A-Z of the Sunday newspapers
Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week
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FINANCIAL MAIL ON SUNDAY
Liv Vic and Royal Liver mull £10bn merger
Liverpool Victoria and Royal Liver, the two biggest friendly societies, are in merger talks that could lead to a £10bn mutual giant with more than five million customers.
Snub to taxpayer as RBS plans bonus spree
Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 70% state-owned, is planning to hand out record bonuses to staff which would equal those dished out at the height of the financial boom.
We'll end reckless banking - Brown
Gordon Brown today sets out his determination to force the financial services industry to put its house in order so that consumers can be guaranteed a better deal.
FSA to launch mortgage shake-up
A crackdown on irresponsible mortgage lending will be proposed tomorrow by the Financial Services Authority in an attempt to ensure there are no more house price bubbles.
SUNDAY TIMES
Bonus bonanza for Barclays traders and executives
Barclays is on track to post record profits of more than £10bn for 2009, triggering multi-million pound bonuses for dozens of traders and executives.
Keep up cash flood, urges MPC's Adam Posen
Aam Posen, a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, is ready to back an increase in the Bank's £175bn quantitative easing programme next month.
Software giant Microsoft will open own shops
Microsoft is this week preparing to take the gloves off in its fight with arch rivals Apple and Google.
Debenhams chairman John Lovering quits
John Lovering is expected to announce this week that he will stand down as chairman of Debenhams next year, triggering a boardroom shake-up at the department-store chain.
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Era of cheap mortgages is over, British homeowners warned
Britain's homeowners are to be warned tomorrow that the era of cheap and abundant mortgages is over and will not return.
FirstGroup to decide on move for National Express after Stagecoach submits £1.65bn proposal
FirstGroup will this week weigh up whether to make its own takeover overtures to bus and rail operator National Express after reacting to a £1.65bn all-share merger proposal from its rival Stagecoach.
Lloyds short-selling doubles as traders predict share collapse
Short-selling in Lloyds Banking Group doubled last week in a sign that traders and hedge funds expect shares in the 43.5pc state-owned bank to collapse when it launches a £25bn fund-raising in order to escape the Government's asset protection scheme.
UK's budget deficit will leave pound weak until at least 2014
The pound will be stuck at near-parity against the euro for up to four years, according to a report from Ernst and Young Item Club.
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
ENRC seeks to buy founders' African assets
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), the Ftse 100 metals and mining giant, is planning to buy out its founders' African assets in a potentially controversial deal.
ITV seeks new headhunters to find a chief executive
ITV has approached new headhunters to replace Russell Reynolds as the troubled television company steps up its search for a new chief executive and chairman to replace its outgoing boss, Michael Grade.
BAE accused of improper conduct in US
A bitter feud is unfolding in the US over BAE Systems' loss of a big arms contract, amid claims of "improper contact" with US defence officials in a bid to get the decision reversed.
OBSERVER
Burberry sues Pets At Home over designs for dog accessories
The famous Burberry check, which made a triumphant return to London Fashion Week last month, is the subject of a legal row between the high fashion house and pet accessories chain Pets At Home.
Britain's real jobless total 'more than 3m' says new report
Rapidly rising unemployment in Britain's industrial heartlands has sent the real level of joblessness surging to well over 3m during the recession, according to a report to be published this week.
Ousted JJB boss Chris Ronnie claims immunity from OFT prosecution
Chris Ronnie, the former chief executive of JJB who led the retailer during an 18-month period that is now the subject of five probes including a fraud investigation, claims he would be entitled to immunity from prosecution should the OFT find evidence the company colluded with rival Sports Direct to fix prices.
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