One of the features of the letter in protest at the Government’s proposed NI increase is the prevalence of retailers - as, City Spy hears, Next's Simon Wolfson was the orchestrator... more
Hector Sants no sooner quits the Financial Services Authority, as he always said he would after three years, than the Tories are rushing to cover him with praise... more
With a thump, the latest issue of Tatler arrives. This unashamed paean to elitism and luxury carries an interview with Diana Jenkins, a 36-year-old ex-Bosnian refugee married to Roger Jenkins, the former £40 million-a-year Barclays star banker... more
Rebuilding Britain's banks: While most banking bosses stuggled to say the "s" word, the chief executive of Barclays, John Varley, has spent the last year saying sorry... more
Bosses of Barclays and HSBC said worst of the financial crisis is over as banking giants announce combined profits of nearly £6 billion in the first half of the year... more
Hundreds of bankers and City traders will have to make their earnings and bonuses public to stamp down on excessive pay packages, under new plans revealed today ... more
In the City, bragging rights extend to pretty much anything: the value - and number - of your homes, the cc of your Ferrari, the regularity of your dining at Michelin-starred restaurants... more
Full details of the pay and bonuses of thousands of high-earning bankers will be made public under radical plans to create more transparency in the pay City deal-makers and traders... more
Phew! The stench of sour grapes blended with xenophobia across the City this week was almost unbearable. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nayhan made a tidy £1.46 billion profit selling 1.3 billion shares in Barclays at 265p ... more
Barclays shares rocketed as it confirmed it was considering the sale of part of its fund management business, and talks continued with the Government about insuring its toxic assets... more
A rescue deal hailed only months ago seems set to put the bank in the hands of Arab investors after a run on shares. Now CEO John Varley is being blamed for the humiliation ... more
George Clooney raised an astonishing £10 million for the victims of Darfur hosting a fund-raising party at the Mayfair home of one of the City's highest earners... more
A side-effect of the credit crunch has been a change of heart in the business world. Charity is being seen as more worthwhile than selfish spending ... more
After being told last week that they will not receive their regular share of the firm's profits for the next six months, partners at City law firm Eversheds seem desperate to hold on to their perks... more
As the credit crunch puts the squeeze on the City, hotshots are saying goodbye to London and hello to the new global powers of Mumbai, Dubai or Shanghai... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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