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Kleinwort sold to Belgians in £225m deal

15.10.09
One of the oldest names in the City changed hands today, as Kleinwort Benson, whose history dates back to the 1850s, was sold by Commerzbank to Belgian conglomerate RHJ International for £225 million ... more

‘Lucky’ Luqman is on the loose

14.10.09
Shaid “Lucky” Luqman, once one of Britain’s richest men, and Ernst & Young’s Young Entrepreneur of 2004, has walked free from prison after serving six months of a second sentence for contempt of court ... more

The exodus of the rich begins

02.10.09
The friend dropped his bombshell. He was clearing off. He'd worked it out: soon he would be paying 50 per cent income tax as a high earner, the changes to personal allowances would add another 10 per cent and then there was VAT... more

How Madoff got away with it

13.08.09
HOT tip for wannabe frauds? A fine taste for design. Apparently that's the reason the authorities didn’t catch Bernie Madoff sooner than they did ... more

Stanley Gibbons puts its stamp on a strong surge

07.08.09
Stamps and autographs specialist Stanley Gibbons today appointed a new chief operating officer and gave him some good news to talk about on his first day, as its half-year pre-tax profit soared 13% to £1.4 million ... more

Brit prospect loses cool in the heat

29.06.09
Young Briton Heather Watson crashed out of the first round of the girls singles 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 against Russia's Valeria Solovieva on Court 19 today, prompting her to smash her racquet on the court... more

Commerzbank puts up Kleinwort Benson for sale

09.06.09
Germany’s Commerzbank is set to put Kleinwort Benson, one of the City’s most venerable private banks, formally up for sale this week ... more

Man admits Jersey home abuse

12.05.09
A former resident at a Jersey care home admitted sexually abusing boys there in the Seventies... more

How can these sad exiles prefer cash to London?

12.05.09
Those now fleeing our tax rates did much to contribute to our economic woes. Despite this, we must pity them... more

Go online to find your ancestors ... or Amy’s

13.01.09
Amateur genealogists are able to see their ancestors' handwriting as the 1911 Census goes online... more

Barclays shut business on Sark after election blow

12.12.08
The billionaire Barclay brothers shut down their businesses on Sark as the final results for the tiny Channel Island's groundbreaking elections were confirmed... more

Market report: The City gave an initial lukewarm response to the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report

24.11.08
The City gave an initial lukewarm response to the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report in which he blamed the recession on unprecedented circumstances within the global economy... more

We challenge the stock tippers…beat our cat

04.11.08
Stockbroking house Charles Stanley pits its skills against the Evening Standard cat... more

EU calls for worldwide banking watchdog

16.10.08
European Union leaders are set to call for the creation of international boards to oversee at least the world's 30 biggest banks and financial institutions... more

The hunt is on for suave City chancer’s millions

23.09.08
Once Robert Bonnier had a £150million fortune. Now his London house has been repossessed and, we reveal, he is being pursued across the world by angry creditors ... more

Landmark Jersey ruling may help wealthy avoid big payouts

04.09.08
Rich businessmen and women could use Jersey and other tax havens to try to protect themselves from multi-million pound divorce payouts after a landmark court ruling in the Channel Islands... more

Monet masterpiece sells for record £40m

25.06.08
High drama at Christie's in London sent the largest Monet Waterlilies ever sold to an astonishing £40.1 million - a record price for the artist... more

House prices trap non-doms in London

17.06.08
The expected exodus of wealthy non-doms from London has not materialised because many of them cannot sell their homes without a loss, research has found... more

Can anyone save Gazza? 8am, two days out of rehab and Paul Gascoigne shambles across the road with a bottle of gin in his holdall

16.05.08
His face a mask of despair, his holdall shambolically open to reveal a gin bottle and a child's piggy bank, he wanders dazed and disoriented on the streets of his native Gateshead at eight in the morning. This was Paul Gascoigne earlier this week, just two days after he had been released from the exclusive Priory clinic in South-West London — where he was treated for depression and paranoia as well as drug and drink addictions after a reported suicide attempt ... more

Brown should make life hell for the tax havens

25.02.08
Am I the only person in Britain who pays tax? That's certainly what it's felt like these past few weeks. I've lost track of how many people I've come across who are non-doms - yet seem to have lived all their lives here and have the most English of accents... more

Lily in running for Brits glory

17.01.07
Lily Allen capped a remarkable 12 months of success with four Brit Award nominations - including Best British Breakthrough Act, Best British Album and Best British Single.... more

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