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Jac Nasser to take up BHP Billiton chair next month

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:27:14 GMT

Jac Nasser, one of the biggest names in the corporate landscape during the Nineties at Ford Motor, will take up his post as chairman of BHP Billiton on 30 March

Long perilous climb before Battersea is on full power

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:45:01 GMT

It was a long, slow and slightly scary climb up the side of Battersea Power Station in a builder's hoist on Monday afternoon as dusk fell and the wind blew

Allianz back in profit as sales beat forecasts

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:57:52 GMT

Insurer Allianz today bounced back from heavy losses a year ago with a forecast-beating surge in profits on sharply higher revenues

It�s time for Thiam to make his mark on Pru

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:06:08 GMT

Spyware woes for BlackBerry in UAE

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:45:57 GMT

Mobile phone users are accustomed to rogue emails and text messages, claiming to be from their phone company, but actually containing nasty software from a nefarious third party. What they�re not so used to is getting nasty stuff from the phone company itself..

Ex-Lehman staff in line for Nomura cash bonanza

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:10:51 GMT

Top brass at collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers in London will collect bumper cash payouts from their new bosses at Japanese bank Nomura later this month

Dresdner bankers suing for �50m in City bonuses

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:09:51 GMT

Hundreds of London bankers are suing for tens of millions of pounds in unpaid bonuses in a landmark case over City pay

Rogue trader: I made a fortune on 7/7

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:53:03 GMT

The rogue trader accused of losing a French bank �3.5 billion has revealed he "made a stock market killing" out of the 7/7 bombings in London

Dresdner Bank aid talks get under way

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:21:57 GMT

Banking: Allianz and Commerzbank have begun talks over state aid from the German government for Dresdner Bank

Even teen bling feels the sting

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:43:35 GMT

The economic downturn has hit the amount of "bling" worn by teenagers, according to a new report

Crunch sends work stress levels soaring

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:39:28 GMT

A drive to tackle soaring levels of stress in the workplace was launched amid research showing the credit crunch was putting extra pressure on staff

How care homes found themselves in a tangle

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:34:21 GMT

Southern Cross, one of the two largest care home operators in Britain announced that it has successfully negotiated a re-financing with its bankers. The news follows the other big player, Four Seasons, saying that it has been given an extension on its considerable loans until 22 January

The pain and gain with Obama in the White House

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:59:39 GMT

Analysis: It appears increasingly likely that Barack Obama will win the US Presidential election - and if that does come to pass, who will be the winners and losers?

Why Asia buy would be Pru coup

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:25:20 GMT

Just five years ago, American Insurance Group was worth more than the combined value of the eight largest insurance companies in Europe the likes of Axa, Allianz, Generali, Aviva and take your pick of four more.

Commodities and crude prices crash in the panic

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:34:31 GMT

Banking and insurance shares, oil and commodities crashed around the world amid fears for the global economy.

Financial upheavals trigger wave of selling

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:22:24 GMT

Banking: Shares in banks across the world tumbled as fear over the future of the financial system took hold

Market report: RSA climbs on talk of a bid move from Allianz

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:00:43 GMT

RSA Insurance provided one of the few beams of sunshine in a gloomy market, jumping 7.2p to 165.5p on rumours that another foreign predator, this time Germany�s Allianz, is sniffing around

Dresdner mulls London spin-off

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:13:58 GMT

Beleaguered German bank Dresdner is poised to split off its London investment banking arm Dresdner Kleinwort as the bank's supervisory board held a day-long meeting to decided its future

Forget falling house prices - land is booming just like oil

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:22:36 GMT

Buy land, they're not making it any more - that was the advice of Mark Twain more than 100 years ago, and it still looks pretty sound today

Barclays' way is better, but it's still pretty grim

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:07:51 GMT

While it may show the others how to do it, the Barclays solution still smacks of desperation

Setback for investors who seek profit from litigation

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:07:13 GMT

Lawyers, investors and regulators are meeting next month to devise a "lighttouch" regulation scheme for the rapidly growing market in litigation funding

Dresdner a bad bet for Lloyds

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:06:25 GMT

Lloyds TSB is undoubtedly the least burnt of the big British banks. As the others scrabble for capital and/or make multi-billion-pound write-offs, it sails on in relative serenity

Bid queue for RBS insurance auction

Wed, 28 May 2008 11:35:01 GMT

Royal Bank of Scotland to receive the first formal bids for its £7.5 billion insurance business, which includes Direct Line and Churchill

�2.8bn writedowns by German banks

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:55:44 GMT

Two of London's largest German-owned investment banks announce writedowns totalling €3.6 billion

RBS slides as push for �10 billion gains pace

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:49:21 GMT

Shares in RBS drop ahead of expected £10 billion-plus rights issue