Finance

Price confident in Paperlinx future
New non-executive director Andrew Price said he had 'enthusiastically accepted' the invitation to the Paperlinx board following completion of the company's strategic review.

NLGS to be phased out in favour of FFL
The Government's flagship National Loan Guarantee Scheme has been sidelined in favour of the new 80bn Funding for Lending (FFL) initiative, just five months after it launched.

Shawbrook Bank profitable less than a year after launching
The new bank, officially launched in October 2011 to provide funding to SMEs, has hit break-even point, it has announced.

Shire Leasing to offer finance on print software
Shire Leasing has launched a new finance scheme specifically to help printers finance investment in software and other "intangible" assets such as training and consultancy.

Banks stalling on swap settlements, law firm claims
Banks are refusing to call a halt to costly monthly payments arising from interest rate swaps even where they know the product was mis-sold, a leading commercial law firm has claimed.

FT Group and Penguin experience digital growth
Online demand for FT Group has exceeded print for the first time while nearly a fifth of Penguin's revenues are represented by e-book sales according to Pearson's 2012 interim report.

RBS interest rate swap settlement could open floodgates
Printers who may have been mis-sold interest rate swaps could find it easier to claim compensation after RBS was forced to settle a landmark case.

Six jailed in 730k JP Morgan and UBS print room scam
Six men have been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for insider dealing from the print rooms of two of the city's largest investment banks.

DMGT posts 509m revenue as Mail Online records profit
The Daily Mail & General Trust reported a 3% revenue increase in its third quarter interim results to 1 July.

Economy contracts for third consecutive quarter
Wet weather and the extra bank holiday in June have been blamed for a 0.7% fall in gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2012.