De La Rue
Book notes: Hole in the Wall, by James Shepherd-Barron
Cash machines have changed how cash is managed, but is there any future for such machines in cashless world?
Cleland outlines uncertainty of future cash demand
BoE chief cashier says people will eventually move away from cash
São Tomé and Príncipe redenominates currency
New banknote series sees new and old dobras swapped at 1:1,000 ratio
Bahamas launches new banknote series with innovative security thread
Central Bank of Bahamas launches “Crisp Evolution” series, featuring colour-changing security thread
De La Rue boosts Africa presence with Kenya deal
Kenyan government takes 40% stake in De La Rue’s Kenyan factory
De La Rue launches post-grad scholarship with Central Bank of Barbados
One year's funding worth $17,300 on offer for a Barbadian student pursuing post-graduate studies in economics or finance mimics similar programmes elsewhere in the Caribbean
BoE releases banknotes bearing Chris Salmon’s signature
Signature of the current chief cashier of the Bank of England to appear on new banknotes; production method for notes altered
Ex-De La Rue chief decamps to rival
Oberthur Technologies snaps up former De La Rue chief executive James Hussey; shares in UK banknote producer slump as Oberthur ends interest in rival
De La Rue profits nose-dive
UK banknote printer De La Rue reports 63% decline in operating profits after racking up large costs from a “single customer”
Libya’s Bengdara pleads for softer sanctions on central bank: report
Central Bank of Libya governor Farhat Bengdara tells Wall Street Journal he is lobbying for some leniency on central bank sanctions; says cannot return to Tripoli
RBI aims to cut reliance on banknote paper imports by half with new mill
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says new state-of-the-art paper mill will cut imports for banknote paper by “more than half”
Paper fault has not damaged business, says defiant De La Rue
Banknote printer insists fault which has hammered share price and fuelled takeover spat with French rival has not blighted business; discussions with RBI “ongoing”
Oberthur drops De La Rue bid after increased offer flops
French banknote printer Oberthur Technologies abandons bid for British rival De La Rue following failure of increased offer at 935 pence per share
De La Rue rejects raised Oberthur bid
De La Rue board passes on new offer from French rival Oberthur Technologies of 935 pence per share, says bid still undervalues firm; US equity house Bain Capital reportedly backing Oberthur’s attempt
Oberthur seeks equity house support in De La Rue takeover bid: reports
French banknote firm Oberthur reportedly in talks to issue private equity houses with convertible bond to fund De La Rue acquisition
Oberthur given takeover deadline as De La Rue spat intensifies
French banknote printer told to “put up or shut up” by 7 February; ruling comes on the heels of efforts to force De La Rue to clarify relationship with RBI, failed November takeover bid
Bidder calls on De La Rue to reveal details of RBI relationship
Oberthur says firm should inform shareholders about recent business with Reserve Bank of India; claims paper scandal has "undermined" ability to win new contracts as a stand-alone firm
Cobbold confirmed as De La Rue CEO
Tim Cobbold named banknote manufacturer’s new chief executive
De La Rue shares soar on Oberthur takeover bid
Banknote printer De La Rue confirms preliminary takeover bid has been made; French firm Oberthur Technologies behind the move
De La Rue set to name new chief executive
Former Chloride president Tim Cobbold is “preferred candidate”; news comes after company says paper scandal has had “significant” impact on revenues
De La Rue says staff falsified banknote tests
Banknote printer says investigation into printing irregularities has revealed staff at Hampshire plant deliberately falsified paper specification tests
Indian officials to probe De La Rue plant
Reserve Bank of India says government officials due to visit De La Rue plant; trip follows paper fault which forced De La Rue chief executive to quit
De La Rue chief quits over printing errors
De La Rue’s chief executive James Hussey resigns after taking blame for faulty banknotes; shares plunge nearly 10%
Faulty paper halts note production at De La Rue
Banknote printer De La Rue suspends production at its Hampshire plant owing to paper fault; shares plummet on company statement that 2010 production and sales will be affected