» REFILE-UPDATE 1-Argentina wins WTO appeal in case targeting Panama tax practices
15/04/16 15:46 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
GENEVA, April 14 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization's appellate body on Thursday threw out a complaint from Panama about Argentina's efforts to combat alleged tax evasion and avoidance.

» UPDATE 1-IMF says additional $1 bln in Mozambique debt uncovered
15/04/16 15:42 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Mozambique's government has borrowed $1 billion more than it previously disclosed, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, adding that the discovery diminished its view of the African nation's eco...

» 'In' leads by a whisker in latest Brexit poll from YouGov
15/04/16 15:36 from Reuters: UK
LONDON (Reuters) - The "In" camp holds a one-point lead ahead of Britain's June 23 referendum on whether the country should remain in the European Union, according to an online opinion poll by YouGov released on Friday.

» UK lawmakers to review new capital requirements for banks
15/04/16 15:25 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - The UK parliament's Treasury Select Committee is to examine further whether banks are required to hold sufficient capital to cushion them against potential losses, wading into a row between the Bank of Englan...

» UPDATE 1-ISS advises investors to oppose Anglo American executive pay report
15/04/16 15:24 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
April 15 (Reuters) - A leading investor advisory firm has urged shareholders to reject the remuneration report for Anglo American's executives at the company's annual meeting next week, saying it was too generous given the miner's share ...

» Bank shell company rule nears approval as final draft sent to White House
15/04/16 15:20 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department inched closer on Friday toward finalizing a rule requiring banks to identify the legal owners of shell companies, a move it hopes will help prevent illegal financial activitie...

» Latest battle to wipe out polio begins with vast vaccine switch
15/04/16 15:18 from Reuters: UK
LONDON, (Reuters) - In a huge immunization effort in 150 countries, health teams will on Sunday launch what they hope will be the final push against polio.

» ECB sees no evidence of asset bubbles from ultra low rates -Draghi
15/04/16 15:13 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will continue to do what is necessary to boost inflation and has not seen evidence so far that exceptionally loose monetary policies are creating asset bubbles, ECB President Mar...

» UPDATE 3-Citigroup reports profit drop, sees more pain if oil slips
15/04/16 15:09 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
* Profit $1.10/share vs est. $1.03 (Adds details from conference call, Breakingviews and graphic links; updates shares)

» IMF says additional $1 bln in Mozambique debt uncovered
15/04/16 15:04 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Mozambique's government has borrowed $1 billion more than it previously disclosed, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, adding that the discovery diminished its view of the African nation's fis...

» 'In' leads 'out' by a whisker in latest Brexit poll from YouGov
15/04/16 14:58 from Reuters: UK
LONDON (Reuters) - The "In" camp holds a one-point lead ahead of Britain's June 23 referendum on whether the country should remain in the European Union, according to an online opinion poll by YouGov.

» UPDATE 1-Iran calls on U.S., EU to help it access global financial system
15/04/16 14:43 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Iran on Friday called on the United States and the European Union to help it access the global financial system, including assets that Tehran says were supposed to be unfrozen following its historic nucle...

» UPDATE 1-Second time lucky: BATS shares soar in debut
15/04/16 14:42 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
April 15 (Reuters) - Shares of BATS Global Markets Inc jumped as much as 23 percent in their debut on the company's own exchange - redemption after a botched attempt to go public in 2012.

» British royals hike to mountain monastery in Bhutan
15/04/16 14:29 from Reuters: UK
PARO VALLEY, Bhutan (Reuters) - Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge trekked on Friday to a Buddhist monastery on a mountainside in Bhutan, going one better than the duke's father, Prince Charles, who on a 1998 trip broke off his hike...

» Second time lucky: BATS shares jump 20.5 pct in debut
15/04/16 14:29 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate

» UPDATE 2-Greek banks' EFSF notes eligible for ECB purchases, shares jump
15/04/16 14:18 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
* Banks shares climb in response (Recasts, adds ESM comment)

» Shareholder adviser urges investors to oppose Anglo American pay
15/04/16 14:10 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
April 15 (Reuters) - A leading advisory firm urged shareholders to reject the pay plans of mining giant Anglo American at its annual meeting, saying the firm had not gone far enough to curb remuneration after a collapse in commodity prices.

» WRAPUP 1-G20 finance leaders under pressure to boost growth
15/04/16 13:55 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Financial leaders from the Group of 20 major economies scrambled on Friday for a way to keep global growth from stalling amid concerns about a drop-off in international trade and the waning effectiveness ...

» Growing wealth inequality 'dangerous' threat to democracy - experts
15/04/16 13:53 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
OXFORD, England, April 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - G rowing global wealth inequality is becoming a fundamental risk to democracy and to economies around the world as more people feel government rules "rigged" in favour of the rich ...

» Emirates investor starts construction of contested Belgrade tower
15/04/16 13:51 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
BELGRADE, April 15 (Reuters) - An Abu Dhabi developer began building a 160-metre-high riverside tower in Belgrade on Friday that will be the centrepiece of an estimated $3 billion dollar residential, office and tourism complex that has d...

» UK police arrest five in inquiry linked to Paris, Brussels attacks
15/04/16 13:46 from Reuters: UK
LONDON (Reuters) - British police have arrested five people on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism as part of an investigation which a security source said was linked to the attacks in Paris and Brussels.

» ECB to phase out 500 euro note slowly after German backlash - sources
15/04/16 13:45 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
FRANKFURT, April 15 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank looks set to stop printing the 500 euro note, arguing it is used to finance crime, although the purple bill will only be phased out gradually due to resistance from Germany, sever...

» European equities fall back as car stocks skid
15/04/16 13:39 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday, with French car parts maker Faurecia leading automakers down, although a key regional index stayed on track for its best week since mid-February.

» Iran calls on U.S., EU to help it access frozen funds
15/04/16 13:37 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Iran on Friday called on the United States and the European Union to help it gain access to financial assets that Tehran says were supposed to be unfrozen following its historic nuclear deal with major in...

» EU to discuss capping banks' sovereign debt exposure -document
15/04/16 13:32 from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate
BRUSSELS, April 15 (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers will discuss putting a cap on banks' exposure to sovereign debt when they meet next week, an EU document said, confirming what officials told Reuters earlier this week.

» Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce
15/04/16 13:05 from Reuters: UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Mars Food plans to label some of its Dolmio pasta sauces, macaroni cheese and other products as fit for consumption only once a week due to high levels of salt, sugar or fat.

» UK Treasury to publish its EU vote analysis by next Friday - lawmakers
15/04/16 12:23 from Reuters: UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry will publish its analysis of the country's European Union membership next Friday, according to lawmakers who will quiz Chancellor George Osborne later this month.

» Man behind London tube's 'Mind the Gap' warning dies
15/04/16 10:32 from Reuters: UK
LONDON (Reuters) - A former radio presenter, known to millions of London commuters and tourists from around the world as the voice of the "Mind the gap" announcements on the British capital's underground system, has died, his family said...

» On 400th anniversary, new exhibit looks at key Shakespeare acts
14/04/16 23:39 from Reuters: UK
LONDON (Reuters) - From a dress worn by Vivien Leigh as Lady Macbeth to a "Hamlet" script owned by famous stage actors, a new exhibition explores how William Shakespeare became "the Bard" 400 years after his death.

» Rising wage costs eat into profits of elite English clubs
14/04/16 23:04 from Reuters: UK
(Reuters) - The aggregate pre-tax profits of English Premier League clubs fell nearly 37 percent last season due to a spike in wages, according to Deloitte.