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National Savings’ day has arrived

27.10.09
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Shredded reputation of 'King of Scotland'

26.02.09
Former RBS boss Sir Fred Goodwin has enjoyed - and latterly endured - a variety of nicknames and epithets over the years, charting precisely his rise and fall from grace... more

New Star blow as Aberdeen opts for Credit Suisse deal

31.12.08
Investment: Hopes for a takeover of stricken New Star receded as potential bidder Aberdeen Asset Management bought Credit Suisse's UK asset management division for £250 million... more

Scots duo give up on plan for HBOS bid

21.11.08
Banking: Scottish banking grandees Sir Peter Burt and Sir George Mathewson today formally withdrew their bid plans for HBOS ... more

Burt admits defeat in scrap over HBOS-Lloyds

19.11.08
Banking: It appears clear that Sir Peter Burt's attempt to bust up the takeover of HBOS by Lloyds TSB has been abandoned... more

Darling bids to shield banks' tie-up

18.11.08
Banking: The Government is moving sharply to derail a proposal by two senior Scottish bankers to break up the takeover of mortgage giant HBOS by Lloyds TSB... more

Zac stays loyal to eco-cause –but will Dave?

18.11.08
Zac Goldsmith is to present the Sustainable City Awards on behalf of the City of London Corporation... more

Lies, damned lies and the PM’s statistics

14.11.08
Gordon Brown at his monthly press conference: “There can be no argument about where we’ve been over the last few years on debt. Debt was reduced from 44% of national income to 37% at the latest count. And that is a fact.” Not according to the Office for National Statistics... more

Mathewson, Burt and Scots political mafia

11.11.08
Sir George Mathewson, 68, and Sir Peter Burt, 64, who are trying to wrest control of HBOS from Lloyds TSB, should not try to kid anyone — their motives are as much political as fiscal... more

Risky business from the HBOS dealbreakers

11.11.08
Sir Peter Burt is back, but the soundbites haven't changed... more

Market report: Big Lloyds TSB sell-off catches dealers on hop

11.11.08
A big seller sent shares of Lloyds TSB tumbling 14p to 181.2p as more than nine million shares changed hands... more

Grandees' plot given short shrift by HBOS

10.11.08
Three of HBOS's biggest shareholders dismissed the plan by two former leading Scottish bankers to scupper its £6 billion takeover by Lloyds TSB... more

Lloyds chiefs face Salmond amid anger over HBOS deal

23.09.08
Banking: Lloyds TSB management are to meet Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond over Lloyds' takeover of HBOS in what has become a highly politically charged deal... more

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