01-Oct-2014 14:59

MoD cuts £350m from defence contracts - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4d32e0e-4947-11e4-9d7e-00144feab7de.html

UK manufacturing activity slows to 17-month low - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0e04e54-4944-11e4-9d7e-00144feab7de.html

Daniel Ivascyn: the straight talking portfolio manager - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab832b1e-4949-11e4-8d68-00144feab7de.html

HK family group snaps up Canary Wharf property - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25882490-4932-11e4-9d7e-00144feab7de.html

UPDATE 2-UK events organiser UBM to buy Advanstar for $972 mln - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/01/advanstar-ma-ubm-idUSL3N0RW2ET20141001

PricewaterhouseCoopers to create 807 new jobs in Northern Ireland - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29442620

Tesco probe: FCA launches 'full investigation' into inflated profit forecast - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/tesco-probe-fca-launches-full-investigation-into-inflated-profit-forecast-9767373.html

Treasury hits back over 'death tax' annuity criticism - Money Marketing :: http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/news-and-analysis/pensions/treasury-hits-back-over-death-tax-annuity-criticism/2014813.article

Reddit raises $50m from A-list investors including Snoop Dogg and Jared Leto - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/snoop-dogg-and-jared-leto-join-silicon-valley-elite-in-50m-reddit-fundraising-9766489.html

UPDATE 3-UK's Sainsbury's to review dividend as sales slide - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/01/sainsbury-results-idUSL6N0RW0KP20141001