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Come clean on votes, top fund managers are told

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Financial Mail Investigation – As crucial shareholder ballots are kept secret, critics say: ‘If you’re angry, don’t surround St Paul’s with tents … demand and use your power as savers’

Carole’s StressTalk Blog: Is working 24/7 really necessary?

Monday, May 7th, 2012

In her latest fmwf blog, Business Stress Consultant Carole Spiers looks at the pressures of a 24/7 working culture and gives some detailed but down-to-earth advice about how to stay sane in a world that never turns off.

Mirror chief Sly Bailey to quit

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Sly Bailey, chief executive of Trinity Mirror, today announced she is stepping down and is expected to leave by the end of the year.

Small charities need time and money

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

People are being urged to donate time, rather than just money, to help the plight of small charities facing the risk of closure.

Job Clinic: What can I do to retain and motivate staff without resorting to large pay rises?

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Over the past year many of my middle managers have resigned, which is proving both disruptive and costly. What can I do to retain and motivate staff without resorting to large pay rises?

GM ceo says top female exec is potential successor

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

The boss of General Motors said the US company’s most senior woman executive Mary Barra is one of his potential successors, adding that women deal with change better than men.

My-wardrobe.com hires Harrods’ online chief for export push

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Sarah Curran, founder of my-wardrobe.com, has appointed Harrods’ e-commerce boss David Worby to oversee the international expansion of the designer fashion website.

Predators hope Murdochs will lose their grip

Monday, April 30th, 2012

FMWF.com Editor-in-Chief and Editor of the Financial Mail on Sunday on Katherine Garrett-Cox and the Murdochs.