Article: Business and City in brief

Acquisitions and mergers decline

The value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions fell by 38 per cent to $26bn ( pounds 17.3bn) in the first three months of the year, according to research by KPMG Peat Marwick.

Commissions survey

A survey commissioned by the Laurentian Finance Group, the life assurance, pensions and personal investment company, has shown that 50 per cent of people are prepared to ignore the level of commission paid to salesmen. From next year sellers of investment products will have to disclose commission.

Putting on the style

Almost three-quarters of companies have reviewed their management styles in the past five years, and the same proportion expect to review it again ...

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