03-Nov-2013 04:48

Direct Line says oper profit rises; sees lower restructure costs - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/11/01/uk-directline-results-idUKBRE9A007H20131101

Billionaire Bill Adderley backs Marks & Spencer's plan - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10422992/Billionaire-Bill-Adderley-backs-Marks-and-Spencers-plan.html

Former chief of RBS backs ring-fence plan - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/former-chief-of-rbs-backs-ring-fence-plan-1-3171560

Regulators contact more banks over currency market manipulation - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/nov/01/regulators-contact-banks-currency-manipulation

Co-op Group seals £1.5bn deal to aid bank as majority ownership is to pass to ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2484474/Co-op-Group-seals-1-5bn-deal-aid-bank.html?ICO%3Dmost_read_module

UK economy in slow and steady recovery, CBI says - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24773179

UPDATE 1-China's services industry picks up further in October - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/03/china-economy-pmiservices-idUSL3N0IO00O20131103

Company register in UK to remove 'cloak of secrecy' - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f71fab54-417c-11e3-9073-00144feabdc0.html

Premier League TV hits BT profits - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/telecoms/10416720/Premier-League-TV-hits-BT-profits-but-customers-rise.html

Energy switching: Can it be done in just one day? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24756440