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Fears grow of City exodus over 50% tax

13.11.09
The news that 50 of BlueCrest's millionaire hedge fund traders are fleeing London to set up camp in Geneva has sent shockwaves through the City... more

Worries lurk as London takes world number one finance spot

09.10.09
London was today declared the leading financial centre in the world despite the global crisis which has battered the City and turned bankers into pariahs ... more

Fears for Crossrail as Villiers stays silent

06.10.09
Fears grew that the Tories will slam the brakes on Crossrail if they win power after their transport spokeswoman Theresa Villiers was ominously silent on the landmark project... more

Axe poised over 35,000 financial jobs in Britain

01.09.09
The City of London today warned 35,000 jobs in finance will be axed in the UK this year as the capital bears the brunt of the global financial crisis ... more

Tax on City profits is 'crackers' says Boris Johnson

27.08.09
Mayor Boris Johnson hit out at plans to impose fresh taxes on the City of London as 'crackers' after regulator's surprise plans to curb 'swollen' finance sector... more

Ring of steel keeps demos away from world leaders

02.04.09
Hundreds of police officers formed a ring of steel around the Excel Centre as protesters swarmed around the site... more

City in revolt: locals take on bankers in Square Mile poll

09.03.09
The bankers, accountants and businesspeople who run the City of London are facing an election backlash triggered by the recession... more

Pull together, says diplomat working to make London future-proof

17.12.08
Interview: New York is fighting back and the world is full of new challenges to the City, warns Mayor's adviser Bob Wigley. It can't afford complacency... more

City faces struggle to stay world financial capital

12.12.08
London is in danger of losing its status as global financial capital unless urgent action is taken, it was warned... more

Downturn casts doubt over Crossrail funding

31.10.08
Business leaders have raised fears they could struggle to raise their £3.5billion contribution to Crossrail during the economic downturn... more

Finance

08.10.08
Britain will look to the Square Mile to pull it out of the economic mire, and these are the big names who will deliver the recovery. ... more

Running London

08.10.08
Running the capital involves many leaders outside City Hall to cater for Londoners' lives, as this list shows...... more

London still setting pace but Eastern rivals gain

25.09.08
Economy: London is still the world's most important financial centre, but the credit crunch and financial-markets crisis have seen cities in the Middle and Far East cutting down its lead... more

Spending a penny on City streets will cost revellers £500

08.08.08
People caught relieving themselves in the street in the Square Mile could soon face a £500 fine... more

City's new champion is ready to thump tables for its future

14.05.08
Stuart Fraser has succeeded Michael Snyder as the Square Mile's chief executive and is determined to defend it against all-comers including the Government... more

Crossrail boost

14.05.08
Boris Johnson's appointment of Steve Norris as head of City Hall's Crossrail team is a wise choice... more

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