COMPANIES

Energy APPG Chairman Dan Byles MP says warnings should still be attached to recent UK unconventional gas developments

Treasury Select Committee will conduct an inquiry into the independence of the Bank of England's new Financial Policy Committee

Daniel Stewart & Co’s chief economist Alastair Winter previews the week ahead for markets, politics and economics

Influential thinktank pushes for government to give shares back to taxpayers.

Boost ETP's Nik Bienkowski says new EU guidelines on benchmarks remain frustratingly unclear on indices

Ronald McDonald goes to war with KFC and Burger King for slice of Chinese market.

Lawyer Jemma Pugh looks at implications of workplace relationships following allegations of 'high-profile' Whitehall affair.

Individuals and companies seeking claims will soar but it will be unlikely to lead to mass class action litigation

Advent of online retailing lures in budget stores who seek to capitalise on changing consumer habits.

Daniel Stewart & Co’s chief economist Alastair Winter previews the month ahead in markets, politics and economics.

Landlords Intu Properties and Land Securities against Sport Direct's suggestion to lower rents.

Energy giant looking to buy bumper stake in exploration and development company licences.

Antitrust regulators will unveil draft legislation for countries to sue cartels proven to rig Libor, oil and other markets

IBTimes UK delivers a refresher course on the rate that was rigged around the world

Israel's Calcalist financial newspaper initially reported that Pepsi is willing to pay even more for the company.

Mathew Martoma accused of insider trading in technology and pharma stocks.

Number of jobless French creeps up to 10.8%, highest level since 1998.

Japan's Sumitomo sold about 84 million shares, representing around half of its Barclays' shareholding

Citi and EIU research says London will rise significantly in terms of economic strength between 2012 and 2025

Improving economic data in May will prompt the European Central Bank to freeze interest rates

CIPD survey shows that even those working in the financial sector believe they are being paid too much

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said bumper payment to the state is not enough and called for more claims

Furse also on Fortis’ board when it was bailed out following disastrous ABN Amro takeover.

EC announces Latvia is ready to become the 18th country using the euro despite high foreign deposits

Ikea founder quits the board of Inter IKEA Group but Mathias Kamprad takes over

Businesses should be incentivised to take on apprenticeships if we want to tackle unemployment, says UKCES Commissioner Scott Johnson

Chairman says bank is working with new watchdog PRA and appoints Morrisons' Richard Pennycook as finance director

Nomura resumes paying out bonuses while Daiwa doubles top executive compensation and aims to hire more bankers

Investors will track services PMI data from the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain.