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Kate Hughes: It's time to battle PPI culture rather than vilify bankers
Friday 02 August 2013
Wow, we're still angry with the banking sector. Apparently 70 per cent of us feel that banking executives should face criminal charges for their roles in the PPI mis-selling scandal according to, surprise, surprise, a PPI claims company.
Kate Hughes: Having older relatives move in may hit ordinary families
Friday 02 August 2013
Apparently, 63 per cent of us believe the solution to an ageing population and an increasingly short housing supply is for older relatives to move into the family home.
Hamish McRae: US economic good news may just be the tonic that interest rates thirst after
Thursday 01 August 2013
Economic View: What happens to US rates affects the rest of the world but so too does what happens to the US economy
RP Martin pair in court to hear Libor charges
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Two former RP Martin brokers appeared in court yesterday before a trial into the alleged manipulation of the London interbank offered rate.
Barclays fights FCA over Qatar fundraising
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Bank will issue £5.8bn in shares to plug a £12.8bn capital shortfall
Market Report: Barclays eyes a £5bn share sale to plug hole
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Banks have disappointed government and they have disappointed the public, and yesterday Barclays disappointed the City. This time, the crushing disappointment wasn’t due to mis- selling or big bonuses – Barclays yesterday frustrated the Square Mile when it emerged it will pursue a £5bn-plus rights issue to plug the perceived hole in its balance sheet that the Bank of England’s capital requirements have revealed.
The Business Matrix: Tuesday 30 July 2013
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Flu brings healthy profits for Lemsip
What the Sunday Papers said…
Monday 29 July 2013
The Independent on Sunday: Regulator accused of £110m error
Man in court accused of attempted bank robberies
Saturday 27 July 2013
A man appeared in court today, accused of trying to rob two south London banks with a replica assault rifle.
Anthony Hilton: It's wrong to pillory the regulators for making the banks safer with capital
Saturday 27 July 2013
'Brave' public hailed after seizing gun-wielding failed robber
Friday 26 July 2013
The man reportedly ran through a pub, chased by bank security and other members of the public
Focus: Breaking the grip of the audit oligarchs
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Watchdogs want to shake up the big four accountants who police big business
Goldman Sachs in spotlight over 'aluminium price-hike' scandal
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Financial giant is accused of exploiting rules over metal warehousing in order to manipulate commodity prices
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