The growing outrage over high levels of rewards in banking may damage women’s chances of securing board positions in the financial services sector, a senior executive has warned.
City vacancies double in month
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012The number of job vacancies in the City of London more than doubled last month compared to December, but was still well down on a year ago, according to new research.
One in seven shops empty
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012One in seven shops on the UK’s high streets stood empty in 2011 and further closures are expected this year as more people shop online and in out-of-town centres.
Widening trade gap forces exporters to look farther afield for new markets
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012December trade figures, out on Thursday, are likely to paint a downbeat picture. Despite Government attempts to rebalance the economy towards manufacturing and exports, the trade gap has been increasing in recent months, reversing what had seemed to be an improvement.
Government scroungers rhetoric “fuels abuse” against disabled
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Government focus on alleged fraud and over-claiming to justify cuts in benefits is fuelling abuse against disabled people, charities have warned.
Shares may dive 30% in euro crisis
Monday, February 6th, 2012The London stock market could slump by as much as 30 per cent – with financial shares collapsing by 60 per cent – if the eurozone debt crisis leads to a break-up of the single currency.
Dan Atkinson: A guarantee of permanent austerity
Sunday, February 5th, 2012Everyone seems to have been too busy fretting about the Eurozone’s new ‘special commissioner’ to pay much attention to Germany’s real achievement at the summit – the inclusion in the fiscal compact of what amounts to a balanced budget rule on eurozone countries. Perhaps achievement is not quite the word, says economics editor Dan Atkinson, as it suggests such a rule is a good idea…
Barclays heeds critics and cuts bonus pool to £1.6bn
Sunday, February 5th, 2012Barclays has cut the bonus pool at its investment banking division to about £1.6billion, almost a third less than last [...]
