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Simon Read: Time to take a firm grip of your finances in a changing world
14 January 2013 At the start of last year, I predicted in this column that the eurozone would not collapse, China’s stuttering economy would not implode and Chelsea would not…
You made it, you eat it: Credit Suisse pays staff in risky debt
14 January 2013 Credit Suisse, one of the biggest investment banks in London, is set to pay its bankers bonuses in the risky debt they helped create, in a…
Market Report: BP sets the pace as US worries recede
14 January 2013 a row. The business has been trying to restructure its finances and reduce the number of pubs it owns. The shares toasted a 1.1p gain to 9.9p.…
Julian Knight: The sobering truth about the rush for retail bonds is enough to drive anyone to drink
14 January 2013 Fancy owning your local pub? It’s probably a secret desire of many Britons, particularly if it came with free drinks. And that’s exactly what the people of…
Got a financial hangover? Budget your way out of New Year debt
14 January 2013 After the Christmas and New Year party comes the financial hangover. Consumer group Which? reckons that 46 per cent of the population paid for at least part…
Finance chiefs see clouds over UK lifting
14 January 2013 Britain’s boardrooms are shrugging off fears of a triple-dip recession amid rising hopes over prospects for 2013, according to leading financial chiefs. The professional services firm Deloitte’s…
Halifax says prices will stay stagnant despite FLS boost
14 January 2013 House prices are set to stagnate this year despite the influence of the Bank of England’s Funding for Lending scheme, the lender Halifax said yesterday. Despite a…
HSBC’s $9bn sale of stake in Ping An at risk
14 January 2013 The sale of HSBC’S $9.4bn (£5.9bn) stake in the insurer Ping An is in doubt after Chinese authorities appeared to withdraw funding for part of the deal.…
James Moore: Maybe the competition authorities should look at the magic of cinema
14 January 2013 Outlook In the 1930s, the last time the economy saw such a sustained period of awfulness, there was at least the cinema for a bit of escapism.…
Sir Robert Clark: Decorated war hero who went on to build a glittering career in the City
14 January 2013 Bob Clark was a man who believed his life to be guided by serendipity. Luck may have been a factor, but the war hero who went on…
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