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Consumers avoid doing business with an organization that has suffered a data breach at an alarming rate, according to a new study.

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.

Despite London firms’ optimism about the economy having soared to its highest level since the end of 2010, there is increasing concern about the negative impact of housing costs and the lack of good quality affordable housing, according to the latest CBI/KPMG London Business Survey.

Force Over Mass Capital (FOMCAP) has launched a new SEIS/EIS investment vehicle which gives individual investors access to the rapidly growing start-up technology space while allowing them to receive tax reliefs of up to 64% of the capital invested under the Enterprise Investment Scheme.

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.

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.

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.

The total high speed camera market is expected to reach $274.46 Million by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate of 5.39%, according to a new market research report.

Nearly 80% of European insurers expect to meet the requirements of Solvency II—the EU Directive that codifies and harmonises the EU insurance regulation, primarily concerning the amount of capital that EU insurance companies must hold to reduce the risk of insolvency—before January 2016, according to EY's European Solvency II Survey 2014.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.