Property giant British Land is gearing up to splash out another £500 million this year as it bolsters its position in London and the South-East, chief executive Chris Grigg said today.

Somehow, it’s already the middle of 2013. We’ve survived apocalypse scares, generated celebrities who are more influential than politicians, and grown into adulthood without everything we’ve forgotten about Egyptian pharaohs from primary school being a hindrance to everyday life.

A business that specialises in giving better pensions to people who are ill is set to join the stock market, a sign of good health for the London equity market at least.

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced two men to lashes and prison terms for converting a woman to Christianity and helping her flee the conservative Islamic kingdom, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday.

News that the world’s top platinum producer has bowed to union pressure and slashed the number of job cuts it planned has left investors worried about the future of the industry.

It would be no surprise if pensions provider Partnership says next week that it hopes to list on the stock market this side of the summer holidays.

Lloyd’s powered London back to the number one spot in global insurance

The boss of Direct Line, Paul Geddes, had good news for motorists when the firm announced its results last week. He said that the cost of cover will come down.

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Struggling electronics giant Sony yesterday announced it had made a profit for the first time in five years.

Aviva AGMs are usually like Christmas pantos: they come round once a year, feature heroes and (mostly) villains and the audience always enjoys taking part.

Aviva chairman John McFarlane has fended off demands from shareholders for a five-year pay freeze and calls for the head of the insurer's remuneration committee.

"We've got the pinkest, most sequinned-up brand in the market place," said the boss of esure boss today, explaining why female-focused insurer Sheilas' Wheels is benefiting from new gender pricing rules.