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FSA launches probe into Pernod swaps

24.08.09
The Financial Services Authority is investigating trades of Pernod credit default swaps ... more

Lloyds sees 67 percent take-up on debt swap

09.04.09
Lloyds Banking Group said holders of around £3.1 billion of subordinated bonds had agreed to swap into senior bonds in the first phase of a £7.5 billion exchange offer... more

Lloyds Banking gets 65 percent take-up for bond offer

02.04.09
Lloyds Banking Group investors have so far taken up over 65% of its offer to swap up to £7.5 billion of bonds for higher quality debt, aimed at improving its balance sheet... more

AIG stars to hand back $50m bonuses

24.03.09
Top executives at American International Group, the bailed-out insurer, have agreed to return about $50 million of bonuses paid last year... more

£85m rogue trader: It's a misunderstanding

12.03.09
The banker at the centre of an £85 million "rogue trader" scandal insisted the issue was a "misunderstanding" as he returned to London to face investigators... more

Sex case broker took part in bawdy banter, says boss

09.03.09
A City broker who claims she was sexually harassed by her boss had discussed sex toys at work and described her own car as a "pulling machine", it was alleged... more

Trader given a bunny costume to play 'Borat bitch' on team outing

05.03.09
A City trader was made to dress up as a bunny to play one of “Borat’s bitches” in a team-building exercise on a trip to Monaco... more

'Lewd remarks of my spurned City boss'

03.03.09
A City banker has told how she was subjected to a stream of sexual harassment from her boss... more

City boss and his 'brothel of women brokers'

02.03.09
A City boss said he felt he was "running a brothel" and referred to women brokers on his staff as a "team of prostitutes", it was claimed ... more

As banks unveil yet more losses, the fear is worst may not be over

16.01.09
Analysis: These are anxious times for the team recruited to Government by Gordon Brown to, in his own words, “save the banks”... more

MPC jetsetter ‘Danny’ earned his air miles

23.10.08
So another cut in interest rates by the Bank of England looks nailed on next month after Governor Mervyn King’s “recession is coming” speech — it’s now just a question of how big a trim... more

European banks need £56bn to boost capital, says Merrill

20.10.08
European banks will have to raise at least another £56.3 billion to boost their capital reserves, a major report predicts... more

Interbank lending rates slip but many still hoarding cash

15.10.08
Banking: The strained money markets showed tentative signs of easing in the wake of unprecedented global action to stem the financial crisis... more

Calyon set to fire hundreds of bankers

08.09.08
French investment bank Calyon is poised to cut up to 1,200 jobs, mainly in London and New York, according to reports in Paris... more

Market report: Sainsbury soaring on buzz over bid by Qatar

28.08.08
The UK's third-biggest supermarket chain J Sainsbury put in a late spurt this afternoon as speculative buying pushed the price 14¼p higher to 333p... more

A&L profit wiped out in £209m assets hit

01.08.08
Alliance & Leicester has revealed that profits have crashed 99% in first six months of the year... more

Sastre's riding high after winning Tour

28.07.08
Carlos Sastre was delighted to get his hands on the Tour de France trophy following the last stage ceremonial trek into Paris... more

Deal the watchdog was begging for

14.07.08
The £1.26 billion takeover of Alliance & Leicester by Spanish giant Santander will delight many in the City - none more so than Hector Sants... more

£1.26bn Spanish bid swoop for beleaguered A&L

14.07.08
Alliance & Leicester set to fall into Spanish hands after it accepts a £1.26bn takeover bid from the owner of rival bank Abbey... more

Tour stage made for sprint kings

07.07.08
Sprinters will be on their favourite terrain in 208km run from St Malo to Nantes... more

Doors which could have saved Arsema Dawit broken for months

06.06.08
Security doors that could have saved stabbed schoolgirl Arsema Dawit were left in disrepair for months after failures by council bosses... more

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