Good tax cuts drowned out by a series of silly errors March 21, 2012 SOMEBODY like me – a believer in lower taxes and less government intervention – ought to love this Budget. I certainly like the fact that the top rate of tax will fall by five percentage points (even if this will only happen in 13 months’ time), and that corporation tax is being cut to 24 [...]
Osborne must explain his philosophy March 20, 2012 BUDGETS are not just about trying to outwit political opponents in a complex game of chess and propaganda, as some in Westminster believe. They are also about the vision that a chancellor and government wish to convey. In 1979, when Lord Howe slashed the top rate of tax from up to 98 per cent to [...]
Deutsche top execs see pay fall by 18 pc March 20, 2012 DEUTSCHE Bank’s top management saw their total pay slashed by nearly a fifth last year after failing to hit profit targets. The bank’s annual report also revealed yesterday that it has been subpoenaed by at least three US bodies and the European Commission over a probe into alleged manipulation of interbank lending data. And it [...]
Xstrata lawsuit gets go-ahead March 20, 2012 A Canadian court has given the green light to a $1.8bn environmental class action lawsuit against London-listed mining group Xstrata. The claimants are arguing that a subsidiary of Xstrata released a toxic cloud from a sulphuric acid plant in 2004 and are asking for damages for a range of medical complaints, lawyers said in a [...]
MINT Polo In The Park: champagne, laughs and some stellar networking March 15, 2012 MINT Polo In The Park, taking place this year on 8, 9 and 10 June is London’s ultimate summer networking and socialising event. What better way to spend a Friday with clients and colleagues than in the glorious sunshine of Hurlingham Park – the crowd cheering as ponies thunder past on perfectly manicured lawns, while [...]
Gunners box clever to pull in the fans March 14, 2012 ARSENAL’S executives boxes are among the best in world football. The dining experience offers a four-course buffet served with drinks before watching the action from a private balcony. New for this current season at the Emirates is the “Superbox” which offers more than three times more space than a standard executive box and the capacity [...]
Debt holders lining up for lawsuit over risk warning March 12, 2012 INVESTORS who claim banks failed to warn them of the risks involved in buying Greek debt are to try and sue the government and banks involved, it was announced yesterday. Lawyers in Germany representing 110 investors have formed a class action group. Most of the investors involved spent between €100,000 (£84,116) and €500,000 on Greek [...]
Debt holders lining up for lawsuit over risk warning March 12, 2012 INVESTORS who claim banks failed to warn them of the risks involved in buying Greek debt are to try and sue the government and banks involved, it was announced yesterday. Lawyers in Germany representing 110 investors have formed a class action group. Most of the investors involved spent between €100,000 (£84,116) and €500,000 on Greek [...]
Lecturey Raven gets it wrong March 8, 2012 Film THE RAVEN Cert: 12A ** Athriller in which an obsessed fan murders his victims based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe sounds like it could make for an interesting movie, especially when you add in the fact that the 19th century author himself helps try to solve the mystery. The Raven, however, is [...]
Lecturey Raven gets it wrong March 8, 2012 Film THE RAVEN Cert: 12A ** Athriller in which an obsessed fan murders his victims based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe sounds like it could make for an interesting movie, especially when you add in the fact that the 19th century author himself helps try to solve the mystery. The Raven, however, is [...]