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By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:46 EST, 27 March 2014 | UPDATED: 03:48 EST, 27 March 2014 The FTSE 100 has opened down 28.7 points at 6,576.6, mirroring losses on Wall Street where technology stocks such as Facebook and new arrival King Digital Entertainment took a hit Facebook tumbled 6.9 per cent after the Read More

12:00 am, Wed 26 Mar 2014Women on FTSE 100 boards rises to 20% Women on FTSE 100 boards up to 20% from 12.5% Women now account for just over a fifth of directors on boards of top companies after a “culture change” in British business over the past three years, according to a new report. Read More

London (AFP) – London shares ended the day little changed on Wednesday, with investors unimpressed by RSA Insurance’s new rights issue but cheered by Standard Life’s acquisition of a fund management firm. The benchmark FTSE 100 index closed 0.41 points, or 0.01 percent, up at 6,605.30 points. Edinburgh-based savings and investment firm Standard Life was Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.3 pct, led by life insurers * StanLife rises after Ignis AM deal * L&G (LSE: LGEN.L – news) boosted by annuity contract * Lloyds falls as UK government cut stake By Francesco Canepa LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – Life insurers helped Britain’s FTSE 100 edge higher on Wednesday after a Read More

* FTSE closes flat at 6,605.30 points * FTSE falls below 50-day moving average level * Lloyds drops 4.9 pct, takes most points off FTSE * Standard Life (LSE: SL.L – news) surges 7 pct on Ignis deal By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – Shares in British bank Lloyds plunged 4.9 percent on Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:56 EST, 26 March 2014 | UPDATED: 10:53 EST, 26 March 2014 15.15: The Footsie held firm in mid-afternoon trade but slipped back from earlier highs as US stocks also saw an early advance eroded as investors sought fresh direction. With an hour and a quarter of trading to Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct in mid-session trading * Standard Life (LSE: SL.L – news) surges after Ignis AM deal * Lloyds falls as UK government cuts stake By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – A rebound in blue chip insurance stocks, such as Standard Life and Legal & General, pushed Britain’s top Read More

By Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) – Life insurers helped Britain’s FTSE 100 edge higher on Wednesday after a contract win by Legal & General and Standard Life’s move to expand its funds business with an acquisition. Shares in Standard Life rose 5 percent to the top the of the FTSE, as the company said it Read More

* Women hold fifth of board positions in FTSE 100 * Government report author says eyes of world on Britain * Report feeds into debate about quotas By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – More women are sitting on the boards of Britain’s biggest companies but the glass ceiling is yet to crack, with Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:34 EST, 25 March 2014 | UPDATED: 12:34 EST, 25 March 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): B&Q owner Kingfisher and budget airline easyJet set a blistering pace on the FTSE 100 Index today as the London market staged an impressive bounce back. Financial updates saw Kingfisher shares leap 6 per cent Read More