Companies UK: Deal-hungry insurers eye vulnerable RSA, Balls launc...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday December 19 2013     UK Companies   Deal-hungry insurers eye vulnerable RSA   With insurers struggling to boost revenue organically, the sector is ripe for consolidation, but only the strongest are in a position to buy       Balls launches hunt for spending cuts     West End rent rises drive creative exodus     IPO optimism seen accelerating in 2014     Onshore wind faces subsidy competition     ECB blow to European bank backstop     Vodafone cuts its tax bill by a fifth     China's Blue Focus buys UK ad agency     Humber wind turbine plan gets go-ahead     BP discovery offset by $1bn write-off     UK to introduce wipe-clean banknotes               Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.