Goldman Sachs trading revenues slump by 30pc; Private equity market competition ‘main danger' to deals; Hedge funds seek risky European high-yield bonds; Over-regulation hindering growth
Pensions industry divided over low-cost plans; Braemar fined £182,000 by FSA; Top executives will benefit from age laws; PwC defends major four auditors' stranglehold
CBI urges government to resist union demands for collective bargaining; DWP closes White Paper consultation; Employers sacking older workers to avoid age discrimination rules; FSA says life insurers should be freed from dated solvency rules
Fink leaves Man Group; Interest rates left on hold; SMG and Ulster TV merger talks back on the table
ABI warns against capping pension charges; Rate hold pressure intensifies; Rentokil and Schroders dropped from FTSE100; S&P says bank rates will stifle debt fears
Directors amass £1bn pension pot; Fat cat pensions create ‘climate of suspicion'; ABI calls for pensions proposal exemption; Standard Life poised to enter FTSE 100
British Polythene slashes staff pensions; FSA should scrap ‘best execution' rule; Charlemagne Capital loses a third of assets since floatation; RAB Capital takes over Northwest Investment Management
State pensions costs soar; Trustees spend more time on new pensions regulations; The Pensions Regulator has yet to show its teeth; Miller takes break from New Star
F&C cuts equities exposure; Deutsche Bank joins race for General Electric; Agius named as new Barclays chairman; European Central Bank hints at interest rate rise; Jones surprises City by quitting Morley; Insight spins off property arm; Goldman Sachs...
Government under pressure from employers to dilute White Paper reforms; US economy set for sharp slowdown; New tax rules boost pension sales; Former Shell boss cleared of overstating oil reserves