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Vodka hangover for Waterford Wedgewood

06.01.09
The demise of Waterford Wedgwood is a sorry tale. There is red ink everywhere, the Stoke pottery operation is pointing fingers at the Irish glassmaking side, while there's much brouhaha about moving the whole manufacturing process to Indonesia... more

HSBC did well – by ignoring City’s rules

15.12.08
Which of our High Street banks has for the most part ridden out the financial crisis? Yep, HSBC, the bank that rode roughshod all over corporate governance rules by successively appointing their chief executives to be chairman... more

Time to go big on downsizing

19.11.08
City comment It is time to speak up for smallness bring scale back to banks ... more

The bankers' banker who put safety first and came out ahead

22.10.08
Profile: Mike Geoghegan’s HSBC used to be seen as a plodder. But he didn’t get his knuckles rapped by ministers and it doesn’t need our money. Its rivals are still smarting... more

Still Rolling for EMI - but all in the past

29.07.08
Crumbs of comfort for EMI, owned by private-equity firm Terra Firma.... more

Two sides to the coin as activists clash with HSBC

04.04.08
Today's activists invest far more time and money in developing their criticisms than ever before... more

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