RBS boss Hester admits bailed-out bank will be corporation tax-free zone
Faisal Islam’s full interview with RBS Chief Executive Stephen Hester.
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As Lloyds Banking Group reveals its first annual profit since the taxpayer bailout, outgoing chief executive Eric Daniels tells Channel 4 News he does not regret “one minute” of his tenure.
Faisal Islam’s full interview with RBS Chief Executive Stephen Hester.
State-backed bank RBS announces losses of £1.1bn for 2010, but will still pay almost £1bn in bonuses. Former City boy Geraint Anderson says there will be another crash unless the system changes.
A deal between Danish shipping giant Maersk and Korean Daewoo Engineering will see the construction of the biggest, most efficient cargo ships ever made, as Tom Clarke writes.
As George Osborne meets the world’s 20 most powerful finance ministers in Paris, he tells Channel 4 News that British households are suffering as a crucial rebalancing of the economy takes place.
Thousands of anti-government protesters swarm into Pearl Square as Bahrain’s police and armed forces withdraw, following the rejection of King Hamad’s call for peace talks by the Shi’ite opposition.
With all the bashing, regulations and the 50% tax bracket Britain’s financiers are on the move and discovering a far more banker-friendly haven in Switzerland.
There has been a 28 per cent increase in the number of British bankers and financial services workers migrating to Switzerland, writes Business Producer Ben King.
Why does Bahrain matter? Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum explains why the future of the small state could have big implications for the Middle East and the world.
Banking giant Barclays reports pre-tax profits of £6.1bn for 2010 and reduces bonus payments, but former City boy Geraint Anderson tells Channel 4 News the system has not changed too much.
The Big Society will need the backing of big businesses and “corporate giving”, but as yet there are no signs of Victorian style philanthropists, writes Faisal Islam.
SME’s of Britain – please go to your bank manager armed with this blog.
As Chancellor George Osborne announces that bank bonuses will fall this year, Channel 4 News looks in detail at the Government’s proposals.
The deal between the Government and the UK’s biggest banks on lending and bonuses, dubbed ‘Project Merlin’, could be announced today, sources close to the deal tell Channel 4 News.
The Government has outlined the Project Merlin deal on bonuses and lending for the UK’s biggest banks. But will it work? Businesses and economists tell Channel 4 News they are unsure.