1 FEBRUARY 1992, page 22

City And Suburban

Sid needs the Belgian dental treatment it's time he was in bonds CHRISTOPHER FILDES B elgian dentists relax in their chairs, while bond salesmen lean over their wallets and make......

Tax-free Zone

SO NOW, which will be the first company to offer Sid a bond? All that is missing is retail distribution. Imagine an ICI bond with a two-figure yield, offered in £500 units,......

Little And Large Show

ANDREW Large endeared himself to me by putting John Thorn, who taught me his- tory, on the board of the Securities Associ- ation. That regulatory body had quite enough people......

War Of The Rosés

KING Charles II Street runs between the Treasury and the Foreign Office like a chasm. The Treasury is roundheaded, the Foreign Office cavalier, the Treasury is par- simonious......

Reduced To Clear

IN THE week since I floated it here, the idea of a Budget-time cut in bank base rates has caught on. It is more and more obvious that the Bank of England, on the Chancellor's......