05-Aug-2014 10:29

Weir Group cuts off ties with its broker - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/weir-group-cuts-off-ties-with-its-broker.24946567

HSBC chairman warns against banking reforms - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/04/hsbc-chairman-warns-against-ringfence-banks

Interest rate rise needs proper preparation, NIESR says - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/05/interest-rate-rise-preparation-niesr-thinktank

Let taxman raid our accounts? Read this case first - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/tax/11006238/Let-taxman-raid-our-accounts-Read-this-case-first.html

UK house building grows at fastest rate since 2003 - PMI - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/04/uk-pmi-construction-britain-idUKKBN0G40LU20140804

Standard Life warns Scottish vote concerns 'not addressed' - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16b097a0-1c68-11e4-98d8-00144feabdc0.html

Conservatives step up charm offensive in north of England - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/05/conservatives-charm-offensive-north-of-england-george-osborne

Credit Agricole Hit By Portuguese Bank Woes - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/credit-agricole-hit-by-portuguese-banks-woes-1407215121

InterContinental plumps up its dividend as activists bite - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7db2cbd6-1c67-11e4-98d8-00144feabdc0.html

Temporary power firm Aggreko hit by currency changes - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-28655757