GE says we all got its tax wrong. So I’ll link their correction, here. As they say: GE pays what it owes under the law
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Dixons says its profits fall is the fault of government cuts – Osborne please note
It’s been an article of faith for right wing economists that the private sector is constrained by government. The only reason it cannot flourish, they
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Pension trustees have no duty to maximise short term returns
The Fair Pension campaign’s launch of its new report on fiduciary duty is fascinating. In the pension context they argue that the prevailing interpretations of
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Barclays is looking at going to New York
According to Reuters: Barclays Plc is considering moving its global headquarters from London to New York due to the threat of higher capital requirements in
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Need I say more: the House of Lords say the Big 4 are anti-competitive, complacent and guilt of dereliction of duty
This is from the House of Lords web site: A report by the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee published today (Wednesday 30 March) has
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Time for reform of the duties of pension trustees – because a quick buck is not the basis on which to build our future
I’m going to the launch event for a new report this afternoon. Issued by the Fair Pensions campaign, it’s on a them with which I
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GE, KPMG, spin and tax avoidance
I blogged about GE’s US tax affairs, and the European dimension to its tax lobbying at the weekend. I was not alone. It’s fascinating to
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More on how Osborne thinks we’ll pay for the crisis – by going into debt
I highlighted issues concerning household debt forecasts made by the Office for Budget Responsibility recently. Now Chuka Umunna has raised them in parliament. And in
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