Monthly Archives: July 2015

Thompson Creek Receives Continued Listing Standard Notice from the New …

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DENVER, July 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (NYSE: TC) (TSX: TCM) ("Thompson Creek" or the "Company") announced today that it received notification on July 6, 2015 from the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") that the price of the Company's common stock has fallen below the NYSE's continued listing standard. The NYSE requires Read more [...]

GVC makes £900m bet on Bwin

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Bwin did not return calls for comment. Shares in Bwin rose 0.4pc to 100.6p on Tuesday, valuing the company at £823m. GVC and Amaya originally made separate approaches to take over Bwin after their target confirmed in November that it was talks with "a number of interested parties about a variety of potential business combinations". However, they have since teamed up, with Amaya, the owner of Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker, understood to be interested in Bwin's poker assets and sports book. Read more [...]

EXOR Today Announces New Enhanced Terms for PartnerRe Common and …

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TURIN, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EXOR S.p.A. (“EXOR”; EXO.IM), one of Europe’s leading listed investment companies and the largest shareholder of PartnerRe Ltd. (“PartnerRe”; NYSE:PRE) is today holding an Investor Meeting in New York City for all PartnerRe shareholders. At the meeting John Elkann, Chairman and CEO of EXOR, will present further enhancements to EXOR’s Binding Offer terms making an already superior offer to PartnerRe Common and Preferred Read more [...]

Time to target listed private equity?

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Investors are overlooking opportunities in the listed private equity sector, according to Gresham House chief executive Tony Dalwood. The average private equity investment trust is trading on a 15.5% discount to net asset value (NAV), according to the Association of Investment Companies. Well-known trusts such as Jon Moulton’s Better Capital 2012 are trading on even higher discounts at 30.8%, with Candover at 47.4% and Aberdeen Private Equity at 25.6%. Dalwood is not put off Read more [...]

Kedleston Hall 400 homes plan rejected

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The homes were proposed for an area close to the Grade I listed Kedleston Hall A proposal for 400 homes near the Grade I listed Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire has been rejected by one vote. The application to build the homes was thrown out in a 6-5 vote by Amber Valley Borough Council's planning committee.Opponents said the project would have caused traffic disruption in the area and its rejection protects the area's "picturesque" Read more [...]

UK’s oldest gay pub makes bid for listed status

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A campaign to protect the future of the UK’s oldest LGBT pub, once frequented by Freddie Mercury, has gained the backing of high-profile figures including Ian McKellen, Paul O’Grady and the Mayor of London Boris Johnson. Credit: Wiki A group of architects has written to Historic England calling for an application to have The Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT) given listed status approved. The Victorian pub, built in 1863, stands on the former site of the 17th-century Vauxhall Pleasure gardens Read more [...]

The anatomy of a campaign: tax justice, ActionAid

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Back story With an estimated $200bn lost from developing countries to corporate tax dodging every year, ActionAid believes that tackling this problem is fundamental to overcoming poverty and injustice. The gap between the most powerful and ordinary people is growing across the world and corporate tax dodging has become both a symptom of that trend and a key battle to help reverse it – making it a flagship campaign for ActionAid UK. Related: The anatomy of a campaign: giving child marriage the Read more [...]

Chinese shares slide despite government support

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Mainland Chinese shares have fallen further despite more measures from the government aimed at stemming the sell-off in the volatile market.Over the weekend, brokerages and fund managers vowed to buy stocks, helped by a state-owned margin finance firm, which in turn would be helped with liquidity from the central bank.Despite this, the Shanghai Composite closed down 1.29% at 3,727.12.That comes despite signs of heavy money flows into Shanghai's blue chip stocks.State media said 21 brokerages Read more [...]