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G20 is set to bring the world’s banks back into line

21.09.09
Leaders of the G20 group of developed nations were today putting the final touches on proposals to bring in strict new regulations for the world’s banking industry to be thrashed out at this week’s political summit in Pittsburgh ... more

'Mortgage apartheid' will blight house sales for years

21.08.09
Londoners face a 'mortgage apartheid' that will blight the capital's property market for the foreseeable future, experts warned... more

Osborne’s plan to scrap FSA gets a mixed reaction in City

20.07.09
The City today gave a mixed reaction to Tory proposals to give the Bank of England greater regulatory powers to try to prevent future financial crises ... more

BoE furious after Chancellor tries to beef up FSA's regulation of the banks

26.06.09
The Bank of England was seething after it emerged that the Government is planning to strengthen the role of the Financial Services Authority in banking supervision... more

Stick to the old succession timetable

31.03.09
For a few days now, there has been a gathering sense in the stock market that we are close to the bottom, with the worst of the shocks behind us... more

Sorry is still the hardest word for the City's slickest

10.03.09
This piece was going to dissect the record of one of London's top investment bankers, someone who profited mightily from the boom times and hasn't suffered a jot from the bust... more

Lloyds on the rise as assets deal with Treasury nears

06.03.09
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group rose 5% on hopes the Government will finally insure more than £250 billion worth of its most toxic assets... more

Tumbling rates may bring end to free banking

05.03.09
The future of free banking is in fresh doubt as historically low interest rates threaten bank profits... more

City wary as Darling keeps the ‘bad bank’ option open

04.02.09
Banking: The City has given a cautious response to news the Government could set up a bad bank to buy toxic assets from High Street lenders... more

Is this the man who sold Barclays down the river?

22.01.09
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

2012 London Olympics will provide a lasting legacy

16.01.09
Despite the current economic downturn, Keith Dovkants found that most experts now agree the Games will be a huge boost for London... more

Citi break-up puts hundreds more bank jobs at risk

14.01.09
Banking: Hundreds more bankers in London are at risk of losing their jobs as Citigroup moves to break itself up in a drastic bid to secure its future... more

Games ministers ignored report saying only benefit would be a national party

02.12.08
An official report which concluded that the London Olympics would fail to deliver sporting or economic benefits was ignored by ministers, it was claimed ... more

Osborne: We need rate cuts not spending spree

29.10.08
Shadow chancellor George Osborne called for swift interest rate cuts today and warned that Labour's plans for a "spending splurge" could damage Britain for more than a decade... more

Darling: We won’t spend our way out of recession

29.10.08
Chancellor Alistair Darling has sought to reassure the City that he will not go on a spending “splurge” to combat the recession... more

How to unfreeze the system

15.10.08
Markets have breathed a huge sigh of relief since the announcement by European governments of concerted action to provide extra capital to banks. But though the relief is welcome, there is also an understanding that we are not out of the woods yet.... more

Key question is whether move will fire up interbank lending

08.10.08
The biggest test of the sensational actions by central banks and governments will be whether banks become confident enough to lend to each other again... more

Deficit chill for the Chancellor

06.10.08
People who have forgotten how to cope with recessions and have similarly forgotten, or never knew, how to handle negative equity in housing will soon have to come to terms with a new challenge — living with a massive deterioration in Government finances... more

What the analysts are saying about the financial crisis

30.09.08
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Morgan duo are signed by GLG

10.07.08
London-based hedge fund manager GLG is to bolster its team with two more bid appointments ahead of the departure of its star fund manager, Greg Coffey... more

Firms turn the spotlight on 'fat cat' earnings

10.07.08
Fat cat pay is being put back in the spotlight as business leaders meet in London... more

Gieve was not up to Bank job, says City

19.06.08
The shock departure of Deputy Governor Sir John Gieve from the Bank of England is welcomed in the City as chief economist Charlie Bean is lined up to replace a second departing Deputy ... more

Bean steps up at Bank after shock Gieve exit

19.06.08
Bank of England chief economist Charlie Bean has been promoted to Deputy Governor following the shock departure of Sir John Gieve... more

Ministers need help, not the Bank

09.06.08
City people who are likely to be Bank of England advisers are the problem - not the solution... more

Sorry Rod, you steered B&B into this disaster

15.05.08
Rod Kent, chairman of Bradford & Bingley, has blighted his distinguished career... more

A rare tribute to private equity

30.04.08
Private-equity IPOs do outperform - and the most likely explanation is that they are quite simply better managed... more

It's the bigger private-equity deals than Pret that look stale

25.02.08
The private-equity purchase of sandwich shops chain Pret a Manger at the end of last week has told us two things about the current state of the markets. First, it is still possible to get private-equity transactions done. Second, the imminent changes in capital gains tax are concentrating the minds of those seeking to sell their businesses and giving them a serious incentive to get deals completed within this tax year. The implications of this are examined in the second note in this column... more

'Boom over' as inflation outstrips house prices

25.02.08
House prices are beginning to slip behind the rate of inflation after five months of stagnation... more

Crisis casualties, but hope too

22.02.08
In any market meltdown, a huge amount of otherwise idle time and energy is spent trying to find the stuffee - market code for the poor mutt who has been stuffed with paper and left holding it when the music stopped... more

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