Finance

QE may have hampered companies' investment

Quantitative Easing (QE) has had the unwanted side-effect of hampering companies' investment plans, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Directors of collapsed print group disqualified for 16 years

Two former print bosses have been disqualified for a total of 16 years for offences including false invoicing.

FSA to publish interest rate swap redress scheme details

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will publish the results of a pilot scheme to provide redress to small business owners who were mis-sold interest rate swaps on Thursday (31 January).

Unite and CPI agree basic wage increase

Paper sector workers will benefit from a 2.6% increase in their basic hourly wage following a review of Unite and the Confederation of Paper Industries' (CPI) national agreement.

FT to prioritise digital

The <i>Financial Times</i> is to shift resources from print to digital as it looks to reduce newspaper production costs.

Fallon wants greater transparency on FLS loans

Banks drawing money under the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) could be forced to publish lending figures by region and business size amid growing concerns that the flagship scheme isn't working.

Fourth round RGF funding open

The government has announced that the latest round of its Regional Growth Fund (RGF), worth 350m, is open for bids.

CS Labels secures Regional Growth grant for Xeikon spend

West Midlands-based CS Labels has embarked on an expansion programme, assisted by a Government Regional Growth Fund grant, which is expected to help boost turnover by 25% in 2013 to 2.5m.

DMGT cost cutting counteracts revenue decline across A&N Media

The Daily Mail and General Trust's (DMGT) A&N Media has boosted profits in the face of falling revenues across its print titles through aggressive cost cutting in 2012, according to the company's 2012...

Sappi announces price increase

Sappi Fine Paper has raised prices across its graphic papers business due to surging raw material costs and declining margins for merchant sales.