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This week was all about banks. A 40-year industry veteran stepped down as leaders of central banks stepped in to ease the cost of borrowing dollars. Meanwhile, the Bank of England governor warned financial institutions of the need for pay restraint and George Osborne raised the bank levy.

The spanks from Sants: The FSA's heaviest fines

The FSA has handed out fines in excess of £274m to companies and individuals since 2002, according to data on its website. Here are some of the largest

Investment bank of the Week: Daiwa Capital Markets

The Japanese bank jumped 22 places in the league tables when it enlivened the lacklustre convertible bond market with the year’s largest zero-coupon transaction

From the FN vaults: A better approach to financial regulation

The FSA gained its full regulatory powers after the implementation of the Financial Services and Markets Act on December 1, 2001. Here, we republish an editorial from our then editor, Peter Wilson-Smith, on the challenges facing the the regulator a decade ago

After a decade of regulating the UK's securities industry, the Financial Services Industry is preparing to be broken up

A woman steps out from an ancient Greek vase painting to accept her destiny in the new eurozone: how the ECB has celebrated the 10th anniversary of euro notes and coins coming into circulation

US and UK companies top Merrill's 2012 equity picks

Investors should overweight investments in select US and UK companies, according to Merrill Lynch.

Fed up with working a night shift in Chicago, Castle Creek's European credit market traders have persuaded their employer to open a London office

The difference between the costs of insuring debt at major US banks is higher than for French banks, raising the post-crisis question of who is too big to fail today

The financial media company has named a former journalist as its chief executive

Q&A with the NatWest Three’s David Bermingham

One of the three British bankers to go to prison after the Enron bankruptcy talks to Financial News about the ‘clash between morality and capitalism’ and whether he will consider a return to banking

US banks and insurers enjoyed their best session for more than 18 months on the back of liquidity easing by global central banks

UK watchdog crawls past 10-year milestone

Just a decade after the Financial Services Authority assumed its full powers, it is being folded back into the Bank of England

Asian buyouts feel the strain despite high hopes

Private equity is pinning its hopes on Asia, but a new survey reveals that two-thirds of buyout firms believe their Asian investments are underperforming

Unions lose High Court challenge to CPI pensions switch

Public-sector unions plan to appeal the ruling that could save taxpayer £11bn a year

Nearly half of respondents to a new survey said they are going to explore a higher number of deals next year, but less than one in five said they are likely to increase their dealmaking

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The spanks from Sants: The FSA's heaviest fines

Investment bank of the Week: Daiwa Capital Markets

From the FN vaults: A better approach to financial regulation

FSA timeline: From Brown to breakup

The ECB celebrates the euro

US and UK companies top Merrill's 2012 equity picks

US hedge fund manager comes to London

So who is too big to fail now?

Meet the new chief of Thomson Reuters

Q&A with the NatWest Three’s David Bermingham

Trade of the Week: US bank stocks

UK watchdog crawls past 10-year milestone

Asian buyouts feel the strain despite high hopes

Unions lose High Court challenge to CPI pensions switch

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