Risk & Regs

Corporate governance? Let’s start again

2009-09-02 11:11
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The speed and magnitude of events have led to intense corporate soul-searching and a sentiment of never again, says Gillian Lees, technical specialist, CIMA.

Ernst & Young at risk over Lehman "accounting gimmicks"

2010-03-12 17:45
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Deceptive financial practices and lax auditing lay at the heart of the 2008 collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers that helped to trigger the global economic crisis, says a US court examiner’s report.

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

2010-03-12 16:12
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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.

Ashcroft scandal re-ignites non-dom debate

2010-03-12 12:36
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Lord Ashcroft’s case has reopened the debate about domicile – and it’s not as simple as people might think, argues Simon Sweetman. ...

Carbon strategies woefully lacking, finds S&P survey

2010-03-05 15:07
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The government’s CRC Energy Efficiency scheme comes into force in the UK next month, but a survey suggests that carbon management strategies are woefully lacking.

FSA shows its teeth as Lord Turner admits he was seduced

2010-03-03 11:29
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The seductive charms of the economic boom lulled the FSA into a false sense of security, but now it's toughening up its image with a new set of penalties.

Financial services data loss caused by negligence and outsourcing

2010-03-02 16:30
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Data losses at financial services firms owes less to malice and more to negligence and poor outsourcing contracts.

Soros cranks up pressure on Greece and the Euro

2010-03-01 16:22
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George Soros, the international financier who it’s claimed helped bring about the infamous ‘Black Wednesday’ in 1992, has warned th...

The annual report: throw it out and start from scratch!

2010-02-25 13:28
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Dull, disjointed annual reports mean that many organisations are missing out on opportunities to engage with stakeholders, and failing to address calls for great transparency in the way they conduct business, writes Rachel Fielding.

Get back to old fashioned free market thinking, says FSA's Turner

2010-02-16 15:34
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It's time to throw away the modern thinking about the free market and get back to some of the old ideas, reckons the Financial Services Authority's Lord Turner.
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The Bottom Line: Britain still great for business

Political strategy needed to show that Britain is still great for business, says Richard Thomas

"Out of one side of his mouth, Gordon Brown is saying he will make Britain an attractive place to invest, but out of the other he is clobbering higher earners with 50%, which sends out the opposite message. Despite such political dabbling, Britain remains a great place to do business and we must play to our strengths in attracting investment. " Read more.