Broadcast news
The BBC agreed to privatise BBC Broadcast, a technical services arm, in return for £166 million, amid signs that trade union opposition to the sale was softening. Macquarie Capital Alliance Group, an Australian fund, promised to act as a long-term investor and match employment terms.
Citigroup to settle
Britain’s Financial Services Authority, the investment regulator, was close to announcing a £16 million settlement with Citigroup last night over the US investment bank’s controversial trades in the eurozone government bond market last August.