Financial Services Authority caught napping over Royal Bank of Scotland

FSA report into what went wrong at the Royal Bank of Scotland did not find grounds for disciplinary action against Sir Fred Goodwin, although the regulator has complied a dossier for business secretary, Vince Cable

Mervyn King warns banks to build up reserves as eurozone crisis intensifies

Governor of the Bank of England urges British banks to build up their capital reserves and confirms it is making contingency plans for the break-up of the eurozone

Royal Bank of Scotland cancels climate change campaign sponsorship

RBS ends sponsorship of Climate Week following accusations of 'corporate greenwash' due to its financing of polluting industries

George Osborne defends sale of Northern Rock

Labour government had a deal with Brussels over the timing of the Northern Rock sell-off by 2013, George Osborne says

Northern Rock deal: a loss is a loss

It is a strange definition of 'value for money' that says £747m, rising to a possible £1bn, represents an attractive price at which to sell Northern Rock to Virgin | Nils Pratley

EMI sale edges closer after Universal closes in

Music company's owner Citigroup poised to close $1.5bn deal, which is likely to include Beatles catalogue rights. By Mark Sweney

Top banks say they are on track to meet lending commitments

Lending to small firms lagged behind, with the banks advancing £56bn in the first nine months against £76bn full-year target

G20: Bill Gates adds his weight to calls for Robin Hood tax

Financial transaction tax could raise £30bn to fight poverty, Gates will tell leaders

Occupy London is cleaning up the big bang’s mess

Andrew Simms: A quarter of a century after deregulation of the City, the St Paul's protesters are highlighting the results of deference to finance

Banks should get incentives to lend to small businesses, says Mervyn King

In intemperate exchanges with MPs, the governor of the Bank of England appears to take a sideswipe at the previous Labour government as he defends the decision to spend £75bn on a new wave of quantitative easing

Italy downgrade by Moody’s increases pressure to shore up eurozone banks

Three-notch reduction came hours after George Osborne and Brussels called on Europe's leaders to prop up bank finances

Credit easing – what is it?

George Osborne may hope banks package small company loans and overdrafts into securitisations and sell them

Project Merlin lacks magic

February's deal with the banks was supposed to fix the lending problem. It hasn't. Get ready for the next bonus row