Hard to imagine anyone would be stupid enough to partner the far-right Taxpayer’s Alliance. So please step forward the Institute of Directors to propose such
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FT.com / Companies / Financial Services – UK hedge funds to launch onshore vehicles. Several of London’s largest hedge funds are poised to launch onshore
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I see Reuters has put out the following: The current global financial crisis marks a rare moment when the interests of developing and developed countries
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Travers says FCO is in no position to lecture on debt | Cayman News Service. Chair of the Cayman Islands Financial Services Association has described
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THERE are two pensions scandals […] – mirror.co.uk. There are two pensions scandals in Britain. The first is the £10bn-a-year tax relief which subsidises gold-plated
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Accounting Standards given tongue-in-cheek reform award . The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has been handed a tongue-in-cheek award from Christian Aid, after winning the
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FT.com / Financials – Footsie closes over 5,000 for the first time in year. This is completely and utterly irrational. Cash was provided to banks
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Paul Krugman has a great article in the New York Times entitled "’How did economists get it so wrong’?’. Go read, I suggest. Some highlights
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The Guardian notes: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs chief executive, today stepped into the row over the banking industry’s much criticised bonus culture by acknowledging that
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