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Ex-Asda boss faces daunting trial in ITV jungle

18.11.09
So Archie Norman is going to sumbit himself to the Bushtucker Trial that is chairing ITV. Formerly an MP, Tory chief executive and Asda chairman, he says the challenge of overseeing the I’m A Celebrity and X-Factor broadcaster is “irresistible” ... more

National Savings’ day has arrived

27.10.09
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Pimped-up TV beds: £3,000 toys for boys

25.09.09
TV beds aimed at men have become the latest must-have, showing that even the recession can't come between boys and their toys... more

City Spy: Bid ’em up is back for M&A action

08.09.09
A giant-sized welcome is in order to Bruce Wasserstein, the Lazards chief and legendary New York banker who is leading the Kraft takeover bid for Cadbury... more

My successors ‘got greedy,’ accuses former HBOS boss

17.02.09
Banking: Sir Peter Burt, former chief executive of Bank of Scotland, has accused his successors at HBOS, which had to be taken over by Lloyds TSB last month, of being “greedy”... 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

Risky business from the HBOS dealbreakers

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

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

Bright spot for the insurers

10.11.08
Investors are missing a trick because they have not factored in the huge business opportunity for those insurance companies still standing brought about by the near-collapse of American Insurance Group... 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

Sorry, Sir, there's a moral here for banks

25.03.08
Sir Peter Burt, one of Britain's most respected bankers in the period when he ran Bank of Scotland until it merged with Halifax seven years ago, has come out with an interesting take on moral hazard... more

Sorry, Sir, there's a moral here for banks

25.03.08
How can the banks that did avoid the pitfalls reap the benefits of their good judgment if all the others are saved from the consequences of their mistakes?... more

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