LONDON (Reuters) - British discount chain B&M on Tuesday forecast full year profit at the top end of its guidance as it reported a 10.1% rise in revenue for the period that was partly driven by new store openings. The FTSE 100 group, which sells everything from garden furniture to electrical items to toys and food, said it expected to...

PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager, said on Tuesday it had formed a strategic partnership with U.S. peer Victory Capital ( VCTR ) whereby Amundi would end up with a 26.1% stake in Victory Capital ( VCTR ). Amundi US would be combined into Victory Capital ( VCTR ) in exchange for a 26.1% economic stake...

FRANKFURT, April 16 (Reuters) - European Banks are calling on the European Union to designate them a critically important strategic sector, warning that their competitiveness and the bloc's future are at stake, according to a report published on Tuesday. The pitch by the European Banking Federation (EBF) leads a list of 45 policy recommendations that the region's top banking lobby...

DUBAI, April 16 (Reuters) - A franchisee of supermarket chain Spinneys, which operates in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, on Tuesday announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai bourse, in the first listing of a supermarket chain operator in the UAE. Spinneys Dubai LLC will offer a 25% stake through the IPO, and the price...