You have been taught that we live in a democracy. There are laws and courts and jails for the criminals — and you were told that all cit...

The Financial Conduct Authority allows banks accused of mis-selling “swap” loans to appoint external reviewers and devise their own proc...

If you think the preceding post calls for a better type of bank and believe the Co-operative Bank, alas, you are mistaken. The difference i...

For many of us Wells Fargo simply recalls all those cowboy western movies we used to watch of stagecoaches being held up by masked bandits....

After five years as boss of Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester has announced plans to step down. Hester will leave later this year ...

Always the first to attack workers’ pensions rights, the capitalist class have one rule for us and another for themselves. James Crosby an...

Fred Goodwin had his knightship removed. Shall we see the same for Sir James Crosby and Lord Stevenson being stripped of their honours. Th...

Despite being fined for money-laundering for drug cartels and paying compensation for cheating customers over payment protection insurance ...

"Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a fountain pen." - Woody Guthrie It has been described as the biggest banking f...

Sir Philip Hampton, chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, asserts that its cheif executive, Stephen Hester,  is only “modestly paid” - a...

Royal Bank of Scotland investment banking boss John Hourican pocketed £4.7 million yesterday as he exercised lucrative share options in the...

While investment bankers collect hundreds of thousands of pounds each year in salary and bonuses, front-line branch staff are more modestly ...

The 84% state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland faces damaging revelations about its ethical record after it emerged that the bank was part of a ...

In 2006 Andy Hornby was appointed chief executive of HBOS. One analyst wrote in a City circular: "Andy Hornby is a superstar." H...

When giving evidence to the Treasury Committee on 10 February, the former chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir Fred Goodwin said: ...

Amanda Staveley , former girlfriend of Prince Andrew , is set to bag almost £40million in commission paid to her advisory firm, PCP Capital ...

Bob Diamond, the US banker who runs Barclays' investment banking arm, has cemented his position as one of the highest paid bosses in a F...

Despite the turmoil in the markets, bank failures and write-offs amounting to £60.5 billion City bonuses will top £6 billion this year. Doze...

The Times tells us that :- Andy Hornby, HBOS's chief executive, took home a £1.9 million pay packet for the year, including an annual b...

Jonathan Powell , former chief of staff to Tony Blair, is to become a senior executive at a leading bank. He will take up a full-time positi...