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Banks bruised by break-up moves

02.11.09
The banks faced another harrowing sell-off session following weekend moves by the Government to start hiving off bits and pieces of Lloyds Banking Group, Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland in order to appease the EU regulators ... more

Barclays turmoil as Odey sells

02.11.09
Barclays got caught up in the early turmoil which engulfed the banking sector today and saw its shares slump to a three-month low ... more

Playing hardball with Fraud Office

16.10.09
Sabre-rattling? Nichola Pease, wife of Crispin Odey... more

‘Women wreck their careers by taking a year’s maternity leave’

15.10.09
Women are wrecking their chances of making it to the top by taking their full 12 months maternity leave, a high-flying female financier has warned... more

Odey gamble sells L&G short as shares take a battering

02.09.09
Millionaire hedge fund operator Crispin Odey is a big man who plays for big stakes. What’s more, he usually wins... more

Transport mess? Blame 11 ministers

02.07.09
Is it any wonder the railways are in a mess, given the turnover of Transport Secretaries? During the privatisation of the railways in the 1990s, the Tories managed to get through five Secretaries of State ... more

Plans for tighter bank rules rubbish, says Crispin Odey

25.06.09
Crispin Odey, one of London's best-known hedge fund managers, lashed out at US and UK plans to introduce much tighter regulation for his industry... more

Crispin Odey stars in hedge fund fightback

15.06.09
The hedge fund industry enjoyed its best monthly performance for nine years during May as world stock markets rallied sharply... more

Hedge fund star Odey makes a bet on ethical food market

15.05.09
Organic food has lost some of its healthy lustre in the recession. After a boom in the past decade, consumers have suddenly stopped spending so freely on ethically sourced, high-quality ingredients ... more

News is being strangled by the BBC’s web

12.05.09
When I first went into journalism it was a leisurely business steeped in tradition and alcohol... more

Brown’s £24bn Post Office windfall

11.05.09
John Ralfe, the pensions consultant, did a public service over the weekend when he blew the whistle on the Government’s plans for the Royal Mail pension fund ... more

London's rich flee 50% tax regime

11.05.09
Financiers are planning to leave London en masse to avoid the new 50 per cent tax rate for high earners... more

Shares rally to highest in four months

05.05.09
Optimism was growing in the City as investors bet that the banking crisis is over and shares rallied... more

Odey says share rise heralds bull market

16.04.09
Crispin Odey, the highly rated London hedge fund manager, believes that the recent rally in shares across the globe could herald the start of a new bull market... more

Buying into banks a new winner for Odey

06.04.09
Crispin Odey, the London hedge-fund manager who made a fortune from shorting banks ahead of their takeover or nationalisation, looks to have made another one by buying into banks he believes will survive... more

This blip will not bring a policy change at the Bank

24.03.09
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Bullish fund managers build up property sector

25.02.09
There are signs the property sector may be enjoying a spot of massage by fund managers as the month draws to a close.... more

Market round-up: L&G short-sellers put the Footsie on downward trail

18.02.09
Shares on the London stock market briefly dropped back below the important 4000 resistance level today for the first time since October, as the short-sellers appeared to regain the upper hand in Legal & General.... more

Short-selling king spoils L&G bid to calm market fears

17.02.09
Insurance: Legal & General’s plans to convince the stock market that its finances are sound were immediately undermined after it emerged that short-selling king Crispin Odey is targeting the company... more

‘All is well’ message that fails to convince

17.02.09
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The scaremongers selling us short

21.01.09
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Feeling sick at Citigroup over hedge losses

19.01.09
Citigroup's Corporate Special Opportunities hedge fund is returning only three cents on the dollar to investors — underscoring the depths of the difficulties at the alternative investment unit once headed by the bank’s current chief executive, Vikram Pandit... more

Hotshot to be new RBS chair is not so hot

17.10.08
Just how brilliant is the track record of John McFarlane, favourite to be the new chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland?... more

Short sellers the winners as price fell

29.09.08
Not everyone lost money on the nationalisation of Bradford & Bingley. The short-sellers who have been blamed for the takeover of HBOS have made fortunes betting on B&B's falling share price... more

Market report: Barclays winning and Lloyds losing in placings

24.09.08
It's been a few days of differing fortunes for those investors who took up shares in the massive placings launched last week by Barclays and its rival Lloyds TSB... more

What's next for Next - in English, please

12.08.08
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Fund boss Odey gives himself a £28m payday

04.08.08
Bumper payout comes after fund manager was outed as a short-seller during the recent banking crisis... more

Vince calls time on pub giants' raid on takings

24.06.08
Vince Power used to be called The Godfather of Gigs, and his enemy was boring music. As founder of Mean Fiddler, he promoted The Pogues and Billy Bragg back when no one else would, going on to build a £60 million empire that he has since sold.... more

FSA's new short-sell rules fail to deter funds

23.06.08
A desperate bid to stop short-selling of shares in companies trying to raise money through rights issues appeared to be in tatters... more

Just try stopping the City's rogue traders

20.03.08
As HBOS becomes victim of a feeding frenzy, a leading City commentator says there will always be a place for the investors who speculate on the markets... more

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