Alex Thomson
Denis O’Brien injunction: what damage to Irish democracy?
It is fundamental. It is the bedrock of any society claiming to be democratic. And in the Republic of Ireland it has been wiped away at a stroke.
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Alex Thomson
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Siobhan Kennedy
GDP slowdown – so are economists right to be optimistic?
A week before the general election and in the week when the Tories are stressing that the economy is safe in their hands, today’s figures point to a marked slowdown.
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HSBC to quit London? The key questions
Britain’s biggest bank HSBC says it is considering moving its headquarters out of London. Why is this on the agenda and how many British jobs are at stake?
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Alex Thomson
What happened when we tracked down ex-HSBC boss Lord Green
He’s ordained, he’s a former HSBC boss, and he’s the man public accounts chairman Margaret Hodge wants to question over those Swiss accounts. I caught up with him yesterday – where else? – in a church.
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Former HSBC boss Lord Green confronted over tax scandal
Channel 4 News tracks down the elusive former HSBC boss Lord Green, who expresses his “dismay and regret” about tax evasion and avoidance at the bank’s Swiss branch.
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Siobhan Kennedy
Bank of England fraud probe: serious questions to be answered
The implication that bank traders rigged the market during the emergency money auctions designed to prop up the banks at the height of the financial crisis, is potentially the most shocking of all.
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Out of the red? Lloyds to pay first dividend for six years
Lloyds Banking Group is paying its first dividend for six years after reporting a rise in profit, which has allowed the UK government to cut its stake in the lender.
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Coutts bank in Swiss tax investigation
Coutts & Co Ltd, the private banking arm of RBS, is being investigated over allegations that its Swiss operation helped wealthy clients evade tax.
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Siobhan Kennedy
HSBC bosses face tough questions at Westminster
HSBC’s two bosses, Stuart Gulliver and Douglas Flint, are about to be appear in front of the Treasury select committee. But what of former chairman Lord Stephen Green?
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I paid my tax in full – HSBC Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver
In the wake of revelations of tax evasion at the bank’s Swiss branch, HSBC Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver tells MPs his complex pay arrangements “had no tax purpose”.
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HSBC blames ‘challenging year’ for profits drop
HSBC “disappointed” last year, its chief executive admits, as the bank reports a 17 per cent drop in profits following the recent tax avoidance scandal.
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HSBC ‘were reprimanded’ by Swiss authorities
The Swiss financial authorities have revealed that the banking giant HSBC has been reprimanded twice in recent years under anti-money laundering legislation.
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Swiss raid HSBC Geneva as criminal inquiry opens
HSBC’s offices in Geneva are raided by prosecutors investigating the scandal over the banks past actions in helping overseas clients avoid taxes.
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Peter Oborne: why I resigned from the Telegraph
Former Telegraph chief political commentator Peter Oborne explains to Jon Snow why he took the decision to step down from the leading broadsheet newspaper.
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HSBC says sorry as tax avoidance row grows
As HSBC issues an apology over tax allegations, Business Secretary Vince Cable says HM Revenue and Customs “could be doing a great deal more” to address such issues.
