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Arsene Wenger can ride this wave of love all the way to glory

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:58:38 GMT

Our Standard columnist on why we should all hope the Arsenal manager can lead his team to Champions League glory

Societe Generale's �1.3bn writedown sparks bank fears

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:38:36 GMT

A surprise profits warning from Soci�t� G�n�rale sends shock waves across the financial world, raising fears that banks might be forced to write down toxic assets again

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

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:03:22 GMT

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

'Mortgage apartheid' will blight house sales for years

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:21:19 GMT

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

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

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:45:50 GMT

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

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

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:15:10 GMT

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

Stick to the old succession timetable

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:54:53 GMT

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

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

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:02:11 GMT

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

Lloyds on the rise as assets deal with Treasury nears

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:19:02 GMT

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

Tumbling rates may bring end to free banking

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:26:23 GMT

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

City wary as Darling keeps the �bad bank� option open

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:11:43 GMT

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

2012 London Olympics will provide a lasting legacy

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:10:21 GMT

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

Citi break-up puts hundreds more bank jobs at risk

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:16:32 GMT

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

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

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:03:50 GMT

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

Osborne: We need rate cuts not spending spree

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:13:43 GMT

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

Darling: We won�t spend our way out of recession

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:16:44 GMT

Chancellor Alistair Darling has sought to reassure the City that he will not go on a spending �splurge� to combat the recession

How to unfreeze the system

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:36:35 GMT

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.

Key question is whether move will fire up interbank lending

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:16:55 GMT

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

Deficit chill for the Chancellor

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:51:27 GMT

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

What the analysts are saying about the financial crisis

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:19:36 GMT

Morgan duo are signed by GLG

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:55:41 GMT

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

Firms turn the spotlight on 'fat cat' earnings

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:13:49 GMT

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

Gieve was not up to Bank job, says City

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:20:53 GMT

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

Bean steps up at Bank after shock Gieve exit

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:10:56 GMT

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

Ministers need help, not the Bank

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:17:47 GMT

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

Sorry Rod, you steered B&B into this disaster

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:29:55 GMT

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

A rare tribute to private equity

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:43 GMT

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

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

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:54:25 GMT

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

'Boom over' as inflation outstrips house prices

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:36:18 GMT

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

Crisis casualties, but hope too

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:07:05 GMT

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