Royal London, Britain's biggest mutual life and pensions company, saw a huge swing from losses of £2 million to pre-tax profits of £138 million in the first half as new business grew by more than 10%... more
Profits at taxpayer-backed bank Lloyds were wiped out in the first half of this year after it took a £3.2 billion hit for mis-selling insurance to customers. Its shares dropped to a two-year low... more
When the Government announced this year that it was looking to appoint advisers to help it decide what to do with Northern Rock, it was suggested here that the bulge-bracket investment banks should be excluded from the mandate... more
If you believe Stephen Hester, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, the next government could be in a position to start selling its 84% stake in 2011
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Now is graduation time for universities and business schools around the country - a time not only to reward students but also distinguished public figures with honorary fellowships... more
Co-operative Bank and its internet offshoot Smile more than doubled the number of net new accounts it opened in the last year as customers fled its newly nationalised rivals... more
As NatWest-owners RBS today announced disastrous results, including a £5.9bn write-off, we tell what has fuelled the biggest downturn to hit London and the financial world for a generation... more
Britain's biggest mortgage lenders were accused of cheating borrowers today after two raised their mortgage rates despite an expected Bank of England cut... more
London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres
With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man
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