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Report says bankers should face jail if mistakes repeatedThe Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards recommends that senior bankers and regulators should face possible jail sentences if they repeat the mistakes of the past. |
Osborne denies pushing Hester out of RBSThe Chancellor, George Osborne has denied that he was involved in pushing out RBS chief executive Stephen Hester from his job, saying he was consulted but the decision was made by the bank's board. |
Osborne to outline Lloyds privatisation plan at Mansion HouseThe chancellor, George Osborne, is expected to use the Mansion House speech to the City on Wednesday to set out initial plans on the re-privatisation of Lloyds Banking Group. |
Hester reveals his thoughts on leaving RBSThe chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland reveals that he is happy with his unexpected departure from the bailed-out bank. |
Bermuda says no to tax agreement putting G8 consensus at riskOne of the UK's overseas tax territories, Bermuda, is refusing to sign a multilateral tax agreement, undermining David Cameron's aim of reaching a cross-border agreement on the sharing of tax information. |
Hester pushed out as RBS boss ahead of public share offeringStephen Hester, the man flown in to save RBS after it required a £45bn bailout has been forced out of his post as the government tries to get the bank ready for re-privatisation. |
PAC criticises Google for avoiding tax paymentsThe PAC has criticised internet giant Google for trying to avoid to pay its fair share of tax |
UK economy grew by 0.6% in last three monthsThe UK economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the three months leading to May |
Industrial output rises again in April, says new ONS figuresIndustrial output in Britain rose for a third month in a row, lower than the last two months but up by 0.8 per cent on a quarterly basis. |
Policy Exchange recommends £34bn RBS & Lloyds share giveawayThe Policy Exchange has recommended that the government give away part of its stake in the two bailed-out banks Lloyds and RBS. |
MPs question independence of Bank of England's FPCMPs have expressed concern that new bodies being set up by the Bank of England in the wake of the financial crisis are independent. |
Vodafone use tax breaks to pay no UK corporation taxMobile phone giant Vodafone has paid no corporation tax for the second year in a row. It says its investment and interest payments wiped out any tax due on £5bn turnover. |
MPs set to announce bankers face 10-year delay on bonusesA parliamentary commission recommends that banker bonuses be deferred for 10 years to ensure that bankers think about the long-term impact of their actions. |
Falling trade deficit caps good week for UK economyThe UK's trade deficit narrowed in April, raising hopes that net trade will provide a positive contribution to GDP figures for the second quarter. |
Mixed US jobs data means more QE remains an optionThe US added 175,000 new jobs in May but the unemployment rate edged up to 7.6 per cent. The mixed data means that more quantitative easing is still an option. |
Trading the non-farms payroll reportVital US jobs data is out today and a new system for predicting the non-farms payroll report is being rolled out by forex firm Global Futures and Forex Ltd for the first time today. |
May PMI's point to uptick in UK economyThe UK economy is on a "firmer footing", according to economists as the vital services sector grew at the fastest pace for 14 months and new business came in at the highest rate for 3 years. |
EU wants to move Libor supervision to ESMA from UKThe European Union is attempting to move the supervision of the Libor interbank lending rate from the UK to ESMA in Paris. |
BCC raises GDP forecast and urges Osborne to go for growthThe British Chamber of Commerce has upgraded its GDP growth forecast for the UK economy for each of the next three years but warns risks to the economy are ongoing. |
Eurozone unemployment total reaches record highAs unemployment levels in the eurozone reached a new record high with a rate of 12.2 per cent, it has emerged that more than 40 per cent of 16-24-year-olds are unemployed in Greece, Spain and Italy. |
Ethical investments come of ageWith trust in the banking sector at an all-time low, more consumers are looking for ethical alternatives. James Howard, from ethical investors Emerald Knight explains. |
RBS share sale plan to be announced by government this summerThe Chancellor, George Osborne said the government will set out plans for returning RBS to the private sector this summer following the conclusion of a banking standards report. |
Marks & Spencer full year profits fall by 14% to £564 millionMarks & Spencer has announced a big drop in profits as sales from its clothing range struggle. Profits fell by 14 per cent to £654 million. |
Ocado shares jump on deal with MorrisonsShares in Ocado went up strongly after a deal with Morrisons' was announced that adds to the firms online grocery presence. |
RBS taxpayer share sale could start within a yearThe Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland Sir Philip Hampton says he can't guarantee there are no more "skeletons in the cupboard" and further job losses are possible as the company continues restructuring. |
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