Robin Hood tax: 1,000 economists urge G20 to accept Tobin tax
G20 finance ministers urged by experts from 53 countries to tax City speculators to help the world's poorThe 1,000 economists calling for a Robin Hood tax
Vince Cable realises breaking up is hard to do following interim Vickers report
Despite business secretary's tub-thumping approach, Conservative chancellor gains political momentum on banking
How the banking report affects you
The ICB report recommends structural changes to the UK's banking sector, including the ring-fencing of consumers' money. But how else will the changes affect customers?
Banks threaten to leave London over measures to prevent another bailout
Commission's plans unlikely to include breaking up institutions, but banks 'may still quit UK'
Bank reforms ‘are high noon’ for coalition
Lib Dem peer says ministers must back proposals from the independent commission on banking, due to be published on Monday at 7am, as 'radical reform was why we signed up with the Tories'
Meltdown: not just a metaphor
Joseph Stiglitz: Vested interests cause both our financial system and the nuclear industry to compulsively underestimate risk
Banks limber up for battle with the commission
Industry leaders and the great and the good of the banking commission are squaring up for a fight over the future of the financial sector – and the coalition is caught in the middle
We need honest views on banking
Nils Pratley: It is easy to see why negotiations might appear attractive to the banks and a coalition government
Osborne’s swipe at bankers and jet owners is diverting, but not much use
The chancellor's budget targets will receive scant sympathy from the public, which will be rather what he was hoping
Budget 2011: Glossary
Explaining the budget buzzwords and the areas that could be targeted
Banks put yearly bill for radical reforms at £15bn
The research – which shows that reforms could cost £12bn to £15bn a year was leaked as Vickers and his committee finalised their interim report, due to be presented on 11 April
Halifax to be revitalised as new boss of Lloyds Banking Group boss takes action
António Horta-Osório promises better mortgage products and better rates for savers as he radically reorganises Halifax board
MEPs back Robin Hood tax on banks
Robin Hood Tax campaign urges UK to back levy on financial transactions to discourage speculation and raise €200bn a year
Banks should be the servants of industry
A brave chancellor would decide which sectors to specialise in, and give them as much support as possible
Eliot Spitzer: Wall Street’s fallen angel
The downfall of ex-New York governor Eliot Spitzer in 2008 was spectacular. But while the "Luv Guv" became a laughing stock, have we lost the one man with the experience and tenacity to take on the financial giants?