Lehman Brothers’ treasures go under the hammer

Art, paintings and books were up for sale - but it was the signs that proved most popular

Lehman art sale expected to raise £1m from mementos and masterpieces

Lehman sell-off will barely dent £11bn being claimed by creditors of collapsed bank. By Mark Brown

Italian bank Unicredit’s chief expected to quit over Libyan connection

Libyan government bodies have increase their combined stakes in the Italy's biggest bank to almost 7.5%

Bank tax receipts a bonus for George Osborne

Banks' determination to pay bonuses has provided an unexpected boost to public finances

Basel III: Q&A

New rules forcing banks to hold more capital will mean the end of 'cheap money', warns the British Bankers' Association

City lobbies George Osborne to save banks from break-up

Banking rules to split retail and investment divisions 'would drive banks abroad', George Osborne told

George Osborne rules out taking part in European bank bailout fund

The chancellor has ruled out taking part in a planned new European scheme for bailing out distressed financial institutions by using the proceeds from a levy on banks

George Osborne needs to push banks to publish executive pay

Bankers' pay transparency is only fair and the chancellor knows it – all that's needed now is legislation

International backing grows for ‘Robin Hood tax’ on banks

EU ministers edge closer to financial transaction levy amid signs that International Monetary Fund is softening opposition to 'Robin Hood tax'

Oxfam wants bank tax to save poor countries from financial disaster

Oxfam says a 'Robin Hood tax' should be imposed on banks in the developed world to help low-income nations fill huge budget holes and avoid sinking further into poverty

Banks establish taskforce to fight criticism over lack of lending

HSBC chairman writes to George Osborne on behalf of banks to spell out plans to tackle credit droughtRead Stephen Green's full letter to the chancellor

Lehman Brothers’ art treasures to be sold at auction

Lehman Brothers the bank that became the biggest victim of the financial crisis is to see its art collection go under the hammer

Banking might fall through the cracks in a split coalition

Lord Oakeshott want to break the banks up urgently. George Osborne wants to wait and see. Banking sector bosses don't know who to believe, and are hinting they might move overseas

Setback to hopes of Tobin tax to pay for climate aid

Money needed to compensate poor countries for effects of climate change is more likely to come from carbon trading than from taxes on banks