Bloomberg has reported this morning that: Research conducted separately by European Central Bank economist Philip Vermeulen and London School of Economics’ Gabriel Zucman show the wealth of
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I am presenting the Salter Lecture at the Yearly Meeting of British Quakers in Bath tonight, using the above title ‘Tax justice: a Quaker’s concern’.
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Nicholas Stern – that is Lord Stern, famous for his work on climate change – has an article in the FT this morning on the
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I note that US regulators have rejected thirteen major bank’s ‘living wills’, suggesting, according to the FT, that they are deficient and fail to convincingly
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George Osborne backed the One North project yesterday. I wish he hadn't. Please don't get me wrong though. I have argued long and hard for
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Alistair Darling outwitting Alex Salmond: sometimes you can underestimate the quiet man, whether for good or ill. What worries me now is the break up
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The FT, Guardian and others note that HSBC was full of regret at its results announcement yesterday. As the Guardian put it: The chairman of HSBC warned
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A new banking scandal is emerging. As the Guardian reports: An epidemic of errors in credit and loan agreements is the latest expensive scandal to
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The FT reports this morning that: Betfair returned £80m to investors in violation of accounting rules, the gambling company has admitted. The embarrassing breach — which
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