Tue, 25th Oct 2016 11:46
(ShareCast News) - Go-Ahead shares were going nowhere on Thursday after commuters on Britain's largest railway franchise were lumped with the promise of more misery this week, as conductors on the Southern arm of Govia Thameslink Railway announced a strike, set down for next Tuesday. The railway fra
Read more(ShareCast News) - Business is booming for OneSavings Bank, which has just clocked up a £35m profit after selling a £250m securitisation of pre-crisis mortgages, writes the Financial Times' Lex column. The buy-to-let lender intended to use the dosh to originate more mortgages, and its loan books hav
Read more(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was not far off its three-month high on Monday afternoon, up 0.71% at 17,042.61 as a buoyant handful of challenger banks and property-related stocks outweighed those hit by the oil price retreat. The Treasury weighed into the Brexit debate, aiming to convince Britain
Read more(ShareCast News) - Banks will be forced to limit overdraft charges and introduce a new standard technology to enable consumers to more easily switch between providers, among several measures proposed by the competition watchdog to improve competition in retail banking. Concluding its investigation i
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