Bad banks

Scot-free? Former Icelandic PM mostly 'not guilty'

Court acquits Geir Haarde on all charges but one relating to crisis and country's bankruptcy  ...  

'Clients are muppets' – Goldman Sachs

Senior executive quits, saying Wall Street firm is 'morally bankrupt'  ...  

Banking crisis on trial | Separate, not equal | Mothers for justice

Icelandic saga continues; International Women's Day; anti-nuclear families  ...  

Campaigning Sarkozy calls for financial trading tax

The French president's pledge just might curb reckless speculation by big banks  ...  

RBS chief backs down over £1m bonus

Following a huge public outcry, the chief executive waives his unfair reward  ...  

The ratings agencies take down Europe. Why?

The fund set up to bail out struggling nations loses its triple-A rating  ...  

Failed bankers to pocket more taxpayer millions

Yet despite promises to crack down on exec pay, the British prime minister says he can't act  ...  

Bankers on trial at last

Iceland arrests some of the men at the heart of its national humiliation  ...  

Have Mario Draghi and the ECB saved the eurozone?

They said it wouldn't work – but the central bank's moves may be gaining traction  ...  

Why do we listen to the ratings agencies?

Their greed and incompetence played a major role in the financial meltdown  ...