30-Oct-2013 12:21

Bank of England's Mark Carney places a bet on big finance - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08dea9d4-4002-11e3-8882-00144feabdc0.html

Next upgrades profit forecasts as sales beat expectations - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10413912/Next-upgrades-profit-forecasts-as-sales-beat-expectations.html

Lloyds sets aside another £750m in compensation - Yorkshire Post :: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/lloyds-sets-aside-another-750m-in-compensation-1-6196209

Pension fees cap plan unveiled by government - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24736960

Dutch Bank Settles Case Over Libor Deceptions - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/rabobank-to-pay-more-than-1-billion-in-libor-settlement-chairman-resigns/

UPDATE 2-London float to value Tussauds owner at as much as $5.3 bln - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/30/merlin-ipo-idINL5N0IK0Q520131030

Sainsbury's threatens court over Tesco price comparison - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24738655

Barclays in currency trading probe as profits fall - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/barclays-in-currency-trading-probe-as-profits-fall-8912843.html

Small energy firms 'escape levies' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24741541

Pearson warns on profits - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/10414148/Pearson-warns-on-profits.html