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Methodology – comparing apples with guavas

Comparing the performance of 20 different banks with different structures either side of the deepest financial crisis since at least the Great Depression is like comparing apples with oranges and a few guavas thrown in for good measure

Fate of Lehman's pensions hangs in the balance

As the two-year anniversary of Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy approaches, a potentially decisive encounter has been playing out behind closed doors this week at the UK's Pensions Regulator

The man who created the acronym 'Brics' to chair the investment management division of Goldman Sachs

Firm has grown more than any European hedge fund in the 12 months to June 30 and remuneration has increased by more than a third, according to freshly-filed accounts

Dutch pension fund ABP threatens to cut payments

ABP warns that it might have to reduce pensions payments as low interest rates make it difficult for the fund to maintain guarantees

The rising price of being America’s richest man

Today brings news that John Kluge, the billionaire media magnate, has died at 95. One commentator suggests that Kluge's death is sure to unleash another round of tax debates

Two years on from Lehman: where are they now?

The swift collapse of Lehman Brothers over one weekend in the middle of September 2008 stands as the defining moment of the global financial crisis. On Monday we will take a long hard look at the markets two years on from Lehman. Here is a snapshot of some of the people of the era

Barclays Private Equity moves to accelerate bank split

A €1.5bn fund set to trigger independence from parent Barclays

Former railroad executive Bernardo Hees will go from managing how grain is shipped across Brazil to bringing burgers to new markets around the world.

Deal of the week: Scottish & Southern Energy

Barclays and RBS are highlighted this week for their role in successfully reopening the corporate hybrid bond market

Q&A with Douglas Ferrans: chairman of the Investment Management Association

Financial News speaks to IMA chairman Douglas Ferrans as part of a series on the 100 most influential people in finance

Deutsche Bank shares dive on €9bn capital hike report

Shares in the German bank fall after reports Deutsche will issue shares to shore up capital

UBS M&A analyst dies during bank-organised trip to Spain

One of the Swiss bank's London-based analysts dies of apparent drowing while on an outing to Barcelona

Switzerland retains crown as world's most competitive nation

Switzerland stays in top place - above the US - as a the world's the most competitive nation when measured by macroeconomic policy, the quality of education and efficiency of labour, among other things

Profits rose last year at the division acquired by F&C, but fell elsewhere

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Methodology – comparing apples with guavas

Fate of Lehman's pensions hangs in the balance

Jim O'Neill to chair GSAM

BlueCrest pay packets swell by 39%