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Media Round Up, 30 April 2008 30/04/2008 |
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Sir Derek Higgs, Chairman of Alliance and Leicester died this week
Business in the Community Sir Derek Higgs, Chairman of Alliance and Leicester and a vital contributor to the development of Business in the Community (BITC) died suddenly this week aged 64. | |||||||||
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OFT accused of pursuing 'vendetta'
The Daily Telegraph, Business p.1 One of the City's leading investment banks has launched an outspoken attack on the Office of Fair Trading - accusing it of pursing a "vendetta" against retailers. The comments - by Mike Tattersall, a director at Cazenove and retail analyst - followed raids by the OFT last week and the launch of a probe into allegations of wide ranging price-fixing. | |||||||||
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Gore funds roots for green investing 'resilience'
The Financial Times The investment vehicle headed by Al Gore has closed a new $683m fund to invest in early stage environmental companies and has mounted a robust defence of green investing.The Climate Solutions Fund will be one of the biggest in the growing market for investment funds with an environmental slant. | |||||||||
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Advertising watchdog urges more responsibility on net
The Financial Times, p.5 The chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority has called on companies to be more responsible in website claims about pricing and availability following a surge in complaints.The ASA's annual report, published today, reveals that last year internet advertising garnered the secondlargest number of complaints by media, after television - overtaking the national press for the first time, and reflecting the shift in advertising budgets. | |||||||||
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Writers criticise Tesco for 'chilling ' Thai libel actions
The Guardian, p.7 Leading authors have called on Tesco to drop its "grossly disproportionate" libel actions against critics in Thailand who have questioned the growth of the supermarket chain. | |||||||||
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Giving a lead
Society Guardian, p.5 The head of a charitable network helping people put something back into communities tells David Brindle that many wealthy donors are more than happy to discover a way of using their money to make a local impact. | |||||||||
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