en-uk Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:37:29 GMT Copyright 2007 Times Newspapers Ltd. custserv@timesonline.co.uk http://www.timesonline.co.uk Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:57:43 GMT Newspapers 144 21 http://www.timesonline.co.uk http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,116979,00.gif Robert Lindsay Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:45:42 GMT 2009-12-02T04:40:03Z The British Bankers' Association (BBA) today accused French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, of damaging public confidence in the EU in a stinging response to his comments over "freewheeling Anglo Saxon" financiers. Robert Lindsay Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:59:00 GMT 2009-12-02T02:22:45Z The boards of Yorkshire Building Society and Chelsea Building Society agreed today to merge in a deal that will see jobs losses and a £200 million writedown on Chelsea's bad debts. Elizabeth Judge Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:15:37 GMT 2009-12-02T05:07:57Z London's blue chip share index has paused for breath today after the 2.3 per cent bounce-back seen in the previous session. Adam Sage in Paris Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:32 GMT 2009-12-02T12:56:32Z He was a symbol of French fashion, the creator of clothes illuminated by the colours of his native Provence and by his extraordinary artistic talents. Katherine Griffiths, Banking Editor Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-12-02T07:29:28Z Yorkshire Building Society is in advanced talks to buy Chelsea, its weaker rival. Miles Costello Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-12-01T08:34:27Z It has taken almost exactly two years, but yesterday Philip Moore finally returned to City life. The 49-year-old former chief executive of Friends Provident, ousted from the insurer after the collapse of an £8.8 billion merger with Resolution, has become an independent director at RAB Capital, the hedge fund. Patrick Hosking, Financial Editor Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-12-01T10:16:03Z Logica, the computing group, is the latest British employer to close its final-salary pension scheme, stripping 470 of its longest-serving employees of the opportunity to continue clocking up guaranteed retirement benefits. Suzy Jagger, Martin Waller and Francis Elliott Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-12-02T10:22:23Z Napoleon Bonaparte scorned England as “a nation of shopkeepers”, but he knew it was the vitality of the City of London that made Britain such a threat to his imperial ambitions. Carl Mortished: Analysis Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-12-01T11:32:49Z Dubai’s fall from grace is more than a financial mishap. It is a tale of princely vanity, of a family divided and of the modern financial world’s cruel revenge on a feudal society. Ian King: commentary Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-12-02T08:09:21Z One of the City’s most influential figures had no doubt, last night, how seriously Nicolas Sarkozy’s remarks should be taken. He said: “One should remember that the Hundred Years’ War between us and the French was a rounding-down. It actually lasted 116 years.” Miles Costello Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-12-02T09:54:43Z Alistair Darling was heading for a clash with the City’s biggest institutional shareholders last night after the Treasury seized control of the bonus pool at Royal Bank of Scotland. David Robertson Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-12-01T11:33:21Z The Gulf’s ability to raise loans and operate as a financial centre could be threatened by the fallout from Dubai World’s debt crisis. Hugh Tomlinson Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-12-01T11:51:25Z The rulers of the United Arab Emirates broke cover for the first time since Dubai’s debt crisis began last week to accuse foreign markets of overreacting. Francis Elliott, Suzy Jagger, Martin Waller and David Charter Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT 2009-12-02T12:27:25Z Alistair Darling has delivered a blunt warning to the EU’s new French finance chief against meddling with the City of London. Robert Lindsay Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:34:37 GMT 2009-12-01T03:34:37Z Adam Posen, one of the independent members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, called today for taxes on houses, such as stamp duty and capital gains, to be raised in line with house price inflation to fend off future bubbles. Elizabeth Judge Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:30:58 GMT 2009-12-01T02:31:40Z For the eye-poppingly rich, Nakheel, the property group at the centre of Dubai's debt crisis, promised the unimaginable. Katherine Griffiths, Banking Editor Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:12:32 GMT 2009-12-01T03:45:43Z Yorkshire Building Society is in advanced talks to merge with its struggling rival Chelsea in a deal which further consolidates the struggling mutual sector. Hugh Tomlinson in Dubai Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:36:28 GMT 2009-12-01T04:56:51Z Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, today criticised international investors' reaction to the Emirate's debt crisis, claiming: "They do not understand anything." Hugh Tomlinson in Dubai Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:29:15 GMT 2009-12-01T10:40:20Z Relieved investors sent British shares soaring today after it emerged that Dubai World, the state-owned conglomerate at the heart of the country's debt crisis, had begun talks with creditors to restructure nearly half of its $59 billion ($£35.8 billion) borrowings. Robert Lindsay Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:37:24 GMT 2009-12-01T11:22:25Z British house prices rose 0.5 per cent in November, at the same rate as in October, suggesting that a rapid rise over the spring and summer is beginning to moderate.