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Kroes takes offence at fury from bankers

13.11.09
Neelie Kroes has defended herself against criticisms from state-supported banks, including Royal Bank of Scotland, which she is forcing to make big disposals ... more

Not everyone likes a £3 festive dinner

09.11.09
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Steely Neelie’s got it badly wrong on RBS punishment

05.11.09
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Impose a deadline on tax losses

05.11.09
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The Kroes UK’s banks have to bear

04.11.09
The High Street is about to undergo radical change… all thanks to a feisty woman in Brussels ... more

Only time will tell if banks are really on the way back

03.11.09
Are we any further down the road to recovery in the banking industry? Ask me that question in a year’s time, when we’ve finally come to realise the shape of this recession and I will give you the answer... more

Ministers had no choice, let's hope this is the end latest cash injection

03.11.09
Are we any further down the road to recovery in the banking industry? Ask me that question in a year's time, when we've finally come to realise the shape of this recession, and I will give you the answer. ... more

For sale: Three UK banks surplus to requirements

03.11.09
Banking analysis: The Government wants to create three new High Street banks to increase competition in the UK - and today it finally became clear what these banks might look like... more

Northern Rock sale ‘delayed’ as buyers wait for general election

28.10.09
Government hopes of selling Northern Rock before the general election looked doomed amid signs potential bidders will wait until after polling day ... more

How to turn Lloyds back into a stallion

16.10.09
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RBS set for Euro deal to sell 312 branches

14.10.09
Royal Bank of Scotland is closing in on a deal with the European Commission which will see it hive off 312 English and Welsh branches under the RBS fascia to pass Europe’s state aid rules ... more

Still a long road ahead to clean up mess at RBS

09.10.09
Rebuilding Britain's banks: On the anniversary of the bailout of Britain's banks, we begin a six-part series on how the industry changed - and reforms that are urgently needed... more

Lloyds could walk away from toxic asset scheme

18.09.09
Lloyds Banking Group says it has not ruled out withdrawing from the Government’s insurance scheme for toxic assets... more

Counting the cost a year after Lloyds' takeover of HBOS

17.09.09
One year ago today, the news broke that Lloyds TSB was going to take over HBOS in a £12.2 billion all-share deal. With the benefit of hindsight, it is still staggering to read the press release issued to the Stock Exchange the following morning, 18 September... more

Europe warns Lloyds on Halifax

16.09.09
Pressure was mounting on Lloyds Banking Group chief executive Eric Daniels, as regulators in Brussels consider forcing the part-nationalised bank to offload mortgage lender Halifax... more

EU competition probe stalls Oracle's £4.5bn bid for Sun

03.09.09
The £4.5bn takeover of Sun Microsystems by Oracle was put on hold after European regulators launched an in-depth investigation two weeks after their US counterparts approved the deal... more

Harriet Harman: World banking crisis is down to men

03.08.09
Harriet Harman appears to blame too many male bankers for the global financial crisis as she calls for more women in boardrooms... more

E.On and GDF Suez are fined £950 million for price-fixing

08.07.09
Two of Britain's leading energy companies have together been fined more than €1.1 billion (£950 million) for illegally carving up their own domestic markets on the Continent... more

Intel fined record £955m over illegal payments

13.05.09
European Union competition watchdogs fined microchipmaker Intel a record 1.06 billion (£955 million) for acting to ensure most European computers had “Intel Inside”... more

EU approves government mortgage support scheme

20.04.09
The European Commission approved a British mortgage support scheme aimed at reducing the number of repossessions likely to occur as a result of the economic downturn... more

EU executive drops case against MasterCard fees

01.04.09
The European Union's executive arm dropped its case against MasterCard transaction fees, ending a battle that helped sow confusion among banks building a new pan-EU payments system.... more

British loan guarantee scheme wins EU approval

24.03.09
Britain's plan to offer banks £10 billion of loan guarantees to encourage them to start lending again has won approval from the European Commission... more

Bail-out rules to be eased

16.10.08
Gordon Brown fuelled hopes the Government would ease the terms of its £37 billion bank rescue deal, saying he could relax rules on dividends... more

Payback threat to German bank

16.09.08
Banking: A European Union threat to force troubled German bank WestLB to pay back billions in bailout money could tip it into extinction — and Europe’s biggest economy into recession... more

EU crackdown on price-fixing is too soft to make a difference in UK

15.04.08
The EU's Competition Commissioner's new proposals lack bite... more

Europe launches full probe into Northern Rock bailout

02.04.08
The European Commission launches a formal investigation into the rescue of Northern Rock... more

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