Jan
2010
Articles from 7th Jan 2010
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Grandson revives historic Birmingham stockbroker firm
Jan 07 2010 | Financial
Albert E Sharp – one of the best-known historical names in West Midland stock-broking – has been given a new lease of life after a ten-year absence thanks to the original founder’s grandson. Read
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Business leaders predict interest rates to be held again
Jan 07 2010 | Financial
West Midlands business leaders are universally predicting that interest rates will be held for another month as policymakers grapple with “exceptional uncertainties” over inflation and growth. Read
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Cautious Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold
Jan 07 2010 | Financial
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) left borrowing costs unchanged at 0.5% for the 10th month in a row and made no move on its £200 billion efforts to boost the money supply. Read
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Lowry Maclean to retire as Wesleyan progresses
Jan 07 2010 | Financial
Lowry Maclean, the 70-year-old doyen of Birmingham’s financial services sector, is to retire from the Wesleyan after more than 20 years with the country’s leading mutual life office. Read
