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UK to facilitate other countries’ COVID vaccine passport plans: minister By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will provide vaccine COVID-19 certificates for its residents if they are required by other countries, although it is not planning to introduce them for use at home, vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Tuesday. "Internationally, if other countries will require a vaccine certificate, then I think it's right that we facilitate it," Zahawi told the BBC in an...

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New York widens lead over London as finance hub – Duff & Phelps By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - A growing majority of top bankers and asset managers consider New York as the world's top financial hub and expect Brexit to damage London's global standing, consultants Duff & Phelps said in a global regulatory outlook on Tuesday. D&P's outlook surveyed senior financial professionals from 250 banks and asset managers in Europe, Asia and America, with 60% saying they...

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UK retail must stay open when third lockdown ends – Ocado chairman By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's retail sector must stay open when it emerges from the latest coronavirus lockdown, sector veteran Stuart Rose said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to set the path out of a third lockdown which has closed all non-essential shops on Feb. 22. "The short term need is for us to have some clarity. We need to...

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Avacta shares jump following Covid lateral flow test results By Investing.com

By Samuel Indyk Investing.com – Shares in Avacta Group PLC (LON:AVTG) were closing in on all-time highs on Tuesday after the company received first data for its Covid rapid antigen test from ongoing clinical studies in the UK and Europe. The data showed “excellent” performance in identifying patients with an infections viral load an no false positive results. The initial evaluation tested 30...

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Treasury Yields Punch Higher in Catch-Up to Global Bond Selloff By Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries are breaching key levels as this week’s global debt selloff sends yields to their highest in about a year. While U.S. markets were closed on Monday for President’s Day, German bunds and U.K. gilts both saw benchmark yields gain five basis points as a significant slow-down in virus cases, and progress on vaccine roll-outs and higher oil prices bolstered...

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SoftBank shares hit historic high as online backers celebrate By Reuters

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp shares closed at a record high on Tuesday, surpassing a peak reached at the height of the dot-com bubble, as online backers celebrated the recovery in the value of the firm's tech portfolio. Shares in SoftBank, a heavily weighted component of the Nikkei 225 index which is trading at 30-year highs, closed up...

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Julius Baer nominates British wealth manager Nicol to board to head risk committee By Reuters

ZURICH (Reuters) - Julius Baer is proposing British wealth manager David Nicol as a new member of its board of directors, it said on Tuesday, earmarking him to become head of the board's risk committee as current Vice Chairman Charles Stonehill steps down. "The Board is very pleased to have found in David Nicol a seasoned financial industry expert with vast executive...

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Liberty Global Earnings, Revenue beat in Q4 By Investing.com

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) reported on Tuesday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations. Liberty Global announced earnings per share of $0.31 on revenue of $3.43B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.2524 on revenue of $3.31B. Liberty Global shares are up 3% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $25.08...

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