Hedge fund billionaire George Soros has warned the crisis gripping Europe could "destroy the global financial system" as he led calls for urgent action from political leaders... more
Shares rally across Europe as fearful stock markets take temporary heart from France and Germany's public vote of confidence in beleaguered Greece... more
Is City Spy missing something or isn't there an element of "here we go again" in reports that Chancellor George Osborne wants to ease the liquidity requirements on banks to increase borrowing?... more
Anyone wading through the thousands of pages of submissions to Sir John Vickers' Commission on Banking will appreciate this "glossary of terms" floating around the City... more
Market round-up: As Flybe, Britain’s biggest regional airline, hit some turbulence on its first official day of trading, George Soros is revealed to be one of the passengers on board... more
Peter Montagnon, former Financial Times hack and attack dog for the Association of British Insurers, is off to the Financial Reporting Council to be its senior investment adviser... more
Twenty-three business chiefs write in support of George Osborne’s plan to scrap the proposed rise in National Insurance, and it’s hailed as a sign the Tories have UK Plc on side... more
HSBC chairman Stephen Green has declared that the financial and economic crisis is a long way from being over as regulators warned that the overhaul of the banking system could result in lower profits... more
Hopes rose that the economy would soon be in recovery mode after a flurry of positive predictions from pundits including billionaire investor George Soros... more
George Soros has denounced America's $700 billion bank bail out as "ill-conceived" despite relief across the world after US senators voted in favour of the deal... more
The rainy summer has inspired one tent owner to set up camp under the portico of a multimillion pound property in one of London's smartest streets... more
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
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