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Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... the FTSE-100 index cratered from a high of 7104.0 points pre-Brexit to 5534.0 points after then UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced the Brexit referendum in February 2015. It had been a rough ride heading into Brexit. As well as claiming the scalps ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... of the UK Trade & Investment Regeneration Investment Organisation (RIO), which was launched by UK Prime Minister David Cameron in 2013 to find investment and create jobs and economic growth for the UK, he is charged with showcasing a pipeline of government-backed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... points, as investors also tracked the state opening of parliament and the legislative programme for Prime Minister David Cameron's newly-elected British government. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 climbed 1.26 per cent to 11,771.13 points, while in Paris the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... Goldman Sachs added 1.6 per cent. LONDON - London's stock market have rallied and the pound surged as Prime Minister David Cameron's "business-friendly" Conservatives scored a surprise victory in Britain's general election. Most other European indices ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... crippling economic crisis. British voters went to the polls Thursday to decide between the main rivals, Prime Minister David Cameron's centre-right Conservatives and Ed Miliband's centre-left Labour. "Judging from recent opinion polls, today's general ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... real impact on markets. Neither did Britain's raising its terror threat level risk to "severe", with Prime Minister David Cameron saying that the Islamic State jihadist group had set its sights on Europe. The gains came during the slowest week of the ...

Grexin Brixit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... Grexit. Many are now convinced it's Grexin. Yes folks, it's been pretty smooth sailing until... UK Prime Minister David Cameron raises the spectre of a Brixit. Speaking at the London headquarters of Bloomberg, Cameron announced his plan for a referendum ...

Barclays chief resigns

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... that risks damaging the franchise - I cannot let that happen," The scandal, which has resulted in Prime Minister David Cameron announcing a full parliamentary inquiry, now looks likely to envelop the Bank of England. Barclays has released an internal ...

UK launches bank probe amid Libor scandal

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a full parliamentary inquiry into the British banking sector in the wake of a rate fixing scandal that has already claimed the scalp of Barclays chairman Marcus Agius. A bipartisan committee will hear ...

Fidelity backs move to empower shareholders

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Asset management giant Fidelity Worldwide Investment has come out in favour of UK Prime Minister David Cameron's calls for more transparency on executive pay, bonuses and severance packages. Speaking to the BBC earlier this week, Cameron said there ...
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