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One year on, this crisis is very far from over

Despite optimism in some quarters, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that we are just at the beginning of a profound and extended financial upheaval, says Alex Brummer

Features

A parable of management folly

Matthew Lynn draws lessons from the disastrous strategies pursued by the Swiss giant that was once among the strongest and most respected financial institutions in Europe

People on tighter budgets are more concerned about the quality and ethics of what they buy, because their money is more precious, Justin King, Sainsbury’s ebullient chief executive, tells Ben Laurance

Investor

Commodity of the month: Ferrochrome

Ferrochrome is an alloy of chrome and iron containing 50-70 per cent chrome.

There’s no need for blind pessimism

The investment outlook is stormy – but this could still be the time to buy, argues Ben Laurance

The unravelling of the great buy-to-let scam

Ross Clark says speculators and fraudsters saw easy money in buying city-centre flats with borrowed money — but investors and lenders now face huge losses as prices crash

Ross Clark