tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68455452446194063572024-02-20T07:15:48.037-08:00Juliet Samuelemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18183048420923051044noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845545244619406357.post-66067681812883002132011-10-06T09:17:00.015-07:002013-11-25T14:35:30.794-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>I am a business reporter at The Times in London. I write mostly about finance but have also covered mining and commodities and edited the paper's CityDiary gossip column. </b><br />
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<b>You can get me at: juliet . samuel at thetimes. co . uk</b><br />
<b>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/CitySamuel" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">@citysamuel</a></b><br />
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<b>For a page with links to my most recent stories, click <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/profile/Juliet-Samuel">here</a>.</b><br />
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<b>However, here's a selection:</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"><i>September-November 2013</i></span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3927420.ece">Stark warning to investment banks: cut to survive </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3927547.ece">MPs attack Royal Mail bankers' "delusional cult of the high priest" </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3924894.ece">Leaked document reveals EU parliament plotting <span class="st">€150bn </span>bailout fund </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3923498.ece">FTSE bosses: allow career breaks to get more women to the top </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/markets/article3919701.ece">Rare good news for RBS as analysts say "buy" to bad bank</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3916155.ece">LME unveils measures to tackle metal "hoarding"</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3913611.ece">City watchdog gives investors powers to take on big shareholders</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3909115.ece">Bank of England's Fisher: Sharia banks can capitalise on West's scandals</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article3907210.ece">Cameron calls on Muslim investors to back Britain</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3908105.ece">Thunderer Column: Banks and Muslims are forming a holy alliance</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article3906129.ece">Britain makes a play for Islamic finance to fund infrastructure</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article3904410.ece">Carney bangs drum for City and warns UK must engage in Europe</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article3902713.ece">ECB squares up with Berlin as Europe braces for bank bailouts</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3899598.ece">Leaked docs show EU playing hardball with City</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3892443.ece">$9bn cost of scandal catches up with JP Morgan </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3887300.ece">IT could eat up all of RBS's branch sale profits</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3880356.ece">Brussels pushing for EU budget to fund bailouts</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3878845.ece">Curries, champagne and Ferraris offered for Libor rigging</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3878201.ece">HSBC hires 3,000 extra compliance staff after fine</a></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"><i>April-May 2013</i></span></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3773612.ece">Vast coal discovery in Cumbria could fire up UK coal industry</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3773035.ece">ENRC warns employees it has been hacked</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3770114.ece">Trading giants drawn into oil fixing inquiry</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/article3772402.ece">MPs warn UK energy efficiency drive could scam consumers</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3766808.ece">Tony Hayward returns to top of FTSE 100 giant</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3766808.ece">Anglo American bows to South African pressure to keep jobs</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3760812.ece">Kofi Annan slams Glencore and ENRC over Africa's lost tax</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/ceo-summit-africa/article3752886.ece">Odinga, former PM, warms Kenya close to violence</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3753978.ece">Glencore to slash hundreds of top jobs</a><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3753978.ece"> after Xstrata merger</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3755090.ece">Randgold CEO lashes out at investors over pay</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3750322.ece">Heritage Oil finance director accused of lying in court</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3748798.ece">Serious Fraud Office launches inquiry into ENRC</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3745721.ece">Bumi suspends shares to fight disloyal staff at subsidiary</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3741274.ece">Glencore to pay millions to get Xstrata executives out</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3745721.ece">Billionaire plans to sue City grandee in feud with Soros</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3733501.ece">South African miners fear another winter of power blackouts</a></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><i>Jan-March 2013</i></span></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3703716.ece">Glencore and Trafigura forced to stop forbidden Iran deals</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3709265.ece">Xstrata: for sale, private jet, never used, not wanted</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3658841.ece">Leaks and refusals to co-operate block hunt for the truth at Bumi</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3660991.ece">Profile: Rio Tinto turns to antiques collector for new CEO</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3682841.ece">Attempts to start "conflict-free" gold standard run into problems</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3655255.ece">Profile: Mark Cutifani - the miner who started at the coalface</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3654239.ece">Hackers posing as Wikipedia researchers targeted Bumi chairman</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3652778.ece">Genel starts exporting directly to Turkey, defying Baghdad</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3648886.ece">Glencore suspects write-downs on $5-7bn of Xstrata assets</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3647712.ece">Abramovich puts $4.3m into Oxford lab green tech company</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3646499.ece">Shell rig runs into problems in the Alaskan Arctic</a></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><i>Davos 2013</i></span></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/davos/article3667011.ece">Barclays invites Sarkozy to dinner - and closes doors to media </a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/davos/article3668859.ece">Grandees argue over whether currency war is real</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/davos/article3668504.ece">Overheard: Dark Prince urges Roland Rudd to lead "yes" to EU campaign</a></b> </div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/davos/article3665840.ece">How to get into Harvard? Just a cool $30 million</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3670979.ece">McKinsey guests so drunk bar staff start diluting drinks</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/davos/article3667830.ece">EU could force companies to report all cyber attacks</a></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>September-December 2012</i></span></span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article3643788.ece">China buying up foreign oil and gas assets at record pace</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3641845.ece">Shanghai seeks Saudi support for oil benchmark in secret roadshow</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3636607.ece">Nat Rothschild given a boost by Takeover Panel ruling</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3635543.ece">Lonmin hands CFO </a><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3635543.ece">£940,000 bonus despite deadly strikes</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3623573.ece">Glencore offers Xstrata copper chief big bonus to stay on</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3620769.ece">Xstrata bosses cash in and head for the exit</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3618627.ece">Sirius in talks with Chinese over selling a slice of Yorkshire </a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3617064.ece">Chinese demand sends ivory prices up 900% in a year </a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3576440.ece">Russian FTSE CEO says London listing rules need tightening </a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3614879.ece">One of Scotland's richest men calls for "no" vote to independence </a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3614879.ece">Anglo American CEO shortlist whittled down to seven</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3607827.ece">Glencore working on dual management structure for Xstrata</a></span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3598161.ece">Shale gas boom turning out "big bucks" in Texas, despite the prostitutes</a><span class="st"><br /></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3600428.ece">Bankers launch "get out the vote" campaign in Glenstrata mega-merger</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3584817.ece">Centamin shares plunge after fears over Egypt license</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3549768.ece">Bumi stays cool in face of "toothless" Indonesian regulator</a><br /><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3556768.ece">Shareholders tell Bumi plc: we're fed up of losing money</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3545199.ece">Shareholders make last-minute effort to slash Xstrata pay</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="st"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3534561.ece">Billions of Xstrata projects face axe if mega-merger goes through</a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>July-August 2012 </i></span></span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3511620.ece">Lonmin in precarious state after deadly wildcat strike</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3487062.ece">IAEA warns the cost of mining uranium is rising</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3480312.ece">Former BP chief sets his sights on North Africa</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/consumer/article3468600.ece">How Diageo mixes up drinks for the world in a Hertfordshire lab</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/africa/article3510915.ece">South African police gun down 34 miners at British-owned mine</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3498895.ece">Shell puts safety first and pulls cash from Europe</a></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"><i>A few CityDiary columns</i></span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3910257.ece">CityDiary: Sir Mike Rake won't play golf because it's "capitalist" </a></b><br />
<b><b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3928235.ece">Relief as bankers find they don't share name with porn site </a></b></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3765896.ece">New City watchdog finds it has a soundproofing problem</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3713844.ece">Post Bob Diamond, Barclays changes the channel</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3616039.ece">Country retreat will be no escape for Mark Carney</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3591140.ece">Top Barclays trader caught in rant at Singapore workers</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3623306.ece">JP Morgan insists on makeover before moving into Lehman tower</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3584709.ece">HM Treasury keeps banks' spirits up... by hiring them</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3592139.ece">Ian Hannam tells investors to man up and take more risk</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3609045.ece">Words of kindness for Mick Davis make his year</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article3613490.ece">Politicians say make the banks lend... to them </a></b><br />
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<b>FORMERLY...</b><br />
<b>I was chief reporter at <a href="http://www.cityam.com/">City A.M.</a>,
London's daily business newspaper with circulation ~130,000, where I wrote about banking, the Eurozone and regulation for two years. Before that, I worked at the Guido Fawkes Blog (<a href="http://www.order-order.com/">www.order-order.com</a>), mostly making videos, and got my undergrad BA from Harvard University in 2009.</b><br />
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<b>HERE'S SELECTION OF MY CITY A.M. WORK:</b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-style: italic;">April 2012</span></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/osborne-faces-backbenchers-anger-over-imf">Osborne faces backbench anger over IMF</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/profligate-states-accused-hijacking-credit-system">Profligate states accused of hijacking credit system</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/uk-prepares-pensions-battle-eu">UK prepares for pensions battle with EU</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/treasury-caves-mps-bank-scrutiny">Treasury caves in to MPs on Bank scrutiny</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.cityam.com/latest-news/hollande-beats-sarko-french-first-round">Hollande beats Sarko in French first round</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/mps-go-war-treasury-over-lack-scrutiny-all-powerful-bank">MPs go to war with Treasury over lack of scrutiny for all-powerful Bank</a></b><br />
<b>Barclays gives olive branch to investors</b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/banks-plot-sue-eu-over-bonuses">Exclusive: banks hire lawyers to look at suing EU over bonus rules</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/investor-group-gives-nod-barclays-pay">Investor group gives nod to Barclays pay</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/nbnk-goes-offensive-lloyds-branches" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">NBNK goes on the offensive for Lloyds branches</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/half-billion-property-hit-banesto-profits" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Half a billion property hit to Banesto profits</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/stanchart-boss-bows-out-governor-race" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: StanChart's Sands bows out of Bank of England governor race</a></b></div>
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<b>And: <a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/runners-and-riders-the-race-take-king-s-throne" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Runners & riders in the race to take King's throne</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/hsbc-keep-bigger-middle-east-presence" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: HSBC will ditch fewer Middle East businesses</a></b> </div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/oligarch-hits-glencore-and-rusal-suit" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Oligarch Veksleberg hits Glencore and Rusal with lawsuit</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/barclays-shrugs-criticism-executive-pay" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Barclays shrugs off criticism over executive pay</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/banks-short-2-trillion-liquid-assets-says-eba" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Bank-sovereign doom loop: EBA says lenders are €2 trillion short of liquidity</a></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;">March 2012</span></b></div>
<b><a href="http://t.co/IGlrkJ0h" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: Treasury fury at EU's delay to Vickers reforms</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/deutsche-cull-1000-jobs-its-investment-bank" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: Deutsche to cull 1,000 investment bank jobs</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/credit-easing-boost-reliance-big-lenders" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Credit easing to boost SMEs' reliance on banks</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/treasury-cool-cable-state-bank-policy" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Treasury talks down Cable's state bank idea </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/banks-stop-fsa-s-block-credit" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: banks slam FSA for choking off credit to small business</a></b><br />
<b>And: <a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/banks-blame-fsa-choking-credit-small-businesses" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Leaked document shows banks' complaints</a></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-style: italic;">February 2012 </span><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/rbs-chief-cutting-pay-big-risk" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">RBS's Hester: cutting pay is a big risk</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/hester-rbs-loss-sign-our-strength" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Hester: RBS losses are a sign of strength</a></b><br />
<b>(Analysis: <a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/bottom-line/chasing-good-returns-wonderland" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Chasing Returns in Wonderland</a>)</b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/fsa-body-enlists-labour-mps-ambush-financial-reform-bill" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: FSA body enlists Labour to ambush financial reform</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/lenders-opposed-easing-target" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Lenders oppose credit easing target</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/the-call-did-city-rainmaker" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">The call that did for City rainmaker</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/bumi-investor-vision-odds-the-city" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Bumi investor's vision at odds with the City</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/rothschild-s-rivals-take-fight-board" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Rothschild rivals take fight to board</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/economists-merlin-data-worthless" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Economists: Merlin data is worthless</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/new-bumi-cash-call-proposed" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: New Bumi cash call proposed</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/investors-hit-back-over-rbs-meddling" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: RBS investors hit back over political meddling</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/rothschild-vulnerable-bumi-coup" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Rothschild vulnerable to Bumi coup</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/truth-about-banker-pay-it-s-falling" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">The truth about banker pay: It's falling</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/glencore-set-50bn-mega-deal" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Glencore set for £50bn mega-deal</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/sovereign-risk-appetite-falls" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Sovereign wealth fund risk appetite falls due to huge 2008 losses</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/former-goldman-stars-plot-new-investment-fund" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: three partners ditch Goldman to plot new investment fund</a></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-style: italic;">January 2012</span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/RBS%20chief%20Stephen%20Hester%20has%20taken%20the%20unusual%20step%20of%20emailing%20every%20staff%20member%20of%20the%20bank%20to%20rally%20morale%20after%20its%20recent%20political%20battering.%20%20His%20email%20reveals%20that%20the%20total%20cost%20of%20restructuring%20the%20bank%20so%20far%20has%20been%20%C3%82%C2%A338bn%20from%20write-downs%20and%20restructuring%20charges,%20which%20he%20says%20are%20%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Cahead%20of%20schedule%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D%20and%20%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Ca%20measure%20of%20our%20recovery%20success%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D%20in%20overhauling%20the%20failed%20behemoth.%20The%20losses%20have%20been%20offset%20by%20%C3%82%C2%A333bn%20in%20earnings,%20he%20assures%20staff,%20which%20has%20%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Callowed%20us%20to%20afford%20to%20take%20the%20costs%20of%20%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98clean%20up%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99%20from%20our%20risky%20inheritance%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D.%20The%20implication%20is%20that%20had%20the%20bank%20not%20generated%20such%20profits,%20it%20would%20have%20been%20unable%20to%20crystallise%20losses%20on%20its%20bad%20assets,%20leaving%20them%20all%20still%20on%20balance%20sheet.%20But%20the%20note%20also%20voices%20Hester%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s%20concern%20that%20the%20toxic%20political%20environment%20could%20hinder%20the%20bank%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s%20progress.%20%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9CThere%20is%20no%20doubt%20that%20our%20position%20in%20the%20spotlight%20makes%20the%20job%20harder.%20And%20we%20can%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99t%20know%20how%20much%20damage%20that%20will%20do%20to%20RBS%20or%20the%20interests%20of%20those%20we%20serve,%20whether%20as%20customers%20or%20shareholders,%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D%20Hester%20writes.%20%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9CWe%20should%20try%20to%20be%20strong,%20to%20do%20our%20jobs,%20to%20deal%20with%20facts%20not%20fears.,%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D%20he%20says." style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Investors say RBS now too politically risky to hold</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/last-the-old-guard-leaves-lloyds-tate-step-down" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Exclusive: Last of the old guard to leave Lloyds as Tate steps down</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/germany-pushes-debt-caps" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Germany pushes for debt caps in EU treaty</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/pm-wages-war-over-tobin-tax" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">EU Commission fears UK referendum as Cameron goes to war on Tobin tax</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/davos-2012/davos-diary/davos-diary-3"><span style="font-style: italic;">Davos diary</span>: A generous Lazard banker helps a rather zealous TV personality to save face</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/davos-2012/davos-diary/davos-diary-2"><span style="font-style: italic;">Davos diary</span>: Lloyd's of London's John Nelson fails to embrace Davos spirit</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/davos-2012/davos-diary/davos-diary-1"><span style="font-style: italic;">Davos diary</span>: dark prince Mandelson on "garlic-eating tax-dodgers"</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/davos-2012/davos-diary/davos-diary-0"><span style="font-style: italic;">Davos diary</span>: thought cafes and a spot of helicopter trouble</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/the-gloves-are-king-trades-blows-mps">The gloves are off: Mervyn trades blows with MPs</a></b></div>
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/debunking-the-ecb-deposit-myth" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Busting the ECB deposit "hoarding" myth</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/crunch-easing-euro-banks" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Crunch easing for euro banks</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/barnier-eu-create-rival-vickers-ring-fence-regime" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Barnier: rival to Vickers ringfence planned</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/deutsche-faces-dismissal-case" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Exclusive</span>: Deutsche faces "mis-selling whistleblower" dismissal case </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://t.co/kbFjbMvw" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Exclusive</span>: FSA: government bonds could lose prized "risk free" status </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://t.co/4ELZdDOR" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Vince Cable calls for more transparency over HBOS </a></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-style: italic;">December 2011:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/rbs-must-shrink-lloyds-wins-the-day">Vickers: Lloyds wins the day</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/hsbc-hopes-vickers-relief">HSBC looks for Vickers relief</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/fsa-beef-eu-rules-after-rbs">FSA's Turner: beef up EU rules after RBS</a></b></div>
<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/le-crunch">LE CRUNCH: Europe spirals into credit crisis</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/comeback-kid-0">Lloyds chief Horta-Osorio: COMEBACK KID</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/rothschild-snub-broker-credit-suisse">Exclusive: Rothschild to snub broker Credit Suisse over Bakrie row</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/credit-easing-could-hit-eu-law-delay">Credit easing could hit EU law delay</a></b></div>
<b><a href="http://t.co/PCwl3IVS">Exclusive: Fight Tobin tax in court, banks tell Cameron</a></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://t.co/2Cm0oVRj">S&P drops Eurozone ratings bombshell</a><br /><a href="http://t.co/G4hfazWa">Treasury's credit easing plan could face delay due to EU law</a></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">November 2011:</span><br /><a href="http://t.co/DjDsUjvz">ECB accidentally injects billions of QE into Eurozone</a><br /><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/lloyds-private-equity-bid-uk-manufacturer-trouble"><span style="font-style: italic;">Exclusive</span>: Lloyds private equity bid for UK manufacturer in trouble</a> </span>(follow-up:<span style="color: red;"> <a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/lloyds-arm-finally-closes-uk-firm">LDC finally clears hurdle for UK firm</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">)</span><br /><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/banks-claim-reform-could-trigger-crisis"><span style="font-style: italic;">Exclusive</span>: Banks claim reform could trigger UK credit crunch</a><br /><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/key-bank-reform-set-be-ditched"><span style="font-style: italic;">Exclusive</span>: Key bank reform set to be ditched</a><br /><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/eu-probe-auditors-set-be-delayed">EU prode into auditors set to be delayed</a></span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/uk-taxpayers-swallow-loss-rock-sale">Taxpayers swallow loss on Rock sale</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/banks-claim-reform-could-trigger-crisis">Exclusive: Banks claim Vickers could trigger credit crunch</a><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/moody-s-eu-shooting-the-messenger">Moody's: EU is shooting the messenger</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/profits-soar-stj-advisors">Profits soar at STJ Advisors</a><br /><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/banks-pitch-4bn-credit-easing-plan"><span style="font-style: italic;">Exclusive</span>: Banks pitch</a><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/banks-pitch-4bn-credit-easing-plan"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>£4bn credit easing plan</a><br /><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/victory-battle-bring-renminbi-market-city"><span style="font-style: italic;">Exclusive</span>: Victory in battle to bring renminbi market to London</a></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://bit.ly/uh6llN">King: EU could veto Vickers</a></span></b></div>
<b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/osborne-s-real-views-tobin-tax"><i>Revealed</i>: George Osborne's real views on a Tobin tax</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/eight-months-pressure-left-os-rio-exhausted"><span class="Apple-style-span">Horta-Osório</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">: </span></span>eight months that left UKFI's darling exhausted</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/uk-slams-eu-watering-down-rules"><i>Exclusive</i>: UK slams EU for watering down capital rules</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/british-view-international-regulation-labelled-chaotic">British view on international regulation labelled chaotic</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/credit-suisse-axe-hundreds-its-london-investment-bank">Credit Suisse to axe hundreds in London investment bank</a></b></div>
<b><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;"> October: </span></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/eu-bid-veto-uk-bank-reform"><i>Exclusiv</i>e: EU threatens to veto UK bank reform</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/how-the-eurozone-plans-bury-its-junk-bonds-big-derivative">How the Eurozone plans to bury its junk debt in a big derivative</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/major-banks-face-non-core-loss-hangover">Major banks face non-core loss hangover</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://t.co/HOOEpWUO"><i>Exclusive</i>: Treasury mandarins talk growth with banks</a></b></div>
<b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/ity%20AM%20Exclusive:%20Treasury%20being%20urged%20to%20put%20money%20into%20small%20banks%20--&~~SPECIAL_REMOVE%21#%7E%7Egt;%20http://bit.ly/p2Xcc3"><i>Exclusive</i>: Treasury being urged to put money into small banks</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/barclays-seeks-spanish-state-guarantee-buy-caja-assets">Barclays seeks state guarantee to buy Spanish caja assets</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/nbnk-set-crash-state-sale-rock">NBNK set to crash state sale of Northern Rock</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bba-blanket-bailout-unfair"><i>Exclusive</i>: BBA calls blanket bailout unfair</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/banks-little-stability-gain-vickers-too-big-fail">Banks: Vickers unneeded to solve "too big to fail</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bailout-frenzy-euro-banks">Bailout frenzy grips Europe</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bidders-play-hardball-over-lloyds-sale">Bidders play hardball over Lloyds branches</a></b></div>
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/lloyds-yet-see-cut-red-tape-smes">Lloyds yet to see cut in red tape for SMEs</a></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;"> September: </span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/banks-sigh-relief-over-vickers-rules"><i>Exclusive</i>: Banks in sigh of relief over Vickers</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/lloyds-gets-just-one-bid-branches">Lloyds gets just one bid for branches</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/euro-bank-debt-issues-drying">Euro bank debt issues drying up</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/nbnk-bid-reduced-lloyds-assets">NBNK to bid on reduced Lloyds assets</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/mckinsey-low-bank-returns-will-hit-recovery">McKinsey: Low bank returns will hit recovery</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/vickers-sidelined-bank-resolution-regime-plans">Vickers sidelined in Bank resolution regimes</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/hong-kong-uk-banks-welcome">Hong Kong: UK banks welcome</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/vickers-could-defuse-bank-policy-row">Vickers could defuse banks policy row</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/economic-woes-hit-lloyds-sale"><i>Exclusive</i>: Economic woes hit Lloyds sale</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/tesco-plots-south-east-asia-expansion-after-failure-japan"><i>Exclusive</i>: Tesco plots South East Asia expansion</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/hong-kong-hsbc-can-come-home"><i>Exclusive</i>: Hong Kong: HSBC can come home</a></b><br />
<b>Regulation special: <a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/business-usual-hardly-anyone-working-finance">why it's not business as usual in the City</a> + <a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/new-regulation">The new regulation hitting banks since 2008</a></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;"> August: </span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/investment-banks-face-bleak-future">Investment banks face fight for survival</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/vickers-lloyds-branch-sale-rethink"><i>Exclusive</i>: Vickers in Lloyds branch sale rethink</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/diamond-calls-uk-growth">Diamond calls for UK growth plan</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/former-ceo-the-rock-mulls-bid"><i>Exclusive</i>: Former CEO of Rock mulls a bid</a></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;"> July: </span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bids-roll-the-rock">Bids roll in for the Rock</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/50p-tax-rate-causes-fresh-split">50p tax rate causes coalition split</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/economists-lose-faith-greek-rescue">Economists lose faith in Greek rescue</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/rothschild-ipo-practices-harm-market"><i>Exclusive</i>: Rothschild: IPO practices harm market</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/six-parties-lloyds-talks-branches">Six parties in talks for Lloyds branches</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/markets-see-fiscal-union-the-solution">Markets see fiscal union as the answer</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/rothschild-ipo-practices-harm-market"><i>Exclusive</i>: Santander execs at odds over IPO timing</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bankers-facing-jobs-bloodbath">Bankers facing jobs bloodbath</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/lloyds-we-are-too-vital-fail">Lloyds chief: we are too vital to fail</a></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;"> May-June: </span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/apollo-set-200m-deal"><i>Exclusive</i>: Apollo set to buy 220m of Rexam assets</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/osborne-snubs-vickers-lloyds-branch-sales"><i>Exclusive</i>: Osborne snubs Vickers on Lloyds branches</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/hsbc-too-risky-hong-kong"><i>Exclusive</i>: HK Regulator: HSBC too risky for Hong Kong</a></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;"> March-April: </span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/june-ipo-planned-suek"><i>Exclusive</i>: June IPO planned for SUEK</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/brain-drain-london-banks">Brain drain at London banks</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/cable-look-lloyds-case"><i>Exclusive</i>: Cable to look at Lloyds case</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/big-society-role-co-op"><i>Exclusive</i>: Big Society role for Co-op</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/japanese-snap-kwik-fit"><i>Exclusive</i>: Japanese snap up Kwik-Fit</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/sants-and-king-odds-over-banks"><i>Exclusive</i>: Sants and King at odds over banks</a></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;"> January-February: </span></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/agius%E2%80%8850p-tax-makes-it-harder-keep-talent-london"><i>Exclusive</i>: Agius: 50p tax makes it harder to keep talent</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/cme-expand-london"><i>Exclusive</i>: CME to expand in London</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/goldman%E2%80%99s-uk-tax-bill-tops-%C2%A32bn"><i>Exclusive</i>: Goldman's UK tax bill tops 2bn</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/ireland-surrenders">Ireland surrenders</a></b><br />
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<b>ANALYSIS/FEATURES:</b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/bottom-line/europe-relying-the-ratings-it-hates">Europe is relying on the ratings it hates</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/bottom-line/lost-bhattal-bruising-industry-war">Nomura: lost Bhattal in a bruising war</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/wake-call-board-lloyds">A wake-up call for board of Lloyds</a><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/between-the-rock-and-hard-place-osborne-should-be-grateful-the-governm">Osborne should be grateful he didn't lose more on the Rock</a><br /><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/the-long-fiscal-shadow-credit-easing">The long fiscal shadow of credit easing</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/how-the-eurozone-bailout-greece-turning-one-big-subprime-mess">How the euro bailout of Greece is turning into a big subprime mess</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/three-trillion-euros-short-picnic">Three trillion euros short of a picnic</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/lower-returns-return-what">Vickers: lower returns - in return for what?</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/if-life-gives-you-rotten-lemons-sue-the-banks">If life gives you rotten lemons... sue the banks</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/new-company-must-halt-deposit-flight">New Greek bank must halt deposit flight</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/talking-growth-preparing-crisis">Lloyds: talking growth, but preparing for crisis</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/bottom-line/watchdog-fails-even-the-basics">EU watchdog fails on the basics</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/markets-and-investments/the-euro-has-been-left-treading-air">Euro has been left treading air</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/markets-and-investments/the-true-scale-qe-n-still-cloaked-mystery">Bernanke has lost control of the story</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/city-focus/our-national-neuroses-require-subtle-cure">'Elf 'n' Safety: Our national neuroses require a subtle cure</a></b><br />
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<b>POLITICAL SKETCHES:</b><br />
<b><a href="http://t.co/3FowW5xi">The Tinkerer of the Exchequer</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/no-land-ahoy-hms-treasury">No land ahoy for HMS Treasury</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/gleeful-and-rabid-balls-was-unable-contain-his-mania">Rabid Balls can't contain his mania</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/george-osborne-unties-his-hands">Osborne unties his hands</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/not-even-his-voice-survived-the-cuts">Not even his voice survived the cuts</a></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-style: italic;">THE CAPITALIST</span> DIARY PAGE</b></div>
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/merv-stability-not-money-my-motivation">Merv: financial stability, not money, must spur us on</a><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/cyclists-and-suits-need-not-be-war-each-other">City suits and cyclists go to war </a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/going-green-green-goes-awol">Going Green as Lord Green goes AWOL</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/nick-heads-argos-vat-bombshell">Clegg heads to Argos before the VAT bombshell</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/lib-dems-gear-bumpy-ride-cable-the-ropes">Simon Hughes goes sledding with Cable on the ropes</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/express-yourself-ubs%E2%80%99s-style-guide">Express yourself, with UBS's style guide</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/tempers-flare-pwc-carol-service">Tempers flare at PwC's Christmas singalong</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/1256%E2%80%88safe-days-all-bp%E2%80%99s-london-hq">1,256 safe days at BP's London HQ</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/osborne%E2%80%99s-austerity-christmas-cheap-tree-and-empty-red-box">Osborne's austerity Christmas tree</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/antonio-horta-osorio-my-wife-made-me-take-lloyds-banner">Antonio: my wife made me take Lloyds job</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/the-nerd%E2%80%99s-revenge-only-elites-need-apply">The nerd's revenge: only elites need apply</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/coulson-prays-chelsea-greenberg-signs-murdoch">Ex-Chelsea spinner Greenberg signs on for Murdoch</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/fun-and-frolics-city%E2%80%99s-finest-gather-finsbury%E2%80%99s-party">Mandy plays John the Baptist in China</a></b><br />
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<b>INTERVIEWS</b><br />
<b>Martin Wheatley: <a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/hong-kong-s-top-regulator-comes-home">Hong Kong's top regulator comes home</a></b><br />
<b>Plamen Monovski: <a href="http://www.cityam.com/markets-and-investments/hunting-growth-the-frontiers-the-west-sinks-deep-solipsism">Hunting growth on the frontiers </a></b><br />
<b>Andrew Ross Sorkin: <a href="http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/lurking-behind-the-financial-crisis-the-fed-puppeteer-and-the-trader">The Fed puppeteer and the trader behind the financial crisis.</a></b></div>
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