redundancies and twice as likely to outsource loss-making services during the next 12 months compared to two years ago – according to a new report.
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Law firm Wragge & Co reveals sales rise
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Law firm Wragge & Co has seen its turnover increase by five per cent to £118.2 million.
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Law firm Shoosmiths merges with Archibald Campbell & Harley
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Law firm Shoosmiths is to move into Scotland after announcing a merger with Scottish firm Archibald Campbell & Harley.
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New president at the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment
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The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) has appointed Benedict Crabbe as president of its Birmingham branch.
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