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M&G’s strong showing boosts Pru’s results

28.10.09
He's been the top man at the Prudential for just two months but so far Tidjane Thiam could be forgiven for thinking that this chief executive lark is a doddle ... more

Rats! KPMG grabs account from PwC

11.08.09
It's war. KPMG has just nabbed Rentokil’s lucrative contract for internal auditing from arch rival PricewaterhouseCoopers — by offering a 30% discount to the PwC price... more

M&G's bet on Tullow the star as funds stage a comeback

03.07.09
UK equity funds delivered average returns of 3.2% in the first half, with M&G Group's Recovery Fund leading the way among the biggest players after it bet on Tullow Oil and Invensys.... more

New man at the Pru talks up shares in a tough market

14.05.09
Tidjane Thiam is easing himself into the top job at Prudential - and talking up the share-price prospects for the UK insurer ... more

Fenhalls plays fast and loose with valuations

17.04.09
Sibir, the London-listed Russian oil company, continues to excite much City chat. Two former directors are being sued over loans given to one of its largest shareholders and there's talk of BP's Russian joint venture lining up a bid.... more

Pru in bullish mood with £2.5bn surplus

20.02.09
Insurance: The Prudential insisted it has enough cash to survive a slump as bad as the Great Depression as it reported a 5% rise in sales... more

As rates fall, it’s time to take on a little more risk

04.12.08
Some of the MPC's cut will be passed on in cheaper home loans, but more of it will be sliced off the rates for savers... more

Cowdery back to raise £1bn for a shake-up of the laggers

19.11.08
Insurance: Clive Cowdery, the vulture-fund investor who shook up the insurance industry, is back with a new venture... more

Prudential out to prove itself with AIG move

21.10.08
Prudential confirms it is taking a close look at AIG's Asian business and moves to reassure the City it remains a source of financial strength... more

B&B's backers left holding big stakes after issue flop

22.08.08
Bradford & Bingley came under fresh pressure after the underwriters in its disastrous £400million rights issue were left holding millions of shares... more

B&B bailout issue snubbed by seven out of 10 shareholders

18.08.08
Beleaguered former building society Bradford & Bingley today revealed that its £400 million bailout rights issue was rejected by more than seven out of 10 shareholders... more

£2.25m payday for new man at struggling B&B

18.08.08
Richard Pym, who has been parachuted in as the chief executive of troubled bank Bradford & Bingley, will be paid a guaranteed £2.25 million for the next 10 months' work... more

Business model is out of gas

31.07.08
While people are now beginning to understand how soaring fuel prices are destroying the airline industry, there is less awareness of the devastating effect it is having elsewhere and in particular how the energy sector faces a huge challenge... more

Has the market maxed out on pessimism yet?

10.07.08
"Bull markets are born on pessimism... the time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy." Thus Sir John Templeton, who died this week after proving another maxim, that an interest in markets is a fine way to longevity. He was 95, and one of the outstanding investors of the last century... more

Has the market maxed out on pessimism yet?

10.07.08
"Bull markets are born on pessimism... the time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy." Thus Sir John Templeton, who died this week after proving another maxim, that an interest in markets is a fine way to longevity. He was 95, and one of the outstanding investors of the last century... more

In the lifeboat, but wait for all-clear

04.07.08
There was an audible sigh of relief across the City this morning: at last the authorities seem to have got their act together and quickly and efficiently saved a bank... more

Wimpey shares halve as cash call snubbed

02.07.08
Taylor Wimpey, Britain's biggest housebuilder, is in danger of collapse, a leading City broker warned... more

Rogue trader crackdown: How the City players have reacted

13.06.08
The Evening Standard talks to City experts about their opinions on the FSA's rogue trader crackdown... more

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