Edmund Conway examines the financial instrument with the catchy name.
Believe it or not chairing the Royal Bank of Scotland is not the hardest job Sir Philip Hampton has ever had.
Recruitment may take longer to revive than in previous recessions warns Angela Monaghan and many graduates are illequipped to compete.
With youth unemployment at record levels Max Davidson considers the bleak outlook for students who thought a degree would be a passport to prosperity.
Policies can make Britain's financial and social problems worse or better argues Irwin Stelzer.
Britain is at greater risk of losing its toptier credit rating than any other major economy according to leading agency Fitch.
Quantitative easing has not made borrowing any easier or cheaper for most firms says Tracy Corrigan.
The father of JP Morgan Chase chairman Jamie Dimon is to join the investment bank as part of its push to beef up its private client broking business.
The jury in the first US trial to take aim at senior bankers since the nearcollapse of Wall Street has begun its deliberations.
Hector Sants chief executive of the Financial Services Authority announced an ambitious attempt to regulate the City's highrolling culture.
The Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group will have to provide Lord Myners with an detailed response to allegations that they are "bullying" corporate clients to win business.
British banks could face a "supertax" on their balance sheets to fund future bailouts under plans being investigated by the Conservatives and the IMF.
Glitnir one of the three collapsed Icelandic banks has launched an investigation into a missing £670m liability that was not recorded on its balance sheet when it failed last year.
Brussels should shelve plans to impose controversial new rules on hedge funds and private equity until new banking regulation is finalised or risk indulging in "regulatory hubris" and undermini...
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