The fund manager's view that the global technology sector was rapidly dividing into newer, emerging investments and older, fading stocks enabled it to post a strong first-half performance

Wellcome Trust's chief investment officer says the proposed rules would restrict the ability of Britain's biggest charity to invest in non-EU based hedge funds and private equity funds

Insurers are planning to introduce a new product to help companies limit the financial fall-out when their brands or high-profile spokesmen such as Tiger Woods suffer reputational damage

Deutsche Bank has emerged as a key bidder for RBS Sempra, the commodities business of the troubled UK bank, in a deal that would cement the German group's expansion into commodities

Joe Lewis, Mitchells & Butler's largest shareholder, puts forward names for seats on the board after his previous representatives were ousted

France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom are pressing for regulators in Brussels rather than London to scrutinise the proposed merger of their UK mobile phone businesses

Shareholders objected to the scale of awards given to executives at Punch Taverns in a year in which the group suspended dividend payments after its annual pre-tax loss quintupled to £406m

BA attempts court action to halt 12-day strike as union and airline leaders meet to seek settlememt

The coal-fired power station owner has used forward contracts to avoid being hit by the narrow spread between its costs and the price of electricity

Bus and rail operator ends months of uncertainty by confirming the appointment of the head of Tube Lines as chief executive of the group

Royal Bank of Scotland is investigating suspected fraud in its China unit after recently discovering 'potential irregularities' in its commercial banking business

Carphone Warehouse has hired the head of Sainsbury's convenience store chain to run its TalkTalk telecoms business ahead of its planned demerger from the retail outlets next year

The move means that all the UK's public service broadcasters and two of the biggest broadband providers support the project, but rivals claim the BBC's involvement may amount to state aid

Europe's third-largest electricals retailer, owner of the Comet and Darty brands, seeks to boost its internet sales as it swings back to an interim profit

Britain's largest landlord warns that the recession will continue to have an impact on its profits in the near term as it raises its target for pub sales and pays down more debt