Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for internal market and services, pitched up to give evidence to the Treasury Select Committee, but he may not do so again in a hurry... more
Reaction to George Osborne’s Budget was, and should be, positive. It was bold in design and delivery, and on the tax aspects difficult to fault. But the savings side remains a worry. Can he really deliver what he claimed he will?... more
Amid accusations of moral bankruptcy and fraud, the top investment bank claims it is ‘just making money’. A fatal bunker mentality or is there a clever exit strategy?... more
Goldman Sachs faces a new storm over 'grotesque' bonuses when it said it had already set aside £3.6 billion to pay investment bankers in the first three months of the year... more
City Editor's Comment: Would you go back to a car dealer if he flogged you a motor and the brakes failed? So why would anyone, as German bank IKB and then Dutch bank ABN Amro did believe in Goldman in future?... more
ITV chairman Archie Norman says his new chief exec Adam Crozier (who has no broadcast experience) was a far better appointment than "some hot shot" fromm BBC or Channel 4... more
Things have come to a pretty pass for Manchester United when even Gordon Brown and Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O’Neill feel moved to comment about the club’s debt... more
Tomorrow the gloves come off for another round of banker bonus bashing. JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs have had stellar years: once again, estimates will be everywhere of how much their leading players stand to receive ... more
The roots of the financial crisis lie not in the greed and excess of a handful of the world’s bankers, nor in their reward systems or penchant for innovation... more
The banking industry faced a fresh wave of public anger as high-flyers in London looked set for bumper bonus payouts despite the financial crisis and global recession... more
The top director at Goldman Sachs International in London earned just $1.9 million last year, down more than 90% from $23.4 million in 2007, annual accounts obtained by the Evening Standard showed... more
Top executives from 13 major African, Asian, European and U.S. banks held talks about capital adequacy, regulatory reform and attempts to revive the global economy at a meeting with Gordon Brown
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Bonus time is coming after Goldman Sachs ended its financial year last night. But already we can be sure the payouts won’t be a patch on 2007 when some Goldman bankers landed huge pay days... more
WITH administrators and liquidators picking over corporate carcasses around the country and consigning thousands to the dole queue, step forward the annual Insolvency and Rescue Awards... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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