Hargreaves Lansdown considers listing - papers 22nd Jan

Hargreaves Lansdown, set up by chief executive Peter Hargreaves and chairman Stephen Lansdown in 1981, could be valued at about £600m when it lists on the stock market. It has yet to appoint an investment bank to handle the float, but held a beauty parade of candidates last week. The listing, which will be in London, is likely to take place early in the summer, says the paper. STANDARD LIFE begins formal negotiations with more than 7,000 staff today on its controversial pension reforms, reports the Scotsman. The Edinburgh-based insurance giant is attempting to convince those empl...