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

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..

  • Jill Treanor
2 min read
The bank’s high-performing shares slumped following talk of money laundering in Iran.
BANKS

Call for ethics probe into UK banks

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

  • Jill Treanor
5 min read
Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond quit after it became apparent that he no longer had the support of the United Kingdom’s financial regulators.
BANK OF ENGLAND

King aced Barclays top executive

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

  • Jill Treanor
4 min read
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.
BANKS

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.

  • Nicholas Watt
  • Jill Treanor
6 min read
SABMiller taps into own talent
GRAHAM MACKAY

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.

  • Simon Bowers
  • Jill Treanor
3 min read
Barclays chief in the pound seats
BARCLAYS

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.

  • Jill Treanor
3 min read
Big bonuses despite losses
BAIL OUTS

Big bonuses despite losses

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

  • Jill Treanor
4 min read
BAIL OUTS

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.

  • Jill Treanor
2 min read
Now’s not a good time to bomb Iran
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".

  • Harriet Sherwood
  • Jill Treanor
4 min read
BANKING CRISIS

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

  • Jill Treanor
3 min read
EUROZONE

Throwing money at the euro

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

  • Helen Pidd
  • Jill Treanor
4 min read
French banks come out fighting
BANKS

French banks come out fighting

The exasperated chief executive of Société Générale, stood in front of investors in New York on Tuesday this week for some "straight talk".

  • Jill Treanor
3 min read
ANGELA MERKEL

No denouement in sight for Greek saga

This week German Chancellor Angela Merkel quashed hopes of finding a lasting solution for Greece at the crucial summit of European leaders.

  • Jill Treanor
2 min read
European Parliament votes for Robin Hood tax
BANKING CRISIS

European Parliament votes for Robin Hood tax

Legislators call for a €200-billion-a-year financial transactions tax to be levied on banks to discourage speculative trading.

  • Jill Treanor
2 min read
Answers elude eurozone
EURO BAILOUT

Answers elude eurozone

Ireland bailout has failed to restore confidence in the euro. <b>Jill Treanor</b> looks at what might be done to restore confidence in the currency.

  • Jill Treanor
4 min read
BANK BAILOUT

Irish case casts doubt on EU bank’s stress test

Doubts were raised about whether the Europe-wide "stress tests" of more than 90 banks published in July had been thorough enough.

  • Jill Treanor
2 min read
JILL TREANOR

Wary of giant country funds

Major institutional investors plan to urge the sovereign wealth funds that have propped up the world’s banking system to be transparent in their activities and conscientious…

  • Jill Treanor
3 min read
JILL TREANOR

Barclays profits not quite kosher, says watchdog

Barclays reported record profits of £7,1-billion this recently and ran headlong into a row about bank charges and consumer fears that "free banking" is about to end.The consumer…

  • Jill Treanor
4 min read
JILL TREANOR

Chile probes Pinochet gold

Chilean investigators were examining reports this week that nine tonnes of gold had been found in a Hong Kong bank under the name of Augusto Pinochet. The gold, valued at…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read