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Rats! KPMG grabs account from PwC

11.08.09
It's war. KPMG has just nabbed Rentokil’s lucrative contract for internal auditing from arch rival PricewaterhouseCoopers — by offering a 30% discount to the PwC price... more

BoA boss 'told to keep quiet over Merrill'

23.04.09
The boss of Bank of America (BoA) has admitted he broke securities laws by failing to disclose the mounting losses at bailed out Merrill Lynch... more

Now you can spot a real difference at our banks

06.11.08
Well, at least we can’t claim there’s nothing to choose between our big banks. From a position of grand uniformity, with the occasional playful pretences at competition, adversity has spawned diversity. Suddenly, each one now looks quite different from the others... more

Paulson may broaden the scope of US rescue plan

04.11.08
On the eve of the US election, it has emerged that Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is considering expanding the $700bn rescue scheme to include financial companies other than banks and insurers... more

Markets see-saw as US takes wraps off rescue

14.10.08
Credit crunch: Shares around the world gyrated as the US government unveiled its giant rescue plan for Wall Street's biggest banks.... more

The silicon chips aren't down yet

13.10.08
"How poor are you?" That's what formerly rich guys ranging from hedge-fund kings and tech pioneers to bankers and trust-fund heirs are now asking each other at dinners around town. ... more

Paulson fears that even more US banks may fail

09.10.08
US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has warned that more American banks could fail and that financial markets remain "severely strained"... more

How Hank got his great rescue plan so wrong

30.09.08
The rescue package now needs a rescue package and Uncle Hank has only himself to blame... more

Pity poor Hank, dumbing down with George

29.09.08
What must it be like being Hank Paulson? One minute you’re the head of Goldman Sachs, surrounded by some of the smartest people on the planet, and the next...you’re trying to explain the economic crisis to George Bush... more

Stand by for Black Monday

26.09.08
The City is bracing itself for a "Black Monday" meltdown after President Bush admitted he had failed to land a bank bail-out deal... more

US could cap big bonuses to bankers working on bail-out

25.09.08
Rising anger about bankers' pay could force US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson to agree to tough new rules if he is to push through his mooted $700 billion Wall Street bail-out... more

Bankers’ salaries must be curbed, Paulson declares

25.09.08
Credit Crunch: US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is set to make key concessions to his $700 billion (£378.3 billion) Wall Street bailout plan, including a clampdown on bankers' pay... more

Commentary: Scare 'em rigid ... and boost McCain vote

25.09.08
President Bush has warned the world of a new era of global depression if his $700 billion bank bail-out is blocked... more

China to thank for Hank’s crisis stance?

24.09.08
Hank Paulson spent most of his time in Beijing when he first became US Treasury Secretary. He often spoke admiringly of China’s economy, but did he grow a tad too fond of the constitution, too?... more

Pace is upped in battle to bail out the US economy

23.09.08
Markets: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson ratcheted up the pressure on Congressmen to accept the $700billion (£382billion) bailout plan... more

Paulson accepts call for oversight of $700bn bailout

23.09.08
Credit Crunch: The world's financial markets steadied as the Bush administration edged closer to a deal with Congress on the bailout plan for Wall Street... more

A flawed bailout and it won't change anything

23.09.08
He pulls some weight, does that Hank Paulson. How many other people on the planet could whistle up $700 billion of public money and get universal agreement that he's doing the right thing?... more

Freaky Friday sends shares soaring £92bn

19.09.08
The stock market staged a spectacular "freaky Friday" comeback to end the most tumultuous week in the City for 80 years... more

Meet Hank, the £110bn gambler who took on the credit crunch

10.09.08
Profile: Nationalising America's mortgage backers was a hugely bold move for a right-wing US Treasury Secretary. We may all have reason to be grateful to Hank Paulson... more

Comment: Hank does it the Goldman way but the problems remain

08.09.08
Hank Paulson acted because Fannie and Freddie could not be allowed to fail... more

Paulson drafts Goldman fixer

21.07.08
US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is turning to his old firm Goldman Sachs for help with the current banking crisis ... more

America hopes it will be Super Hank to the rescue

18.07.08
As the American economy continues its steep decline and banks and other institutions fall victim to the Credit Crunch, Henry "Hank" Paulson is shaping up to be a true super-hero... more

Oil leaps the $146 barrier as Paulson says there's no quick fix

03.07.08
Oil prices gushed through $146 to yet another record high, leaping by more than $2 a barrel... more

Soaring oil 'to stretch US pain'

24.06.08
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has warned that high oil prices threaten to prolong his country's economic slowdown, and has urged oil producers to raise output... more

Paulson tries the private line to boost Mid-East oil

29.05.08
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is setting out on a tour of the Middle East with a mission to boost oil output by encouraging more private investment... more

Fed to tighten rules in quest for 'stability'

31.03.08
The Federal Reserve is to receive new powers as a "market stability regulator"... more

Investment banking at the end of the road

31.03.08
In a decade or two, people will look back on the era we have just lived through and wonder how anyone thought these salaries and bonuses could be justified... more

Paulson: cut rates to head off US slump

18.03.08
US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson piles on the pressure for a big interest cut from the Federal Reserve... more

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