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A U.S. Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of scores of Chrysler dealers who were terminated during Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy, holding that the U.S. government may have violated the 5th Amendment.

Corporate Responsibility Magazine has announced its 15th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, recognizing the standout performance of public companies across the United States.

Latest developments in the Ukraine crisis are game-changers for investors, according to a leading global investment analyst.

More than half of early-stage companies identify sharing resources as vital to SME success, according to a report published by car sharing and car club service Zipcar, in conjunction with StartUp Britain and Ashridge Business School.

Increasing the number of women working in IT could generate an extra £2.6 billion a year for the UK economy, according to a new Centre for Economics and Business Research report commissioned by Nominet, the internet company best known for running the .uk internet infrastructure.

Two Tales Brewing, a family-owned brewing company from the Czech Republic that exports beer novelties around the globe, is planning to boost the global economy through a unique charitable marketing campaign.

A new report suggests that development opportunities exist both in and beyond central London thanks to Crossrail—the new high frequency, high capacity railway for London and the South East—provided communities are ready to act on the project's regeneration potential.

An annual benchmarking study into the operating costs of UK retail investment platforms has identified increasing cost efficiencies in the operation of both fund supermarkets and wrap platforms.

Aviva, the UK's largest insurer, detected over £110 million worth of insurance fraud in 2013 – a 19% increase compared with 2012.

Mid-tier accountancy firm Carter Backer Winter LLP has appointed Odhran Dodd, formerly a Partner at UHY Hacker Young LLP to head its new Corporate Finance department.

The stamp duty exemption for securities trading on growth markets, coming into effect on Monday 28th April, will give investors a further reason to back ambitious companies but is unlikely to have much impact on where issuers choose to list, says a partner at law firm Hogan Lovells.

Ongoing operations, force modernisation efforts, and the rising importance of precision strikes in contemporary military conflicts are driving the demand for global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), according to new analysis from global growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.

Worldwide information technology company Unisys Corporation has been selected by Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) to implement its new Facial Recognition System (FRS).

Forex signals provider iFexx has launched an algorithmic investment program (AIP) for auto forex trading, aiming to help small investors implement a high-frequency trading strategy on their Forex account.

The UK's “Big 6” energy companies are losing customers to smaller rivals so quickly that they will control under half the residential market in 2019, according to an energy price comparison site

Forecasts show UK economic growth in 2014 and 2015 of 3.1% and 2.2% respectively, up from forecasts of 2.8% and 2.0% released at the start of the year.

Specialist investor Chelverton Asset Management has confirmed the completion of its first deal since the launch last year of its Investor Club proposition.

Creditors face losing more than £150m per year if the Government follows through with plans to end an exemption for insolvency litigation from the ‘Jackson’ legal aid reforms, warns an independent report.

State-registered banks are the fastest growing bank wealth management segment in the U.S., according to new research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates.

Middle market investment bank Harris Williams & Co. announces a significant investment in leading emerging markets mobile monetisation company Upstream Telecommunications and Software Systems S.A., by Actis Capital LLP .

This week’s launch of My Learned Friend, a new social media style platform for legal research, discussion and debate could beckon in a new era in knowledge transfer for the legal sector.

Nearly two-thirds of yet-to-retire Brits (62%) say they think giving people more choice and flexibility in how they take their retirement income is a good idea

Hedge funds lost 0.09% in March, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.

Temenos appoints Martin Frick as Head of APAC

deVere United Kingdom has launched its Workplace Solutions division.

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that the EURO STOXX 50 Daily Leverage 3 and LevDAX x3 indices have been licensed to ETF Securities

The transition from one generation to the next can make or break a family business; and as the 'baby boomers' hand over to the 'millennials', the risks of getting it wrong have never been greater.

Emerisque Brands, a specialist, growth-oriented private equity sponsor based in Mayfair, announced today that Steve Back has joined the firm as an Operating Partner.

Native technology platform and network Adyoulike announces major UK acquisition to create European leader in native advertising

Clare Grout has joined the team of RiverPeak Wealth, the new wealth management firm.

Brooks Macdonald Group plc (“the Group”), the AIM listed integrated wealth management group, has announced that Brooks Macdonald Asset Management has acquired DPZ Capital Limited

The UK annuities market could decline by up to 75% after the recently announced changes to compulsory annuity purchase come into effect, according to PwC analysis supported by a new consumer survey.

The public need to be convinced that tough choices on upgrading national infrastructure are necessary, according to a new poll of more than 1000 members of the public by Ipsos MORI for the CBI.

Burden Of Proof In Criminal Tax Cases To Be Shifted Onto The Taxpayer HMRC To Get More Draconian Powers

According to research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates, advisor migration is projected to grow independent channels to 38% of asset marketshare through 2016.

Penney Frohling, Partner in Financial Services at EY, commenting on the Payments Council's six-month results for the new Current Account Switch Service