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St James's Place has general election nerves

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:41:47 GMT

A hung parliament after the general election looks an increasingly likely possibility � bad news in the eyes of wealth management firm St James�s Place

City Spy: Guy Hands is still putting brave face on EMI

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:11:13 GMT

In his annual letter to friends and clients of Terra Firma, his private equity house, Guy Hands sets out his thoughts for 2010

Alistair Darling won�t row back over bonuses supertax

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:47:06 GMT

Alistair Darling is set to extend the scope of his supertax on City bonuses despite pleas from banks for special deals to water down the impact of the levy

Mandelson to list Corfu hospitality in Lords register

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:22:48 GMT

Lord Mandelson faces fresh questions over his Corfu holiday amid claims of conflicts of interest with his ministerial duties

Mandy's mates: The Peter Mandelson diaspora

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:42:03 GMT

The country rests safe in the neatly manicured hands of Peter Mandelson: Gordon Brown's best frenemy and the man who exercises such a magnetic pull for protesters that an eco-suffragette promptly chained herself to his Regent's Park railings as he returned home to mind No 10's business for the week

Mandelson: I�m only here so Gordon can enjoy his holiday

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:48:37 GMT

Lord Mandelson took temporary charge of the country today, declaring that he was simply trying to help Gordon Brown have 'the best holiday he deserves'

Gordon has got private jet bug

Tue, 12 May 2009 08:40:41 GMT

Air Partner, the listed aircraft-charter company that has hitherto been famous for supply the Boeing jetliners to transport guests of Sir Philip Green to his various Indian Ocean parties, has signed up two new clients: Gordon Brown and David Miliband

So I�ve lost �1 billion... What should I do? Throw myself off the building?

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:01:27 GMT

What must it be like to lose �1 billion? I'm on my way to meet Robert Tchenguiz and that question is uppermost in my mind. Until recently, Tchenguiz, 48, was cock of the London walk.

St James's Place says fate of Lloyds stake 'too early to call'

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:59:29 GMT

Investment: Is St James's Place for sale? Market watchers assume the upmarket financial adviser must be, now that 60% shareholder HBOS has been rescued by the Government and bundled into Lloyds TSB

Money isn't everything, says art dealer who gave $3m sale profit to charity

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:54:32 GMT

A leading art dealer has shrugged off the credit crunch by donating 75 per cent of his profits to charity

Now Brown is haunted by 'boom and bust'

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:55:16 GMT

Gordon Brown has always been good at hocus-pocus when it came to growth numbers

Gossip makes the world go round - thank God

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:42:20 GMT

IF THERE'S one invitation I regret turning down it's the one that Lord Rothschild extended to me on the request of Countess Maya Schoenburg

Bullingdon boy's fatal error was to cross Rothschild

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:50:57 GMT

AT a City lunch, Nat Rothschild sat quietly, waiting for others to speak. Given by one of the major private equity groups, it was a high-powered gathering. Among the guests were Marcus Agius, chairman of Barclays, Sir David Arculus, director of O2 and chairman of the Better Regulation Task Force and Ian Davis, managing partner of McKinsey.

Fresh evidence links Mandelson to oligarch

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:08:32 GMT

As the controversial politician is ennobled and returns to government, we reveal new evidence that calls into question his links with Oleg Deripaska

Art & design

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:24:02 GMT

London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world�s most exciting market.

Finance

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:22:30 GMT

Britain will look to the Square Mile to pull it out of the economic mire, and these are the big names who will deliver the recovery.

B&B bidder plans a new lease of life for banking 'zombies'

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:45:41 GMT

PROFILE Maverick financier Clive Cowdery wants the troubles of Britain's second-tier lenders to be the catalyst for a new financial heavyweight. He's been here before

Image seller who remade his family's battered reputation

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:13:05 GMT

Stock picture businesses used to be run by amateur enthusiasts who rarely made money. Mark Getty just sold his for $2.4bn and is staying on to take it to a new level

Stage is set but where's Gordon?

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Marcus Wareing said he wanted to bring theatre back to the hotel when he took over at the Grill Room at the Savoy but there was no sign of the star of the show when Toby Young paid a visit.