The Times writes that financial services firms have suffered their biggest slump in confidence for m...
The Times writes that financial services firms have suffered their biggest slump in confidence for more than two years, with sentiment in key parts of the sector wilting in the face of fears of global slowdown. Despite rising business volumes across most of the financial services industry, with the notable exception of securities trading, the latest quarterly survey from the Confederation of British Industry and PricewaterhouseCoopers found that optimism collapsed in the first quarter of the year. The FT says American General moved a step closer to being acquired by AIG on Monday nigh...
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