Finance

Lambert, tasked with setting up new professional body for bankers, says finance workers should not govern it.

Business writer Kevin Roose lifts the lid on behaviour of financial elite.

Row brewing over Bank of England's application of EU bonus cap rules as "allowances" counted as fixed not variable pay.

Jenkins forgoes bonus as Barclays still wrapped up in scandals such as mis-selling and Libor fixing.

Astbury Marsden says 3,350 new city jobs were created in January, almost triple the 1,340 jobs created in December 2013

Labour peer says skills consistently top of agenda for most businesses.

UK Chancellor George Osborne opposes EU financial transaction tax over potential to damage City of London finance sector

Blankfein made the comment at the World Economic Forum 2014 in Davos, Switzerland.

McDonald's France confirmed on Wednesday (January 22) that tax inspectors visited its local headquarters but denied any wrongdoing after French media reported it had transferred over €2.2 billion abroad since 2009 to dodge taxes.

Regulators must box in 'animal spirits' of finance sector or same mistakes will be repeated in long-term.

UK Treasury challenged European Securities and Markets Authority emergency power to ban short-selling in EU member states.

EU financial regulator can ban short-selling under emergency powers, but UK wants legal clarity.

US investment banking giant Citigroup sees lower revenues and income in fourth quarter.

Standard & Poor's warns that better earnings does not mean higher credit ratings for big banks.

US banking giant JPMorgan takes 17% hit to net profit in 2013 to settle scandals

Under US offer, potential tax evasion prosecutions dropped in exchange for penalties and data sharing.

Chinese bitcoin exchange OKCoin has been accused by its users of faking trading data.

MPs on business select committee demand advertising controls on controversial payday lending industry.

Europe's finance ministers seal third pillar in banking union with plan to wind down eurozone's failed banks.

Richard Meddings handed over risk governance to Peter Sands.

CEB says four in 10 finance departments expect to see their budgets cut.

Manpower says employers intend to hire more workers next year.

Lords committee also attacks UK government's "diffident" approach to battling so-called Robin Hood Tax.

The research follows George Osborne's Autumn Statement 2013.

Is it against the law to steal bitcoins? Is it considered currency? Who is responsible for regulating it? Alistair Charlton investigates

EEF, the manufacturers organisation, warns of higher credit costs but says access to finance easing for firms.

CIMB, OCBC, Standard Chartered, and Maybank issue syndicated loan for the development

The value of bitcoin is in its tehcnology, not the currency itself, claims gold and currency investor Axel Merk.