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The Budget: Banks face 'risk tax' from both major parties
The Chancellor insists that any levy must be internationally agreed, but the Tories would go it alone
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Bankers attack Darling's plans for a global tax
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Leading City figures hit out this weekend at plans to slap a global tax on investment banks and institutions, set to be detailed by the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, in this week's Budget.
Price is not right as Cenkos ends takeover talks with JM Finn
Sunday, 21 March 2010
City brokerage fails in buy-out attempt as City faces exodus of firms from the Square Mile
Lord Mayor's drive to renew support for City
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Nick Anstee to lead campaign to 'restore trust and assure the public of the integrity' of the Square Mile
Anger at Lloyds over Daniels's profits confusion
Sunday, 21 March 2010
City fund managers have rounded on Lloyds Banking's chief executive, Eric Daniels, for delivering a confused picture of the bank's finances.
The City Diary: A mole at Her Majesty's broker? Surely not
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Slackbelly exposes the good, the bad and the ugly of the square mile
UK and European shareholders lag behind US for activism
Sunday, 21 March 2010
US shareholders are at least four times more active than those in Europe and the UK, according to new research. British investors are wary of hurting share prices with formal proposals to the board, Peter Cziraki a doctoral candidate from Tilburg University, Netherlands, told delegates to the European Centre for Corporate Control in Lile. US stockholders however are forced to use the process to influence board decisions and make their issues known.
Nabucco needs Iran and Iraq
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Political hotspots Iraq and Iran will have to supply gas to the European Union if the €7.9bn Nabucco pipeline is to go ahead, the Azerbaijan Energy Minister has warned.
E-Clear inquiry needs more cash
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Administrators to E-Clear, the credit card processing firm that collapsed with debts of more than £80m in January, will present its findings to creditors this week after more than a month trawling through its finances.
Gold mine quadruples sales
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Vatukoula, a gold miner that is listed on the Alternative Investment Market, is expected to announce a near doubling of its sales tomorrow.
Next puts rivals in the shade
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Clothes retailer Next is forecast to beat most of its high street rivals with a £66m surge in pre-tax profits to around £635m when it reports full year results on Wednesday.
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