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UK chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak is preparing to unveil his latest budget on Wednesday. Leaks point to a package of tax hikes and spending cuts. But a repeat of the discredited model that the Conservative Party, of which he is a member, embraced to tackle the 2008-2009 financial crisis would miss a huge opportunity to finance growth just when borrowing costs are as low as they will ever be. Austerity will prove a false economy that drives investment elsewhere.
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Concerns that London is losing ground to other financial centres within Europe, such as Amsterdam, which has surpassed London as Europe’s largest centre for equities trading, are overblown. The UK capital remains an attractive listing venue for high-growth firms and could become more so after a Treasury review of London’s listing regime is published this week. But the City should not abandon the core principles on which its reputation has been built just to claw back a short-term loss of business.
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In The Style, the UK online fashion company, is gauging investor appetite for a stockmarket listing, having announced its intention to float this week.
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Swiss Steel, the Swiss manufacturer of steel and steel products formerly known as Schmolz + Bickenbach, has unveiled the terms of a Sfr220m (€200m) rights issue, required to help the company improve its capital position.
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Hang Seng Indexes Co is planning to double the stocks in its flagship index, a move that will better represent the increasing number of Chinese companies on the bourse.
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Gome Retail Holdings, an electrical appliance retailer, has raised HK$4.45bn ($573.5m) after selling a chunk of shares in a top-up placement.
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