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City Spy: Government minister is so cosy with Brunswick

21.07.09
Just how close has outgoing communications minister Stephen Carter been to his old employer, City public relations firm Brunswick?... more

$1bn payday for four hedge fund chiefs

31.03.09
Despite the worst year for hedge funds in memory, four of the industry's top fund managers each earned more than $1 billion (£700 million) last year... more

Guru Paulson's four funds go into reverse

11.03.09
John Paulson, the US hedge fund guru who has made billions betting against American and British banks, may be mortal after all... more

Vultures, guns, and a shadow

05.03.09
The big beasts of American business have a knack for turning even the sourest lemons into lemonade... more

Sickened by the shorting greed that pulled in £270m

02.02.09
So I'm eating my cornflakes and I read that John Paulson, the New York hedge fund king, has made £270 million betting that the Royal Bank of Scotland share price would fall over the last four months... more

MPs quiz hedge funds after £270m profit from RBS crisis

27.01.09
MPs renewed their attack on "short selling" after it emerged that a US firm made a profit of at least £270million betting on a fall in the share price of Royal Bank of Scotland... more

Reality bites – and that’s good

04.12.08
Letter from Wall Street: Recessions bring out the best in people. Or so said a money manager I saw last week for lunch in midtown Manhattan... more

Shares applaud the rescue plan

14.10.08
Stocks around the world rallied again as the latest bank rescue plan was unveiled by the US government... more

Short-seller with a £1bn bet that British banks will fall

24.09.08
A hedge fund named as a major short seller in a string of British banks was defiant today, saying: "These companies are not strong."... more

The gamblers sniffing a profit in the downturn

21.07.08
As the economic crisis deepens, hedge funds increasingly call the shots - and that spells trouble for Alistair Darling... more

Homes crisis: City chiefs make £800m

08.04.08
Two of London's wealthiest hedge fund managers paid themselves an estimated £400 million each last year, making them among the world's biggest winners from the credit crunch... more

Hedge fund boss in £1.5bn subprime coup

08.04.08
Hedge fund manager John Paulson unveiled as the George Soros of the subprime credit crisis... more

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