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Karl West, Daily Mail4 March 2010, 8:38am Data Taylor Wimpey is mulling plans to outsource its pension after becoming the latest company to close down its final salary scheme to all members. Tough year: Taylor Wimpey made £700 losses WANT TO KNOW MORE? Taylor Wimpey: What the experts say Latest share price: Taylor Wimpey FTSE LATEST 5530.59-2.62 document.write(""); document.write(""); document.write(""); £12.50 SHARE DEALING • Buy and sell share ...

Daily Mail4 March 2010, 8:51am The chairman of nursing home group Care UK is in line for a £17m windfall after recommending a £281m cash bid from private equity firm Bridgepoint. WANT TO KNOW MORE? How the elderly are fleeced for care FTSE LATEST 5533.660.45 document.write(""); document.write(""); document.write(""); £12.50 SHARE DEALING • Buy and sell shares online or by phone for £12.50 (£20 for certificates) TALK ABOUT SHARE ...

SAYS TALKS VERY PRELIMINARY IN NATURE * Shares jump 61.5 pct (Adds details) March 4 (Reuters) - Gold miner Serabi Mining Plc said it was in talks with a third party for a possible merger, sending its shares up as much as 61.5 percent. Serabi said the talks were very preliminary in nature and there was no certainty that a potential merger or an offer for the company would be made ...

TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Shinsei Bank and Aozora Bank, two mid-size Japanese lenders owned by U.S. funds, are resuming their merger talks, Jiji news agency reported on Thursday. The Nikkei newspaper said last month that the banks would scrap or idefinitely postpone their plan to merge because they could not decide on a business strategy. While Shinsei's chief financial officer pr ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-04 07:32 BRIEF-Kalahari Minerals takeover bid for Coronet Resources fully closed

Reuters4 March 2010, 7:54am The FTSE 100 is seen opening down, slipping back after strong gains Wednesday, with investors eyeing the outcome of the latest Bank of England meeting. Retreat: Shares will fall back after four days of gains WANT TO KNOW MORE? FTSE close: Barclays, StanChart, Pru up Newspaper and magazine share tips FTSE LATEST 5533.2149.15 document.write(""); document.write(""); document.write(""); £12.50 SHARE DEALING • Buy and sell sha ...

Simon Lambert, This is Money3 March 2010, 5:13pm The Red Knights are plotting a fan-friendly takeover of Manchester Utd backed by wealthy supporters, but could they really wrestle the club from the Glazer family's grip? Power struggle: The Red Knights hope to stage a fan-friendly Man Utd takeover WANT TO KNOW MORE? Red Knights claim support for Utd bid FTSE LATEST 5533.2149.15 document.write(""); document.write(""); document.write(""); The Red Knights, a ...

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after separate reports showed private employers cut fewer jobs in February and the U.S. services sector grew at its fastest pace in more than two years. The Institute for Supply Management said its services index rose to 53 in February, up from January and above the average estimate of economists. For details, see  ...

By Harro ten Wolde AMSTERDAM, March 3 (Reuters) - Dutch photocopier and printing systems maker Oce told a court on Wednesday a case brought by shareholders dissatisfied by a takeover offer from Japan's Canon may be damaging and pushed for a quick ruling. The mid-cap company, which makes printing and copy systems as well as scanners and offers document-management and maintenance services,  ...

Sylvia Morris, Money Mail3 March 2010 The compensation cover that savers enjoy on bank or building society accounts is becoming more complicated as they merge or buy each other out. Confused: Compensation cover is becoming complicated. SAVINGS ACCOUNT FINDER Do your own homework on the best savings accounts with our account finder tool. ›› Savings tool FREE GUIDES • Info on ISAs, share dealing, pensions, gold: delivered free The Financial Serv ...