UK Mortgages rates and deals

The bridging sector needs a “truly effective and representative” trade body, short-term lender Omni Capital has said.

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Eurozone debt crisis reignited as France and Austria lose triple A status while Italy, Spain and Portugal drop two notches

DELRAY BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - A Japanese banker who is a key figure in the Olympus accounting fraud came into public view for the first time since the scandal broke, appearing on Friday at his divorce hearing in a Florida court. Hajime “Jim” Sagawa ran a U.S. investment firm that earned a massive $687 million fee for advising Olympus in a 2008 acquisition deal that ranks as the largest advisory payment in history. Olympus has admitted the deal along with others was part of a 13-year scheme to cover up $1. …

World stock markets fall on reports that ratings agency Standard & Poor’s is about to downgrade some eurozone countries.

Negotiators for Greek bondholders withdraw from restructuring talks, citing unconstructive response from some parties

António Horta-Osório says he does not wish to be considered for and award for 2011