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The lights go out at Gartmore with the departure of its stars

13.01.11
Comment: Henderson deal marks Gartmore’s seventh change of ownership in little more than two decades, and leaves an obvious lesson for investors... more

Breaking up is wrong to do as banks get back on track

16.12.10
Paul Myners’ conversion is bizarre: the former Labour City Minister who aided the merger of Lloyds and HBOS is now calling for the break-up not just of that bank but also Royal Bank of Scotland... more

Alison Myners named as new ICA boss

27.09.10
One of the most glamorous art collectors and fund-raisers is asked to help steer the Institute of Contemporary Arts out of its financial woes... more

City Spy: Bidding hots up for Olympics site post-2012

25.08.10
Forex and equity trader Intermarket is in talks with Vodafone to sponsor London’s Olympic stadium post-2012... more

City Spy: Better late than never, Lord Myners

10.06.10
Former Labour City minister Paul Myners uses a speech in the House of Lords to attack the previous government — of which he was a leading member — for its “flawed” economic thinking ... more

Gartmore’s £1bn float to kick start surge in IPO

20.11.09
Fund management giant Gartmore is to list on the Stock Exchange, firing the starting gun on what is expected to be several major flotations in London in the next 12 months... more

Sorry, Lord Myners, but it’s a bit late to talk of flying the flag

28.09.09
No sooner does Kraft say it wants to take over Cadbury than the Union Jack starts to be waved... more

Myners warns of living will 'undertakers'

18.09.09
The Government will order banks not just to have "living wills" so they can be wound down quickly and easily if they go to the wall, but also an "undertaker" to administer them... more

Lord Darzi joins exodus of 'goats'

15.07.09
Lord Darzi, the departing Health Minister, is only the latest "goat" to quit the Government... more

Big bucks for presiding over decline? It's mad

30.06.09
When everyone is feeling relatively comfortable and securely employed, they are more tolerant of the occasional excess in executive pay... more

Troubled Rio boss faces bonus woe

08.06.09
IT will be interesting to see whether Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese is still in his job next year to claim the annual bonus that is de rigueur for top company bosses. ... more

A decent victim of tough times

26.05.09
It cannot be the most pleasant experience on a sunny Bank Holiday to open a Sunday newspaper and discover its lead story is the possibility of your being sacked. It is true that politicians put up with such indignity all the time but not businessmen ... more

Joe Lewis intrigue over Alphameric

18.05.09
What is the canny but reclusive investor, Joe Lewis, up to in the racing world? ... more

When Myners saw McFall for a cosy chat...

30.04.09
How intriguing. Just what were City minister Lord Myners and Commons Treasury Select Committee chairman John McFall talking about so animatedly the other night? ... more

The vultures are hovering, so we must be at the bottom

03.04.09
Welcome to the bottom of the commercial property market. It must be, for today the world's biggest property agent says so. "The time to buy UK property is now," reckons CB Richard Ellis... more

Minister who said yes to Fred has £4m RBS pension

05.03.09
Embattled City Minister Paul Myners was plunged into a fresh row as it emerged that he had a £4million pension with links to Royal Bank of Scotland... more

Turnaround veteran for Network Rail

20.01.09
Transport: One of Britain’s leading industrialists is to head the board at Network Rail. Rick Haythornthwaite has been given the nod to succeed Sir Ian McAllister this summer ... more

Charities beg for Icelandic savings to be protected

10.10.08
An emergency summit between Britain’s leading charities and the Treasury was held as it emerged that voluntary groups are engulfed by the Icelandic banking crisis... more

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08.10.08
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Why is Foxtons zeroing in on Primrose Hill?

28.08.08
Estate agent Foxtons has not been enjoying much success since founder Jon Hunt sold out at the top of the market a year ago, so is this a cunning tactic or a sign of desperation?... more

Comment: Drop Dibley - City must get in tune with the times

23.06.08
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

It's Executive Monopoly - pass Go and collect

03.04.08
Reward for recklessness: Adam Applegarth got £760,000 while the returns to Northern Rock shareholders fell away to nothing ... more

Home-price wobbles as buy-to-lets feel pinch

01.04.08
Problems in buy-to-let could easily destabilise the whole housing market... more

LandSecs gets chairs in line for demerger

01.04.08
Land Securities unveils a heavyweight management team to lead the demerged businesses... more

Why Rose's rise is a step too far

28.03.08
The trouble with comply or explain, is there is no by-law that says the explanation has to be credible... more


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