HSBC Said to Plan Sale of Dim Sum Bonds Listed in London

HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA), Europe’s biggest bank by market value, is planning to sell three-year yuan- denominated bonds listed in London, according to a person familiar with the matter. The sale will be the first time a European bank has issued so-called Dim Sum bonds listed in the city, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. There are currently more than 109 billion yuan ($17.3 billion) of customer and interbank deposits in the Chinese currency Read more [...]

Selling UK Homes in the Digita Age

selling uk homes in the digita age News Posted On: 18 April 2012 Selling houses in the UK used to be so much simpler before the internet became the power that it is today. It was a simple case of choosing an estate agent, which you did either by watching for the quickest disappearing for sale boards in your area, or looking at the best ads in your local press. Nowadays it is completely difficult, and some would say more Read more [...]

Pickin’ in the Panhandle event named a ‘Place to Be in 2012’

HEDGESVILLE - One of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia's most popular events, Pickin' in the Panhandle: The West Virginia State BBQ Bluegrass Festival, has been listed as one of the "Top 20 Places to Be in 2012" by Go WV, a premier publication of the group travel industry. "It's an honor to be included on this list, among some of West Virginia's longest running fairs, festivals and events," said Andrea Ball, executive director of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention Visitors Bureau Read more [...]

NSE listing: Obstacles ICT firms must overcome, by Johnson

By Emeka Aginam EVen with N70 billion budget appropriation for ICT in the current financial year, the Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson has said that Nigerian ICT companies will only be more attractive for listing in the Nigerian Stock Exchange, (NSE) if certain bottlenecks including double taxation, right of way, site approval for base stations, among others were resolved with immediate effect. The Minister who spoke recently at the quarterly Chief Executive Officer’s Read more [...]

2012 Off to a Better Start Than 2011

The first quarter is now complete and the statistics show us that prices are up and inventory is slightly down in Madison. According to the Garden State Multiple Listing Service, in the first quarter of 2011 there were 119 homes for sale (69 listed in that three month period), at an average asking price of 885,3756, whereas in 2012, there was a total of 116 homes (76 listed during the quarter) listed at an average asking price of 908,794, or up just under 3 percent. Every category of sized homes Read more [...]

Arthur Devine’s Picton salon for sale

KAT PICKFORD The Arthur Devine Inspired Salons and Spas beauty salon in Picton has been listed for sale on Trade Me. The business is owned by Arthur Devine, who operated a hair salon on High St in Blenheim until he was wrongfully evicted from the building by the landlord William Yates in August last year. The salon was listed on Trade Me by seller rickfitty1, on April 2, as a luxury salon and day spa. It does not name the salon Read more [...]

BBC says it was mistakenly listed as using convicted investigator

The BBC believes it was mistakenly listed as using the private investigator convicted of Data Protection Act offences following the Operation Motorman investigation, after a newspaper made an inquiry about the corporation's wine bill.The BBC director of editorial policy, David Jordan, told MPs on the Commons home affairs select committee on Tuesday the evidence taken from private investigator Steve Whittamore's offices during a police raid was not as robust as claimed by the Operation Motorman Read more [...]