George Osborne’s flashy giveaway of Lloyds shares

Treasury’s plans to offload shares in Lloyds Banking Group has seen state’s stake fall – but Osborne’s speedier scheme will see the government lose out

Global markets rattled over Greece debts as Osborne talks tough on EU in Brussels

British chancellor’s warning about UK referendum on EU membership earns mixed reaction while fears of Greek bankruptcy mount

Labour needs to be ready when the Tories slip up – and they will slip up

All governments mess up and with an EU referendum looming and a new financial crisis lurking Labour must be ready to seize its chance

Outside No 11, the world remains as uncertain as ever for the chancellor

Election victory puts George Osborne back in the hot seat, but doesn’t give him any more influence than before over the global economy’s upheavals

Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks to be floated by Australia’s NAB

National Australia Bank announces demerger of banks after spell marred by fines and compensation payouts

Australia’s NAB to demerge Clydesdale Bank and raise $5.5bn in capital

The troubled UK business will be spun off in a partial public sale as NAB attempts to draw a line under years of losses

Co-op Group boardroom shakeup could be halted by emergency motion

Amid ongoing strife between board and members, motion could call for three candidates for directorship rejected by the board to be put to new ballot

Standard Chartered points to increase in bank levy as profits drop

Rise in company’s bank levy bill of £111m is due to changes announced in George Osborne’s pre-election budget

HSBC relocation: here’s how the bank will decide whether (or not) to leave UK

George Osborne’s bank levy, enforced ringfencing and an EU referendum are some of the factors at play in HSBC’s location review

New Co-operative chairman braces himself for the annual meeting

The tireless Allan Leighton is bringing his vast retail experience to bear on the troubled mutual, and takes issue with those who accuse him of taking a totalitarian approach

HSBC warns of economic risks of UK pulling out of Europe

Britain’s biggest bank is also considering moving its headquarters out of London

Co-op Group chairman defends boardroom election process

Allan Leighton has come under fire for putting forward only three candidates for the three seats on the board but insists ‘commercial acumen’ is behind the decision

Lloyds share sale is a bung to those who can afford it

George Osborne’s promise of discounted shares favours a privileged few when profits from sale of stake in bailed-out bank should go to the public purse

Co-op Group: competition means we cannot fully commit to Fairtrade

Board chairman, Allan Leighton, blames financial position and ‘austere market climate’ of other stores, but activist calls for vote against board members

IMF urges EU to slim down its demands on Greece

Intervention by main lender follows mounting fears of Greek exit from eurozone as UK chancellor George Osborne warns of global economic threat