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Price-fixing exposé engulfs BoE

Traders admit to using chatrooms to trade ahead of the volatile period before benchmarks were set.

Closer ties needed to avoid future banking crisis

Policy group calls for banking supervisors to be paid more.

Lloyds sale jump-starts UK economy

Chancellor says the £60-million profit from the transaction has allowed Britain to turn the corner.

Singapore puts the squeeze on interest-rate profligates

Traders have been found to have attempted to manipulate interest rate and foreign exchange benchmarks.

Cap on big bonuses mooted

The European Banking Authority is thought to have approved proposals that would require a cap on bonuses for anyone whose pay is more than €500 000.

Time to reflect: Co-Operative Bank and Lloyds branches do business side by side in Birmingham.

Co-op takes a ratings knock

UK bank’s chief executive quits after Moody’s downgrades debt to junk status.

After a worker strike that affected bus services

Shareholders make their voices heard

Corporates in London are once again taking flak over their executive pay policies.

Two of the highest profile female FTSE directors – Pearson chief ­executive Marjorie Scardino and Anglo American mining boss Cynthia Carroll – recently resigned.

UK minister admonishes all-male boards of FTSE firms

British Business Secretary Vince Cable will write to the bosses of the eight companies in the FTSE 100 index that still have men-only boardrooms..

Mervyn King.

UK banks may face 60bn shortfall

Bank of England policymakers have ordered British banks to make a more "honest" assessment of hidden losses on their balance sheets.

The bank’s high-performing shares slumped following talk of money laundering in Iran.

Call for ethics probe into UK banks

Standard Chartered is the latest to be accused of unethical practices by US regulators, sparking market flight.

A demonstrator faces Spanish riot police during a protest against austerity.

Greece’s debt reduction ‘off track’

Inspectors have released a damning progress report amid darkening outlook for Spain. Larry Elliott, Jill Treanor and Giles Tremlett report.

Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond quit after it became apparent that he no longer had the support of the United Kingdom’s financial regulators.

King aced Barclays top executive

The Bank of England’s governor intervened to ensure that Bob Diamond vacated his post, writes Jill Treanor.

Former Barclays Capital chief executive Bob Diamond is confronted by the press after giving evidence to the British treasury select ­committee in London this week.

In the vortex of a global bank row

The Tories have seized on ideas that ministers gave Barclays the nod over its manipulation of interest rates, writes Nicholas Watt and Jill Treanor.

SABMiller taps into own talent

SABMiller taps into own talent

SABMiller’s promotion of chief executive Graham Mackay to chairperson without a good reason flouts the United Kingdom’s corporate governance code.

Barclays chief in the pound seats

Barclays chief in the pound seats

Barclays bank chief executive Bob Diamond received nearly £20-million last year even though the bank’s profits fell and this has angered trade unions.

Big bonuses despite losses

Big bonuses despite losses

Union cries foul as investment bankers profitand taxpayers wait to get £45-billion back.

Executives’ slice of the pie gets smaller too

The bailed-out British Lloyds Banking Group has revealed it had plunged to a £3.5-billion loss last year and would pay out £375-million in bonuses.

Now’s not a good time to bomb Iran

Now’s not a good time to bomb Iran, US tells Israel

The head of the US military has warned Israel against attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities, saying such a strike would be destabilising "at this time".

And the first bailout goes to … Dexia

Dexia has become the first casualty of the 2011 banking crisis, with its Belgian arm being bought, providing a €90-billion guarantee for its financing

Throwing money at the euro

Stock markets have endured days of sharp volatility amid uncertainty about how eurozone leaders intend to solve the crisis.