31st Jul 2010 - Nokia Siemens seeks private equity boost
Blackstone and TPG are among those in talks with NSN, the joint venture, about investing $1bn for a minority stake in the mobile infrastructure company
31st Jul 2010 - The banking resurgence that could yet lead to a fall
Banks have regained their pricing power, yet storm clouds loom in the shape of a multitude of regulatory probes that could cut them down to size, writes Mark Kleinman
31st Jul 2010 - Auditors' role in crisis under scrutiny
The Financial Reporting Council will look into the lessons learnt from the credit crisis with the launch of a new inquiry into the audit and accounting profession's work with non-financial companies
30th Jul 2010 - BP move forces trusts to reduce returns
Investment trusts are being forced to cut pay-outs or dip into their reserves to fill the hole left by the suspension of BP's dividend
30th Jul 2010 - Wyly brothers charged over 'undisclosed $550m'
US regulators charged Samuel and Charles Wyly, two billionaire brothers whose interests range from software to restaurants, with reaping more than $550m in undisclosed gains by trading shares in companies on whose boards they sat
30th Jul 2010 - Fed reports paper profit on Bear and AIG bail-outs
The US public's hope of getting repaid for the bail-outs of Bear Stearns and AIG in the financial crisis increased on Thursday after the Federal Reserve reported a paper profit for the first time on all the holdings of securities bought from the companies
29th Jul 2010 - Oaktree in bid to counter Almatis restructuring
The US buy-out fund is readying a counter-proposal for a restructuring of the German alumina business, in a last ditch attempt to wrest control from Dubai International Capital
29th Jul 2010 - Sharp fall in lending to UK financial sector
Bank lending to the industry is at its lowest for at least a year following a very sharp drop in June, data from the Bank of England show
29th Jul 2010 - UK group buys Barcelona marina for ?30m-plus
Salamanca said it aimed to increase the capacity of the marina to house more than 45 super yachts of more than 50 meters in length
29th Jul 2010 - New thinking is key to opening door of Big Four
The UK's House of Lords is the latest body to open an inquiry into the part that accountancy firms ? especially PwC, Ernst & Young, KPMG and Deloitte ? played in the financial crisis, says Rachel Sanderson
29th Jul 2010 - Lloyds to retain stake in St James's Place
The wealth management group, which reported strong growth in first-half figures to June 30, said Lloyds had committed to keeping a majority shareholding
28th Jul 2010 - Virgin Money delays bank debut
The financial services arm of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group has postponed its launch into mainstream banking, marking a setback to hopes for more retail banking competition
28th Jul 2010 - Ex-GE Capital executives charged with fraud
Dominick Carollo, Steven Goldberg and Peter Grimm are accused of conspiring to rig bids in the $2,800bn municipal bond market from 1999 to 2006
28th Jul 2010 - Buy-out groups in $850m HGI deal
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice will acquire the provider of mail-order medical products from the Chicago-based Jordan Company and the Harrington family
27th Jul 2010 - Private equity rejects criticism by think-tank
The Private Equity Council rebuffs claims from a London think-tank that it has produced disappointing average returns by presenting its own evidence that it has outperformed public markets
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