NEW products and a joint venture with bookmaker William Hill helped online gaming software supplier Playtech to increase 2009 earnings by a quarter, writes Philip Waller.
THE City watchdog is looking to hire 460 more staff as it seeks to take a more “risky and confrontational” approach to regulation even as it faces questions over its future.
AUSTRALIAN gas group Arrow Energy is believed to have opened its books to Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina to let them conduct due diligence on their joint £2billion takeover bid.
LLOYD’S of London insurer Hiscox said it will take a combined £100million hit from February’s earthquake in Chile and the windstorm Xynthia, which swept through Western Europe at the end of the month.
THERE is not much glamour in being at the nuts-and-bolts end of a supply chain, even when the clients are Formula One racing teams and jet fighter manufacturers.
ENTREPRENEUR Claire Richmond, whose successful online agency Find A TV Expert featured in these pages two years ago, is aiming to make stars of others through a series of seminars designed for experts who want to find fame and some fortune as factual television contributors.
BANKS are encouraging homeowners on cheap variable-rate mortgages to consider clearing their debts more quickly by using spare cash to boost monthly repayments.