Oct 21 (Reuters) – Parcel services firm GLS, the international sister business to the UK’s Royal Mail, has agreed to buy a 20% stake in Greece’s ACS for 74 million euros ($80.06 million), their parent International Distribution Services (IDSI.L), opens new tab said on Monday. Under the deal GLS will …
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TPT Investment Management (TPTIM) has launched a standalone fiduciary management offering for UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. The offering builds on TPT’s model of scheme consolidation and is provided by its in-house investment management function. The fiduciary management service will provide access to a range of investments, often not …
Read More »Royal Mail-parent IDS appoints new CEO
July 20 (Reuters) – Royal Mail’s parent group International Distributions Services (IDS) (IDSI.L) appointed Martin Seidenberg, CEO of the group’s international parcels network, as its new group CEO on Thursday. Seidenberg, who previously spent 15 years at Deutsche Post DHL, joined GLS in 2015 and has been a member of …
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June 22 (Reuters) – The owner of the submersible that went missing during a tourist expedition to the Titanic’s wreckage said on Thursday it believed that the crew on board have “sadly been lost” after debris matching the missing sub was found on the ocean floor. Here are some facts …
Read More »Royal Mail’s largest union to suspend vote on deal with postal firm
May 24 (Reuters) – Royal Mail’s largest union warned on Wednesday it would suspend voting on an agreement reached with the British postal services firm last month over pay and worker terms, charging the firm of not abiding by some of the agreed-upon conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) had …
Read More »UK’s Ofcom probes Royal Mail over failure to meet delivery target
May 15 (Reuters) – Ofcom, Britain’s communications regulator, said it launched a probe on Monday into Royal Mail’s failure to meet delivery targets in the past year, adding it would consider imposing a financial penalty. Royal Mail earlier said it did not meet delivery targets for 2022-2023, blaming union disputes …
Read More »UK’s Royal Mail CEO Thompson to step down after union clash
May 12 (Reuters) – Royal Mail’s CEO Simon Thompson plans to step down later this year, saying it was the “right time” for the company to move forward under new leadership, as the British postal group tries to draw a line under a lengthy pay dispute. Parent company International Distributions …
Read More »Royal Mail CEO exit could come this week – Sky News
May 8 (Reuters) – Royal Mail’s parent (IDSI.L) could announce the UK postal services firm’s CEO Simon Thompson’s exit as soon as this week, Sky News reported on Monday. The report said the exit plan could be delayed beyond this week but an announcement will be made before annual results …
Read More »Factbox: Czech billionaire Kretinsky’s sprawling empire
April 24 (Reuters) – Daniel Kretinsky is seeking to take control of debt-laden French supermarket chain Casino (CASP.PA), in a deal that would bring several well-known retail brands under the Czech billionaire’s umbrella in France. Kretinsky, 47, a former investment bank lawyer who built one of Europe’s largest energy groups, …
Read More »UK’s Royal Mail and union reach pay and employment terms deal
April 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reached a proposed agreement over pay and employment terms, which will be considered by the union’s executive before being voted on by members, the two sides said in a joint statement. More than 110,000 postal staff …
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