UK
Law Commission fiduciary duty consultation: help needed to correct assumptions
and inconsistency
Why some of the outdated analysis in the UK legal review could have a
knock-on effect internationally if left unchallenged.
CDP publishes third
Carbon Action report
Environmental data NGO the CDP, the former Carbon Disclosure Project, has
published its third annual Carbon Action report. It found an “exponential
increase†in the number of investors asking companies to improve their
climate performance.
JPMorgan's
bonus pot shrinks 4% as it pays off billions in fines
The bonus pot at JPMorgan shrank by 4 per cent last year after the
investment banking giant was hit by flat profits and the bank overall had to
pay out billions of dollars in fines.
City
bonus hopes rise amid merger and takeover deals bonanza
Hopes for a return of the big corporate takeover – and associated bonuses
for bankers – were sparked yesterday by a clutch of deals in the US and UK
led by the $16bn (£9.76bn) purchase of the makers of Jim Beam whiskey by a
Japanese drinks giant.
One in five
'borrow money to pay rent or mortgage'
Shelter says increasing numbers of people are turning to loans, overdrafts,
credit cards or someone they know to make ends meet
Failing elites threaten our
future
Leaders richly rewarded for mediocrity cannot be relied upon when things go
wrong
Cameron and
Miliband clash over bank bonuses
David Cameron on Wednesday fought back against Labour pressure on bank
bonuses as Ed Miliband demanded that he block state-backed Royal Bank of
Scotland from paying senior staff bonuses worth twice their salaries.
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