Andy Hornby and Peter Cummings “engaged in boardroom brawl” as they led HBOS to disaster
My review of Ray Perman’s Hubris was published in the Scottish Review of Books at the weekend. The full review […]
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Simon Carswell: Inside Ireland’s, and probably the world’s, worst bank
I’m halfway through Simon Carswell’s Anglo Republic: Inside the bank that broke Ireland, and it’s a gripping read. In the
Chris Hedges on Occupy: “People have finally woken up to the kleptocracy that we live in”
Pullitzer prize-winning war correspondent and author Chris Hedges last week gave thie interview to Occupy TVNY, about fast-growing Occupy Wall
Did Sir John Vickers’ Independent Banking Commission go far enough?
This morning I was listening to Nicky Campbell’s phone-in programme on BBC Radio 5 Live. The topic was the final
Save the euro: it’s too early for Europe’s leaders to crack open the champagne
The package of measures thrashed out by French president Nicolas Sarkozy, German chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders at
Italy offers a warning
There aren’t many signs of national bankruptcy in Siena, capital of Siena province in Tuscany. There is the odd boarded-up
Why the IMF needs a non-European head
In wake of the resignation of “le seducteur extraordinaire” Dominique Strass-Kahn, we are in need for some fresh thinking on
What Strauss-Kahn’s arrest means for the eurozone — and for France
The surprise arrest last Saturday of the IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn at John F. Kennedy International airport in New
Andy Haldane outlines proposals for breaking banking’s ‘doom loop’
The Bank of England’s Andy Haldane gave a fresh perspective on the causes of the global financial crisis and ran
Review of 2010: Has the eurozone been made ‘crisis-proof’?
In 2008-09 developed-world leaders were focused on sorting out the carnage left by years of weak regulation, poor management and
On bankers’ bonuses, Osborne remains captivated
Ever since Gordon Brown bailed out Britain’s banks in October 2008, the saga of bonuses has become one of the
Irish bailout seems to unravel before it’s even announced
You know that things must be getting desperate in Ireland when significant numbers of the country’s population want to draft
‘Trust Me I’m A Banker’ / ‘Carry on banking’ – BBC investigation into bankers’ recidivism
BBC Scotland’s Trust Me I’m A Banker, an investigative documentary fronted Mark Daly on which I advised and helped to
Europe’s “stability fund” unlikely to be up to the job
Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain’s prime minister, recently declared the European sovereign debt crisis was over. He told the Wall Street
‘Big Four’ audit firms admit they misrepresented bank solvency pre-crisis
I was shocked by the testimony given by the heads of the “Big Four” accountancy firms — PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Deloitte,
Sir Steve Robson urged to quit FRC
Critics say the credibility of the Financial Reporting Council is affected, as Robson was among the purged RBS non-executive directors
Howard’s unorthodox riding style may yet cripple the black horse
Howard Brown, the Halifax teller-turned-minor celebrity, risks crippling his new steed, Lloyds TSB’s black horse, with his cavalier riding style. HBOS’s
Uncertain legacy of the man who broke Royal Bank of Scotland
AS the Royal Bank of Scotland announces that the reign of chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin will officially end on
Can politicians really make banking leopards change their spots?
MARKETS IN MELTDOWN: The UK government’s £500 billion bail‑out could backfire by giving banks licence to continue their reckless behaviour