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Gartmore plans to list up to half its equity

One of Britain’s best-known fund managers is planning a flotation likely to raise about £1 billion to reduce its debt

Court adjourns hearing for son of Maxwell

Kevin Maxwell did not attend bankruptcy hearing and the case was adjourned for a third time

Banks scramble to get aboard fees bandwagon

A fees bonanza for the City banks that organise share offerings is likely as the market prepares for a wave of IPOs

NS&I withdraws its leading bonds

State-run National Savings & Investments has been forced to withdraw a generous savings product after only 24 days

Gartmore can overturn buyer’s prejudice

With a solid history, it's good to see Gartmore poised to make a return. But why not wait a bit longer before selling?

Rio Cloud Peak float fails to excite investors

The share price of coal operations division falls on its first day of trading on the unexcited New York Stock Exchange

Sale to JP Morgan marks end of Cazenove era

The company that was seen as the last traditional broker in the City has completed its sale to JP Morgan for £1bn

Cazenove ex-partner: ‘We are not a meritocracy’

A mythology built up around the broker; any mention of it in the press must perforce contain the word 'blue-blooded'

Horlick's days as fund manager end in £5m sale

Her Bramdean Asset Management company sells off its main contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management

Fund manager Gartmore goes for £1bn float

Private equity owned fund manager aims to float before Christmas to reduce £150 million debt pile

Nationwide cautious on housing as profits fall

UK's biggest building society says recovery will be protracted as first-half profits more than halve to £117m

Legal & General lines up ex-Woolwich boss

UK’s third-largest insurer set to appoint John Stewart, former deputy chief executive of Barclays, as its new chairman

Quarter century from the great BT flotation

Telecoms flotation broke new ground as first to be aimed at retail investors with a widespread advertising campaign

Morgan Stanley chief: 'We can't control ourselves'

John Mack, the outgoing chief executive of Morgan Stanley, says that Wall Street banks need stricter regulation

Goldman names 272 new managing directors

This year’s class of managing directors comes close to 2008’s record 299 promotions in a sign that good times are back

City Watchdog given new powers over bonuses

The FSA can overrule bonus claims and obtain data from hedge funds in rules to impose greater financial regulation

October mortgage lending rises 5 per cent

CML reports home loans increased to £13.5 billion but says the rise is in line with the seasonal average