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Time for rallying Minerva to bring Nathan Kirsh into the fold

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:39 GMT

On Property: Minerva should give a seat on the board to Philip Lewis, the man revealed as representing the 29.9% stake held by largest shareholder Nathan Kirsh

Why property funds are keen on a break from all this cash

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:24:16 GMT

On Property: How the commercial property fund gold rush started, and the "cash drag" that has since built up to hamper their performance

New avenue open for Shaftesbury

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:09:00 GMT

On Property: The City is optimistic about Shaftesbury as an "unprecedented number of visitors" hits its patch, so how can it move the share price further?

FSA watchdog can�t be caught napping over life mutuals

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:46:21 GMT

City Comment: There was a time not long ago when most of the best-known life assurance companies were mutuals � but the sector struggles against fundamental problems

Resolution still hungry for takeovers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:31:25 GMT

Insurance takeover vehicle Resolution reckons it has digested Friends Provident and is ready for its next meal

Scottish Widows slump

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:01:42 GMT

The future of Scottish Widows was in the spotlight after it emerged sales at the pensions and insurance division of Lloyds Banking Group have cratered

How to turn Lloyds back into a stallion

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:47:50 GMT

Lukewarm reaction to Lloyds� �25bn cash plans

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:52:39 GMT

City investors reacted cautiously today to Lloyds Banking Group�s new plans to raise �25 billion

Lloyds could walk away from toxic asset scheme

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:12:19 GMT

Lloyds Banking Group says it has not ruled out withdrawing from the Government�s insurance scheme for toxic assets

Banks distracted by battle with regulator

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:19:56 GMT

Company executives can become obsessed with regulators and the threat of Government interference

Counting the cost a year after Lloyds' takeover of HBOS

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:23:47 GMT

One year ago today, the news broke that Lloyds TSB was going to take over HBOS in a �12.2 billion all-share deal. With the benefit of hindsight, it is still staggering to read the press release issued to the Stock Exchange the following morning, 18 September

Stormy time for Raymarine after bleak warning on sale

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:54:53 GMT

Shares in Raymarine sank after a bleak broker warning that investors may be left almost empty-handed even if a sale of the group goes ahead.

�1.86bn deal for Friends but 700,000 are losing out

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:14:02 GMT

Around 700,000 small investors in Friends Provident were today offered much less than half what the shares were worth at flotation eight years ago to sell their holding to insurance tycoon Clive Cowdery

Blunders at HBOS cost Lloyds �11bn

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:14:17 GMT

The shocking state of the HBOS finances was laid bare as its new owner Lloyds Banking Group racked up losses of nearly �4 billion after �13.4 billion of loans turned sour

Pledge to keep Friends divi in takeover plan

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:31:57 GMT

Friends shareholders were told today that Resolution�s takeover plan would pay them a minimum �1500 cash sweetener and preserve their dividend

Sweetener and divi pledge in takeover tilt at Friends

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:13:42 GMT

Friends Provident shareholders told that Resolution�s takeover plan would pay them a minimum �1500 cash sweetener and preserve their dividend

Lloyds axes 1200 jobs in 'groundhog day'

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:29:02 GMT

Lloyds Banking Group is cutting a further 1200 jobs, taking job losses for the year to 8200

Prospect of bidding war sparks surge

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:08:14 GMT

Friends Provident shares rallied 10% as hope sparked of a bidding war for the 177-year-old insurer

�200,000 bill for company boss in row with neighbour over drive

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:35:29 GMT

A company boss who went to war with his City banker neighbour in a row over an access road, a fence and a loose screw landed a �200,000 legal bill at the High Court

Lloyds shares plunge 26% - but there's no cause for alarm

Wed, 20 May 2009 14:06:05 GMT

"Don't panic!" was the Corporal Jones-style shout from Lloyds Banking Group after shares tumbled more than 26%

When Myners saw McFall for a cosy chat...

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:38:24 GMT

How intriguing. Just what were City minister Lord Myners and Commons Treasury Select Committee chairman John McFall talking about so animatedly the other night?

Don�t panic: the money�s rolling in now for 2012

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:30:57 GMT

The man given the task of raising �2billion for the Games tells Chris Blackhurst why he is going to succeed

Can I still get a mortgage?

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:13:53 GMT

Homebuyers are seeing the cost of mortgages continue to climb despite falling house prices

Lloyds gets 2012 bonus with merger

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:09:10 GMT

Lloyds TSB is set to reap a massive Olympic bonus after its £30 billion merger with HBOS

Man with Asda habit v the Quiet American

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:04:33 GMT

Wimpey shares halve as cash call snubbed

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:37:08 GMT

Taylor Wimpey, Britain's biggest housebuilder, is in danger of collapse, a leading City broker warned

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

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