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Monitise, whose technology enables banking transactions to be carried out over mobile phones, has secured $1.5 million (£1 million) to expand into Africa.

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Although asset management fees were stable in 2008, this year could see a greater willingness from asset managers to negotiate their fees downwards, especially in alternative asset classes, according to consultancy Mercer.

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London mini cab company Addison Lee has acquired the three connected companies that form Premier Transport Group. The cash-and-shares deal will create a combined operation with an annual turnover in excess of £18 million.

Legislation and Regulation

Bribery may be a fact of life for many business operating internationally. But the regulators are closing in, writes Alex Rene, a partner at law firm Fulbright & Jaworski.

Alternative Finance for Business

The first small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are starting to reap the benefits of the government' £20 billion loan guarantee scheme, announced last month by Peter Mandelson.

Venture Capital Funding

Private equity fund values took a battering in 2008, begging the question: has the buy-out industry hit rock bottom?