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Northern Rock ex-holders are again denied their cash claim

28.07.09
Former shareholders in Northern Rock failed in their second legal attempt to force the Government to pay them hundreds of millions of pounds compensation after the bank was nationalised two years ago ... more

Chairman of the board – at £56,000 a time

07.01.09
Chief executives may be in the spotlight during the new puritanism but keep an eye on the rampant pay inflation for part-time chairmen... more

Banks in lending dilemma

04.12.08
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has been deliberating again, not about whether interest rates will be cut but by how much... more

That's Capital - village pubs make a comeback

02.12.08
Capital Pub Company pubs are a class above. Perhaps they will show others the way back to the future... more

A year after Rock’s collapse, the verdict on key players

11.09.08
Analysis: A year ago, BBC News dropped a bombshell the City will never forget. Northern Rock, one of the country's biggest mortgage lenders, had run out of cash and was going cap in hand to the Bank of England for emergency funding... more

Hedge funds fight hard for Northern Rock compensation

20.05.08
Legal Analysis A hedge fund that bought heavily into Northern Rock is claiming its human rights were violated when the mortgage lender was nationalised in February... more

Hard man who stands to lose £64m on massive Rock gamble

20.02.08
Monaco-based multimillionaire Jon Wood is an unlikely champion of the dispossessed - and even allies in the fight against nationalisation seem wary of him ... more

Can City dodge the US lawmen?

19.02.08
When people talk about the success of the City, they tend to overlook the law firms although the magic circle of big City houses have been profitable, and lucrative for their higher-level employees, while managing to avoid for the most part coming under foreign ownership. The law, even English law, remains a less international profession than most of the other City activities... more

Hedge funds: we'll block Branson's Rock rescue

15.02.08
The biggest shareholders in Northern Rock are threatening to block a rescue package from Sir Richard Branson - and force nationalisation... more

Darling to decide on Rock's fate within days

14.02.08
A decision on the future of the hapless Newcastle bank Northern Rock could be made within days... more

Gallic tale of seductive intrigue

12.02.08
French bank BNP Paribas said yesterday that its board had not discussed the possibility of a bid for Société Générale, its high-stepping rival recently bought low by a rogue trader who cost it e4.9 billion (£3.6 billion)... more

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