AOL Money UK Updates from Royal Mail, LSE and Galliford TryAOL Money UKsavings, tax, stockmarket, pensions, cash, investment FTSE 100, LSE, The FTSE 100 barely budged on Wednesday: just a 4.6 point climb to 6,336.4. Oil stocks continued to rise with BP and Tullow Oil both up 3.5% (to 395p …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation report reaches a surprising conclusion – and it’s … – ITV News
ITV News Royal Mail privatisation report reaches a surprising conclusion – and it's …ITV NewsHe agrees that Royal Mail was undervalued, although though not by anything like the sums that have been alleged. Furthermore he makes his way onto the Business Secretary's Christmas card list in time for last post …
Read More »Stateline Post Office being repackaged
By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Boxes are scattered about, the floor is torn up, one person is putting mail into individual boxes, construction crews are out front. A tree blocks the direct route to the loading dock, the roofline is crumbling from being hit by trucks, concrete is in need …
Read More »Jacksonville Post Office open on Sunday – WITN
WITN Jacksonville Post Office open on SundayWITNOne post office here in Eastern Carolina will be open on Sunday for those last minute gift givers. The Postal Service says the main Jacksonville Post Office will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday. After Monday's busiest mailing day of the …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation £180m underpriced, review says – BBC News
BBC News Royal Mail privatisation £180m underpriced, review saysBBC NewsThe government made £180m less from the £2bn sale of Royal Mail than it could have, a report commissioned by Business Secretary Vince Cable has said. It says shares could have been valued up to 30p more than the flotation price …
Read More »UK Royal Mail Sale Probe Recommends Flexibility in IPOs – Businessweek
UK Royal Mail Sale Probe Recommends Flexibility in IPOsBusinessweekA report on the sale of Royal Mail Group Plc (RMG) calls for changes to the way initial public offerings are managed in London, saying greater flexibility would have allowed the government to raise more money. The report by former Labour Party …
Read More »Royal Mail sale underpriced by £180m, Myners report says – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail sale underpriced by £180m, Myners report saysThe Guardian“I regard the Royal Mail privatisation to have been a complex exercise executed with considerable professionalism. Many previous governments attempted to sell but failed. The sale was done against a backdrop of global economic uncertainty and a threat … …
Read More »Inquiry: UK Lost £180m From Royal Mail Sale
Taxpayers lost out on a lower sum from the privatisation of Royal Mail than the £1bn suggested by MPs earlier this year, a report commissioned by Vince Cable will conclude this week. More: continued here
Read More »Inquiry: UK Lost £180m From Royal Mail Sale – Sky News
Inquiry: UK Lost £180m From Royal Mail SaleSky NewsEarlier inquiries by the National Audit Office (NAO) and the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) select committee said taxpayers had lost out on up to £1bn when the Government sold 60% of Royal Mail to private sector investors, including sovereign … More: …
Read More »Public shortchanged by Royal Mail sell-off – Scotsman
Scotsman Public shortchanged by Royal Mail sell-offScotsmanHowever, Mr Myners will also say he supports a wider review of so-called initial public offerings and the way the Shareholder Executive – which manages state-owned assets – handled the Royal Mail privatisation. His report will highlight some so-called … More: continued here
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