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Simon English: How London Whale's errors attracted the market sharks

The football match of your lifetime starts in 20 minutes but you don't have a ticket. You will pay whatever the touts on the corner are demanding.

JPMorgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon survives shareholder push

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase survived a shareholder push today to strip him of the title of chairman of the board, five days after he disclosed a $2 billion trading loss by the bank.

Before joining the Army Robert Bales was found guilty of a securities fraud at a brokerage firm

Soldier who killed 16 Afghans Robert Bales had debts of $1.5m

The US soldier accused of murdering 16 Afghan civilians in this month's unprovoked shooting spree was $1.5 million (£950,000), in debt and in danger of losing his home, according to reports yesterday.

Fines against individuals hit record £12.9m as FSA gets tough

Financial Services Authority levies 54 fines to bring this year's total to whopping £63.4m

In Pictures: Round the Island in 80 years

The J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race celebrates 80 years of racing annually around the Isle of Wight, on 25 June this year.

JP Morgan takes on risk of UK pension plan

JP Morgan has taken on £70m of risk posed by people living longer than expected in the first deal to hedge against higher life expectancy for a company pension plan's working members.

JP Morgan boosts its bankers' bonuses again

JP Morgan's London investment bankers are set to pocket an average of £233,000 each as the US bank thumbs its its nose at the industry's critics to increase the money it pays them despite falling profits.

City PA avoids jail over £10,000 company fraud

A City PA who stole thousands of pounds from her employers to pay for a friend's breast enhancement operation was spared jail today.

Obama appoints new chief of staff

President Barack Obama named JP Morgan Chase executive William Daley as his new White House chief of staff yesterday.

JP Morgan to move into former Lehman tower

JP Morgan has bought 25 Bank Street, the glass tower that once housed the London base of Lehman Brothers, the US investment bank that collapsed during the credit crisis in 2008.

JPMorgan to expand review of 100,000 pending repossessions

JPMorgan Chase, the second-biggest bank in the US, said it could face penalties over missing paperwork and irregularities in its foreclosure processes, but said the costs would be minor and that no customers had been inappropriately thrown out of their homes.

The Business On... Jamie Dimon, Chief executive, JP Morgan Chase

Not another Wall Street fat cat?

David Prosser: Forcing banks to get the basics right

Outlook The £33m fine handed down by the Financial Services Authority to JPMorgan yesterday is quite some punishment, but it fits the crime. Astonishingly, for almost seven years this bank failed to keep the money of some clients separate from its own. At one stage, $23bn of customers' money was not held in segregated accounts.

JPMorgan fined record £33.3m for failing clients

The City of London was on tenterhooks last night as it emerged that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is preparing to hit a string of banks with eight-figure penalties after fining JPMorgan a record £33.3m fine for failing to keep as much as $23bn (£16bn) of its clients' funds separate from its own money.

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Special report: Tamil asylum-seekers to be forcibly deported

Special report

Tamil asylum-seekers to be forcibly deported
The problem with social mobility

The problem with social mobility

Politicians who say they want to break down Britain's social barriers have been told to unlock closed-shop professions – starting in their own backyard
France's sixth biggest city* goes to the polls (*that's London, by the way)

France's sixth biggest city* goes to the polls (*that's London, btw)

Next month expats in the stronghold of South Kensington will have a big say in who is returned as the first French overseas MP
Aftershock: How Haiti's quake hit the whole of Hispaniola

Aftershock: How Haiti's quake hit the whole of Hispaniola

Two years on from the disaster that shook the Caribbean state, its eastern neighbour, the Dominican Republic, fears a new wave of illegal immigrants could hurt its economy
Mean streets at the movies

Mean streets at the movies

Plan B's new film explores the urban tensions that led to last summer's riots – and he's not the only one finding cinematic inspiration in social unrest
Romney hits the magic number, but his smartphone app fails crucial spelling test

Romney hits the magic number...

... but his smartphone app fails crucial spelling test
Car-crash TV: Ferrari quits news after gaffes, rows and poor ratings

Car-crash TV: Ferrari quits news after gaffes, rows and poor ratings

Weeks after the demise of Sarkozy, the TF1 star he's said to have dated finds herself out of office too
Meet your doctor (please don't unplug it)

Meet your doctor (please don't unplug it)

Can a network of hi-tech terminals and online medics make the connection?
The 10 Best cycling gear

The 10 Best cycling gear

It’s summer, it's sunny... it’s the perfect time to get on your bike.
Song of the suicide bomber: How 'Babur in London' negotiated a cultural minefield

Song of the suicide bomber

Daring new opera 'Babur in London' features British terrorists planning an attack.
The school that brought the International Baccalaureate to the East End

Bringing the IB to the East End

The International Baccalaureate is not just for pupils in leafy suburbs.
England must beware brilliant Belgium

England must beware brilliant Belgium

They may have missed out on the Euros but the Belgians have a rash of young players who, thanks to the unifying skills of their coach, look to have a bright future
James Lawton: Liverpool must show new man the respect he needs to do the job

James Lawton

Liverpool must show new man the respect he needs to do the job
2012: the year when England's support decided to stay at home

2012: the year when England's support decided to stay at home

Three Lions will play their Euro 2012 games in front of only a few thousand of their fans
What's wrong with Rory?

What's wrong with Rory?

Is the trouble with the defending US Open champion in his head, in his swing, with his girlfriend – or is it all in the minds of others?