American justice officials have charged three London-based City traders with conspiring to rig foreign exchange markets.
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Mortgage scandal shows we’d be better tracking the bankers
There is little reason to hope that this week’s showdown with the banks, when finance minister Paschal Donohoe takes them to task over the tracker mortgage scandal, will yield results. Previous encounters of this kind were nothing more than an excuse for the government to be…
Prepare for the big credit squeeze
Banks are set to withdraw the most competitive credit card rates and other deals, so act now
Irish banks told to come clean over tax havens
Revelations that AIB was involved in assisting clients in avoiding tax through offshore tax havens have been described as “deeply disturbing”.
Ex-Lloyds boss Eric Daniels defends price it paid for HBOS
The former chief executive of Lloyds has defended the price it paid for its stricken rival HBOS, denying claims he should have driven a harder bargain.
Banks told to find extra £10bn after Bank of England’s stress tests
Britain’s banks will have to find another £10 billion to cover potential losses in their portfolios of credit card, personal loan and car finance debt, the Bank of England has said.
Hey big spender, save some for me
Just because a couple are not financially compatible they can still figure it out, writes Mark Channing
Land reform can put the cost of housing back on solid ground
When we talk about sky-rocketing house prices, we’re not quite getting the description right. The prices that are rocketing are not so much the bricks and mortar as the land they sit on. House price inflation is really land price inflation. Between 1994 and 2007, according…
Scottish firm seeks funding to help sell tidal turbine
A developer of a tidal energy device is looking for new investment to move closer to commercial sales.