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Myners plans votes sale

10.08.09
Treasury Minister Lord Myners has suggested that investors should be able to buy and sell their voting rights in companies ... more

Voting rights for sale in Myners plan

10.08.09
Treasury Minister Lord Myners has suggested that investors should be able to buy and sell their voting rights in companies.... more

Miners the bright spot as volatility batters punters

03.07.09
Stock-market investors might have wished for a better start to the second half of the year. As it is they’ve taken something of a battering, with the prospect of further volatility to come ... more

Sales slump hits Friends as chief eyes turnaround

27.01.09
Insurance: The size of the task facing the new boss of Friends Provident was laid bare when the insurer unveiled a slump in sales... more

F&C swings axe again and 60 face exit

17.12.08
Economy: Fund management giant F&C Asset Management has announced its second jobs cull in four months as it admitted it is facing "downward pressure on revenues and margins"... more

Why City will thrive in future

15.12.08
It seems quite likely the City of London will continue to flourish as a financial centre, however deep the recession or turbulent the financial markets, says Anthony Hilton... more

Friends scraps its sale thanks to meltdown

31.10.08
Life insurer Friends Provident abandons the sale of wealth management unit Lombard and its stake in F&C Asset Management as chaos in the financial markets scupper any deals... more

Financial crisis puts block on Friends sale

31.10.08
Life insurer Friends Provident abandons the sale of wealth management unit Lombard and its stake in F&C Asset Management as chaos in the financial markets scuppers any deals... more

City finds flaws in Darling's plan

08.10.08
Fund managers and banking analysts react with dismay to the Treasury’s plans to control how much banks pay out in dividends if they take up any of the Government’s £50 billion recapitalisation offer... more

New Friends Provident chief facing tough task

07.08.08
Friends Provident chief exec Trevor Matthews has unveiled the daunting task he faces rebuilding the company's strategy... more

F&C is hobbled by rush to sell

06.08.08
Fund manager admitted uncertainty was hurting business as Friends Provident tries to unload its controlling stake ... more

'Lies' of £19m City lawyer

16.06.08
A leading lawyer who wants £19million compensation for being bullied at work has been branded a "very plausible liar"... more

Lawyer in sex bias tribunal claims £19m

17.04.08
A top City lawyer who won her claim for sex discrimination when she was driven from her job after an 18-month campaign of bullying could receive £19 million compensation... more

Friends turns back on new Flowers bid

31.03.08
Friends Provident feels strong enough to turn down a £3.5bn takeover bid from JC Flowers... more

Bullied lawyer set to collect a record £13 million damages

11.03.08
A leading City lawyer is in line for a record £13 million compensation payout over claims she suffered bullying and sexual discrimination by her colleagues... more

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