‘Make your bid or walk away’

JAMIE DUNKLEY|Published

RSA Insurance chief executive Stephen Hester challenges its Swiss suitor Zurich.

A new low for hedge funds

JAMIE DUNKLEY|Published

It’s fair to say that vulture funds are the scourge of impoverished countries, writes Jamie Dunkley.

Airbus scoops late Wizz deal

JAMIE DUNKLEY|Published

Airbus edges rival Boeing in the billion-dollar race to win the most commercial business at the Paris Air Show.

Rolls-Royce cuts more jobs

JAMIE DUNKLEY|Published

Engineering group Rolls-Royce is set to cut another 600 jobs from its workforce.

Barclays faces challenge over Libor rigging

JAMIE DUNKLEY|Published

Barclays Banking Group's role in the Libor-rigging scandal looks set to fall under the microscope once again.

Wells replaces Thiam at Prudential

JAMIE DUNKLEY|Published

British insurer Prudential has appointed Mike Wells as its new chief executive.

BG warned on payment for Lund

JAMIE DUNKLEY|Published

A leading fund manager has warned BG Group to “exercise appropriate judgement” when it decides how much to pay outgoing chief executive Helge Lund.

Brewer eyes Africa to up its downing of beer

JAMIE DUNKLEY|Published

SABMiller wants to attract more middle-class drinkers across the African continent.

Famine insurance offers Africa new hope

JAMIE DUNKLEY|Published

It has been 30 years since Michael Buerk’s report on the 1984 Ethiopian crisis was broadcast, horrifying millions of viewers across the world with images of the ...