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Right and wrong roads to investor clout

17.11.09
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Winters leaves JPMorgan after attack on bankers

29.09.09
A day after describing fellow bankers as “greedy” and “inept”, the head of JP Morgan investment bank in London is leaving ... more

JPMorgan’s London head slams ‘greed’ of bankers

28.09.09
One of the most senior investment bankers in London has weighed in on the controversy over pay in the industry, attacking City and Wall Street employees as “greedy” and “inept”... more

Lloyds sells Insight to Mellon for £235 million

12.08.09
Lloyds Banking Group has sold its fund management arm Insight to the Bank of New York Mellon for £235 million ... more

Bringing boards to heel is going to be a tough battle

03.07.09
It was only this week that I realised how fraught is the world of corporate governance following the debacle of the banks and the subsequent suggestions that shareholders should in future do more to rein back management whose strategies seemed to embody excessive risk ... more

Divi cuts should not be an option

28.05.09
Last time we were in recession in the Nineties, boards were so scared of the likely reaction of institutional investors if they suggested a dividend cut that they continued paying, even when the profits were not there, by dipping into reserves accumulated in the earlier good times ... more

Time for shareholders to get a grip

22.05.09
Ever since half the banking system collapsed last year, people have been asking why the big shareholders did not see what was happening as chief executives ran amok, and take steps to prevent it ... more

Believe it or not, inflation's a worry

08.05.09
Robert Jenkins, current chairman of the Investment Management Association, has a formula for spotting where the next shock in financial markets is likely to occur ... more

Plunge in Isa savers as the recession bites

27.03.09
With just one week to invest in an individual savings account before the end of the tax year on 5 April, industry estimates suggest the number of tax-free Isas invested in stocks and shares has tumbled by almost 15%... more

The unheeded warnings of 2008

31.12.08
For most of this year, the population at large thought economic prospects were rosy, and suddenly, almost overnight, it all changed... more

Why City will thrive in future

15.12.08
It seems quite likely the City of London will continue to flourish as a financial centre, however deep the recession or turbulent the financial markets, says Anthony Hilton... more

Alfa turns on Arctic chill in telecoms row

09.12.08
More on the conflict between Norwegian telecoms company Telenor and Russian group Alfa... more

FSA failures in Lehman fallout

28.11.08
The Investment Management Association delivered a searing attack on the Financial Services Authority for its handling of the Lehman default ... more

We challenge the stock tippers…beat our cat

04.11.08
Stockbroking house Charles Stanley pits its skills against the Evening Standard cat... more

Honesty's the best fund policy

07.08.08
despite markets and financial institutions collapsing all around, the Investment Management Association are in remarkably good cheer... more

Two sides to sweatshops story

04.07.08
Someone in the music business told me the other day that to be successful, a pop song has only 10 seconds to capture the imagination... more

City blasts Darling over protection plan funding

02.07.08
Chancellor Alistair Darling came under attack from the City after he said banks would not have to put up the money to protect savers in the event of another Northern Rock Fiasco... more

Savers shun stocks in 'worst-ever' year for Isas

03.04.08
The credit crunch claims another victim as investments in stocks-and-shares Isas plunge, says Gideon Spanier.... more

A good idea that turned out bad

11.03.08
It is rare for a company to be destroyed by a good idea but that is effectively what happened to Friends Provident. Last year it tried to take over cash-rich Resolution Life as a way to continue to finance its own expansion in wealth management and traditional pension and insurance products... more

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