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Dear Gordon I know that I have to go away

Jeremy Warner imagines the resignation letter written by outgoing UKFI chief executive John Kingman.

Tories plan to abolish FSA in radical City shakeup

Conservatives would abolish Financial Services Authority and give its powers to the Bank of England if it wins the next general election.

Conservatives to boost Bank of England’s powers abolish FSA in City shakeup

Conservatives would abolish Financial Services Authority and give its powers to the Bank of England if it wins the next general election.

Sir David Walker wants more bankers in the boardroom

New proposals will encourage banks to let chief executives become chairmen to retain their experience reversing City corporate governance thinking.

King should look past toothless White Paper and beware Tory reforms

So there you have it. A White Paper on reforming financial markets. The longpromised legislative proposals from Alistair Darling. A crackdown on City pay backed by the mighty force of an existing code of practice no less which won’t name and shame those out of line. They’re quaking over in the Square Mile.

The role of the City in the UK economy

Since its deregulation by the Conservative government in the 1980s the City of London has played an increasingly dominant role in the UK economy.

Treasury White Paper: what it means for the financial services industry

Our checklist will help you sift through the Government’s longawaited White Paper on financial regulation.

Treasury White Paper: what it means for the financial services industry

Our checklist will help you sift through the Government’s longawaited White Paper on financial regulation.

Vodafone’s Sir John Bond and RollsRoyce’s Simon Robertson backing management bid for Kleinwort Benson

Sir John Bond the chairman of Vodafone and Simon Robertson the chairman of RollsRoyce are among a clutch of City heavyweights backing a management bid for Kleinwort Benson one of the City’s oldest and venerable private banks.

Financial Services Authority to be given new powers by Ministers

The Financial Services Authority FSA is set to be given radical new powers as the Government unveils its blueprint to police the City.

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