"Guess the suitor" seems to be the top game among traders this week. Yesterday, Regus rocketed on speculation of interest from an unknown party, and today it was the turn of Logica.... more
Market round-up: As equities in London endure a very choppy day of trading, Vedanta Resources reveals itself to be a casualty of this stock market volatility... more
FSA's hunt for insider dealing takes dramatic step with reports it is about to charge as many as 11 people over involvement in an alleged ring that involved the London printers for two banks... more
City Editor's Comment: George Bernard Shaw said: “The law is equal before all of us; but we are not all equal before the law." He could have been talking about Cazenove... more
Retired Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert took illegal share tips from a source at the bank with access to deals being discussed by its most price-sensitive committee, a court hears... more
Naguib Kheraj, chief executive of JPMorgan Cazenove, is expected to stand aside from the broking firm once today’s £1 billion takeover by American bank JPMorgan Chase is completed... more
The London stock market bounced back from yesterday’s sell-off and were changing hands at a new high for the year amid signs that the global recovery has accelerated ... more
During periods of economic upheaval utility companies are usually viewed by stock market investors as something of a safe haven, supplying increased profitability and regular dividends ... more
Dealers at Credit Suisse and rival JPMorgan Cazenove were hitting the phones early this morning as they tried to clear the rump of mining giant RioTinto's £9.2 billion rights issue... more
The City's grandest investment banks are risking a backlash from clients who are irritated by the £1.5 billion charged this year for simple share placings and rights issues... more
City bankers from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Cazenove were celebrating a £60 million-plus windfall after they successfully completed a £12.9 billion rights issue for HSBC, Europe's biggest bank... more
Naguib Kheraj, chief executive of JPMorgan Cazenove, declared he will be happy if the blue-blooded broking firm comes out of 2009 as well as it did in 2008... more
Investors on the London stock market today moved to stop the rot after another big sell-off overnight on Wall Street, which saw shares there slump to their lowest since 1997... more
A drop in the price of raw materials has meant mining companies have suffered their biggest monthly fall in 11 years during September and the third- biggest monthly fall on record... more
Asian hotshot Naguib Kheraj's arrival at blue-blooded brokers Cazenove signals more than a break with tradition - it could be crucial as the Queen's bankers face an uncertain future
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Cazenove, the top London stockbroker, risked civil war among its rainmakers when it chose the former finance director of Barclays as its new boss... 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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