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A history of debt defaults: United States 1840s

In the final part of our series on historical debt defaults, which have compared previous crises with the Greek situation, we look at happens when a state defaults within a currency union

Assets and profits boom at secretive Ruffer

Ruffer, the secretive and well-regarded asset manager, has returned stellar profits as assets under management almost doubled

German activity improves despite poor primary market

Large secondary transactions boost buyout volumes in the second quarter of the year

Investment banker of the week: UBS's Alison Harding-Jones

Swiss bank UBS’s new co-head of European M&A Alison Harding-Jones is this week’s investment banker of the week, after the deal on which she and her team were advising on completed

Banks sweeten debt terms on €2.1bn Spie deal

The banks syndicating the financing backing the largest leveraged buyout in France since the crisis have been forced to improve the terms on the loans – demonstrating a reversal of fortunes in the leveraged loans market

BofA Merrill global securities co-head going to UBS

Mike Stewart is leaving two months after BofA Merrill said it hired a new co-head for the business

Ireland's nest egg has been mortgaged to its banks

Analysis: The €20bn national pension fund is now three-quarters committed to the country's financial rescue

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Deutsche Bank confirmed the worst-kept secret in banking and appointed Anshu Jain as one of two successors to Joseph Ackermann; Brady Dougan named a new head of private banking at Credit Suisse; and in the UK, Vince Cable called for more quantitative easing.

Could Ronaldo and Kaká be used as ECB collateral?

Top Real Madrid footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká are now being proposed as collateral for a loan from the European Central Bank

Thomson Reuters chief cautions on markets unit

Tom Glocer says he faces pressure to turn around the news provider's ailing markets division

Japanese bank reports a 77% fall in investment banking revenues quarter-on-quarter, as Japanese earthquake and sovereign crisis take their toll

Wall Street is returning to earth with a bump

Investors need to become accustomed to more pedestrian returns from investment banks

Alternatives lobby against crackdown on pay

Esma consultation provides the opportunity for private equity firms and hedge funds to argue for regulations that reflect risk

Evercore targets fresh talent as large rivals leak staff

The independent advisory firm, whose larger rivals have suffered from plunging trading revenues, reported record investment banking revenues in the second quarter

Global M&A premiums fall to four-year low

The average one-month premium acquirers pay to take over a rival company has fallen to the lowest level since 2007

Law Society pensions deal is biggest of 2011

Advisers are promising further 'blockbuster' deals to come after a subdued start to the year in the pensions buyout market

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