FT.com / Companies / Banks – Fed probes Goldman role in Greek crisis. Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said on Thursday that the
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Multinationals face gathering tax storm
FT.com / UK – Multinationals face gathering tax storm. The FT has an extensive commentary on the campaign for country-by-country reporting today. Written by Vanessa
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No turning back to boom & bust banking: a new banking settlement for the 21st century
Compass has published a report on banking with the above title. It’s proposals are: Policy 1: Making the bankers’ bonus windfall tax permanent Policy 2:
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Robin Hood Tax campaign ‘has more Facebook fans than top political parties’
Robin Hood Tax campaign ‘has more Facebook fans than top political parties’ — Welcome to Netimperative. The Robin Hood Tax campaign — set up to
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The NHS trust crisis is a failure of the corporate model
Mid Staffordshire hospital left patients humiliated and in pain, Francis inquiry finds | Society | guardian.co.uk . The Guardian reports: An independent inquiry found today
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Trades in Greek Debt Add to Country’s Financing Burden
Trades in Greek Debt Add to Country’s Financing Burden – NYTimes.com. To reiterate what I’ve just blogged the NYT says: Bets by some of the
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Financial transaction taxes defend democracy
FT.com / FT’s rolling global market overview – Worries over Greece send euro tumbling. The FT notes: Action in the forex markets triggered a fresh
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RBS – time to ask the big questions
I’ve blogged about RBS and its problems form the time before it was almost nationalised. The issue does not go away. As the Guardian notes:
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