Online fashion retailer Farfetch aims to float on the New York Stock Exchange by the end of the year, the London-based company said on Monday, seeking to capitalise on rapid growth in luxury sales on the web.

Countrywide has abandoned plans to revamp its incentive package for directors after meetings with top investors aimed at propping up the company with 140 million pounds in new equity.

Britain's markets watchdog has so far been contacted by only one company interested in taking advantage of a rule it introduced to attract state-owned firms like Saudi Aramco to London, the regulator told Reuters without naming the firm.

Anglo-American biotech company Orchard Therapeutics has raised a further $150 million to fund its work in gene therapy, building on earlier fundraisings worth more than $140 million.

Canadian investment group Fairfax could become Irish insurer FBD's second largest shareholder by September by converting a bond into equity, FBD Chief Executive Fiona Muldoon said on Wednesday.

Investors owning around 10 percent of John Laing Infrastructure Fund think a possible cash buyout offer valuing the company at 1.41 billion pounds ($1.85 billion) is too low, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Metro Bank has ruled out additional cash calls to support its growth ambitions in the medium term, its chief executive told Reuters, a day after the British lender raised 303 million pounds ($398.41 million) in its second major share sale in as many years.

British lender Metro Bank said on Tuesday it would raise about 300 million pounds ($394 million) through a share placing and reported higher first-half underlying pretax profit, setting it on track for its second full year of profitability.

British lender Metro Bank said on Tuesday it would raise about 300 million pounds ($394 million) through a share placing and reported higher first-half underlying pretax profit, setting it on track for its second full year of profitability.

Royal Bank of Scotland has hired Bruce Fletcher as its new group chief risk officer, the lender said on Friday.