Boris Johnson announced plans to expand his Mayor’s Fund as he revealed that the scheme has helped about 6,400 of London’s most vulnerable children in its first year... more
Sketch - Pru general meeting: In anticipation of the mauling it was about to receive, the Prudential was handing out Digestives to private shareholders... more
After 75 years of misuse and neglect, the Midland Grand in St Pancras is restored to its former glory with 67 apartments now completed and a new hotel due next year
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The roots of the financial crisis lie not in the greed and excess of a handful of the world’s bankers, nor in their reward systems or penchant for innovation... more
As leading business figures puncture the BA/BAA claim that a Third Runway is vital for the British economy by saying that, er, it isn’t, how does the airport operate.. ... more
Stanley Fink, the former chief executive of Man Group, is a hugely able guy, but that does not make it a wise decision for him to become joint treasurer of the Conservative party with Icap's Michael Spencer... more
Poverty, health, homelessness and racial tensions abound in a city awash with money. These are the people who are trying to do something about it. ... more
These are tough times for hedge funds. Earlier this year when the credit crunch showed no sign of easing, one industry insider predicted that between half and two thirds would not see out the year... more
Some years ago, I went to a Buckingham Palace garden party. As Prince Charles crossed a lawn to take tea with his mother in a marquee roped off from the guests, the watching throng applauded. Why are they clapping? I wondered at the time... more
Stanley Fink, one of the titans of London's hedge fund industry and architect of one of its biggest successes, Man Group, is to step down from the business at the age of 50... more
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