Credit Munch

Scottish agenda: What’s done is done as Goodwin looks towards F1

If I were feeling generous, I would describe RBS’s media strategy as "arm’s length" but in reality it was simply poor

SNP MEP fights HBOS merger

Alyn Smith has written to the European Competition Commissioner

RBS pledges £15 million towards business park

The Royal Bank of Scotland has committed funding for the first phase of Elphinstone’s new business park at Greenlaw Park

Asia’s Pru people come knocking

The insurer is making great strides in Malaysia and the rest of the region, reports Iain Dey in Kuala Lumpur

Payback time for the banks

Richard Lambert, director-general of the CBI, argues that lenders should focus on the needs of British business

RBS overdraft fees freeze for small firms

Royal Bank of Scotland will today launch an aggressive plan to bolster lending to small and medium-sized enterprises

Citi trapped in mire of its own making

Citi’s officials are spending the weekend drawing up plans to prevent a repeat of this week

Small firms: Brown’s last throw

Business owners are still being let down by the government

Citi seeks Washington backing

Citigroup executives are trying to persuade the US government to give them a vote of confidence before stock markets open tomorrow

Bailout for Bank of Ireland

The Irish government has agreed to take part in a €3 billion bailout of Bank of Ireland that will be led by private equity

Swiss plan to end bank secrecy challenged

Lawsuit could upset Zurich pledge to co-operate with US investigation into whether UBS helped Americans to evade taxes

Bank of Ireland confirms bid approach

Pressure is mounting after shares in the four listed banks have fallen by more than 90 per cent from last year's highs

Citigroup chief blames rumours for slide

Vikram Pandit blamed bank’s plunging share price on rumour-mongering and reiterated that its capital position was strong

Scots knights admit HBOS defeat

Sir Peter Burt and Sir George Mathewson took a final swipe at HBOS directors but admit that there was no hope for their plans

Banks will be forced to give borrowers more time

Lenders will be forced to wait for up to four months before starting proceedings against struggling homeowners under new rules