Ex-Chancellor Lawson urges bank break-ups
Lord Lawson warns the ring fencing of retail and investment banking proposed by the Vickers Commission does not go far enough ...
Buyout firms lack women execs
Women make up just one in seven of all investment professionals at Europe’s 20 leading private equity firms, according to research by Financial News ...
Winton thinks big in Hammersmith
UK hedge fund manager on the hunt for 50,000 square foot home ...
Government prepares £100m mezz finance for small business
Debt finance tool with equity-like characteristics will form a plank of UK credit-easing scheme ...
Trade sizes continue to plummet
Average size of blue-chip trades on the LSE falls nearly 20% in nine months in latest sign of effects of highly automated trading ...
Hedge funds tipped to raid US corporate cash mountain
The money in company coffers has hit a 60-year high, sparking expectations hedge funds will pressure firms to spend it or return it ...
Knight Capital taps Saxo Bank for Europe chief
Chairman of Saxo's London trading arm to take international role at US broker ...
World Peace tossed for elbow to Harden’s head
Lakers forward Metta World Peace has been ejected for elbowing Oklahoma City's James Harden in the head. ...
Hamlin holds off Truex late to win at Kansas
Denny Hamlin held off hard-charging Martin Truex Jr. down the stretch Sunday to win at Kansas Speedway for the first time. ...
Giroux, Flyers eliminate Penguins in six games
Claude Giroux wrapped up a dominant series with his sixth goal, Ilya Bryzgalov had his first outstanding effort in net and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday to win their Eastern Conference opening-round series. ...