Royal Mail

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail receives Fidelity stamp of approvalTelegraph.co.ukParas Anand, head of European equities at Fidelity, offered a crucial stamp of approval after the Government announced its intention to float the world's oldest delivery company. He said the “opportunity” for Royal Mail and its potential investors was … More: continued here

Royal Mail privatisation: the Pros and ConsThe IndependentWhat's going on? The Government came under fresh attack over its controversial plans for the Royal Mail as Business Secretary Vince Cable confirmed it will press ahead with privatising the service. Mr Cable said an initial public offering (IPO) is … More: continued …

The Guardian Royal Mail v Twitter: which one should you sink your savings in?The GuardianChief beneficiaries of share offering: The bankers, lawyers and accountants who could make up to £20m advising on the sale; Royal Mail staff, who will receive shares worth up to £2,000 each (although 96% of staff …

The Guardian Royal Mail privatisation could cost rural Tories their seats, says thinktankThe Guardian"HS2 [the high speed rail link to the north] should have been scrapped and the money invested in Royal Mail– RM has turned around of late and is in profit. It needed more time, it's a great …

Herald Scotland Delivered: £3bn sell-off of shares in Royal Mail goes aheadHerald ScotlandRoyal Mail chief executive Moya Greene said: "Our strategy is delivering a revitalised company, with a unique, UK, multi-use network through which we are proud to deliver the universal postal service for all UK citizens." Chuka Umunna, shadow …

British government to privatize Royal Mail within weeksThe Globe and MailBritain embarked on its largest privatization in decades on Thursday as the government unveiled plans to sell the majority of the near 500-year-old state-owned Royal Mail postal service. The Department for Business said a stock market flotation would … More: …

Britain's Royal Mail to go private with IPONBCNews.comThe late Baroness Thatcher famously said that the Royal Mail could not be privatized, and two subsequent attempts stymied after opposition from the U.K. parliament. Michael Fallon, the U.K.'s minister for Business and Enterprise, who has been one of … More: continued here

Will Royal Mail be a good investment? Shares could come at knockdown price …This is MoneyThe Government chose to launch its plans to float Royal Mail with great fanfare on the same day unions were holding strike talks over the controversial sell-off. Such stand-offs with your opponents are business as …

The Government yesterday formally fired the starting gun on the flotation of the £3billion business, ending its 378-year history of state ownership. More: continued here

Some 150,000 Royal Mail workers are to start receiving details of the offer of free shares in the company under the Government's privatisation plan. More: continued here