Election

All change at the top as CFOs look to assert their authority

2010-05-12 08:27
As a new regime settles in at Number 10, Ian Dyson, former finance and operations director at M&S, is getting his feet under the CEO table at Punc...

Mixed economic fortunes on election eve

2010-05-04 14:04
Some sectors of the economy bounced back in Q2 and the jobs market is steadying, but salaries remain low, according to the latest figures.  ...

It's the taxes, stupid!

2010-04-12 16:22
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Brown, Cameron and Clegg have been laying out their tax proposals, but will their various ideas be enough to sway the floating voters of 2010?

Bash the banker as Election rhetoric ramps up

2010-04-05 11:25
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With the starting pistol for the General Election imminent, 'bash the banker' is the one thing that all the political parties have in common - and to hell with facts!

Never mind the spin - what's the real election promise to business?

2010-03-30 16:58
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Budget 2010: the Election Budget

2010-03-24 15:43
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Chancellor Alistair Darling has made his position clear, but what do other politicians think of the measures in this most electioneering of Budgets?

'Phoney' Budget will be warm up to real deal, advisers warn

2010-03-12 15:12
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With a Budget date now set for 24 March, advisers are warning UK plc not to expect much in the way of surprises, with the real detail likely to emerge in a second outing of the Red Box several months after the General Election, regardless of which party gets into power.

Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can break the economy...

2010-01-05 16:39
So here we are - January 2010. Or as an alternative dating might put it: five months to the General Election and counting! That's assuming of cou...

The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...

"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more