One of the sadder aspects of the City is that not enough stars are prepared to take a cut and put their experience back into the industry that served them so well... more
Taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group is expecting to face tough questions at its annual meeting over a multimillion-pound pay deal for its new chief executive... more
When Nasdaq and Intercontinental Exchange said they might bid for the New York Stock Exchange group they knew from the start the proposed combination of all their exchanges could cause public policy issues in America... more
Learning period for the driving test should be a minimum of one year to reduce high death and serious injury rates among young motorists, the Association of British Insurers said... more
Market Round-up: As Royal Bank of Scotland’s shares hit highs not seen since December 2008, one analyst warns that the strong run is unlikely to continue... more
One in 10 big City investors is so angered by BT's recent performance that they voted against the telecom giant's latest pay deal for executives... more
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester has today tried to deflate the controversy over his pay packet by pledging to retain any share awards for an extra two years ... more
London faces huge damage as a financial centre if G20 world leaders decide at their meeting on Thursday to create an overly onerous world regulator, the Association of British Insurers warned... more
Pressure is growing on Britain's high street bank chiefs to hand back tens of millions of pounds of bonuses paid out as a reward for their "success"... more
Credit Crunch: The heat was turned up on Barclays’ £7 billion Arab fund-raiser as an outspoken investor group said it was the duty of shareholders to block the deal
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Barclays' £7 billion bailout, mainly from Middle Eastern investors, looks increasingly likely to go ahead even as the bank's existing shareholders vent their frustration at the terms of the deal... more
The Tories have been careful so far in Birmingham to maintain strict control over delegates in the conference hall - which is easy - and in the bars and fringe meetings running late into the night, which can be a much harder proposition... more
It always used to be believed that London’s position as an international financial centre would not come under serious challenge as long as government avoided ill thought-out changes in taxation and regulation. Given London’s success and importance, neither of these was likely, so the City was secure... more
It will be interesting to see how the Government reacts to the response from the Association of British Insurers to its ideas on how to prevent another Northern Rock debacle... more
According to Stenham Consultants, an adviser to property buyers, the main reason commercial property prices went up so much in the last three years was there was simply too much money around and it was too easy to borrow. Now the money is drying up, prices are falling fast... more
It has never been easy to find out who is wheeling and dealing in a company's shares. In the old days, those with something to conceal could hide behind nominees... more
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