The mistkaes were costly that led Standard Life to limp off the battlefield, leaving the zombie fund manager Resolution to fall into the arms of Pearl for £5bn

Cable & Wireless faces revolt on two fronts over the ousting of international chief Harris Jones who is leaving the company with a £5m payoff

A long-awaited code of practice for private equity groups will be published this week amid fears that it could penalise the sector

Bid rumours supported bingo king Rank's share price last week, but chief executive Ian Burke is still warning that the industry is on the brink of collapse

Energy companies from Russia, Malaysia and the Middle East plan to spend billions of pounds developing giant underground gas storage facilities in Britain

Debt campaigners hope banks will this week begin to clamp down on easy lending and tighten rules on unsolicited credit

Clothing retailers were showing the first signs of panic as sales failed to take off in the run-up to Christmas - but costs could rise as the pound falls