At the recent presentation of Management Today's Most Admired Companies awards, I was forced to contemplate, not for the first time at that annual ceremony, the phenomenon that is Tesco... more
Lord Myners’ proposal to force banks to reveal the pay of their executives outside the board is an interesting one. And deeply flawed. While we’re in “kick a banker” season at the moment we could just as easily move on to other industries ... more
No one doubts Sir Alan Sugar produces good television, but there's never been a government appointment that has prompted such ridicule — and not a little discomfort... more
Sir Fred Goodwin employed a flunky to ensure cash machines at Royal Bank of Scotland HQ only dispensed banknotes bearing his signature, it has been claimed... more
Sir Philip Hampton, the new chairman of nationalised RBS, has blamed former chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin for the bank's disastrous performance and Government bailout... more
Before next week’s G20 summit ministers must leave off their rhetoric and remember the City’s importance to the country as a global financial centre ... more
Royal Bank of Scotland has cancelled an order for what would have been former chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin's most expensive plaything yet: a $45 million, 19-seater private jet... more
Amid the continuing row over the pension package awarded to former RBS chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin, today's gloomy results from Lloyds Banking Group confirm the sector's unprecedented crisis... more
The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square has never been satisfactorily topped since it was built in 1841 for an equestrian statue of William IV, never installed... more
Analysis: The blame game over the banking crisis is in overdrive with the former heads of Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS in the dock this week... more
The bankers have been given quite a kicking for their role in the financial crisis this week. But something else became all too clear in Westminster: almost no one on the Treasury Select Committee has a clue what they are doing. ... more
The defining moment of this supposed public humiliation came early on. It was when the bank chiefs were asked about their remuneration, whether they thought their company's bonus policy had contributed to the subsequent disaster. ... more
The reputation of bankers is at an all-time low and still they ignore the lessons of the crisis. We now need extreme measures to restore confidence... more
The £20 billion bill the taxpayer faces for bailing out RBS is greater than the total in corporate taxes the lender paid under Sir Fred Goodwin's watch... more
Profile: Stephen Hester has been chosen by the Government to turn round the bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland. In the past, his method was "slash and burn". RBS has been warned... more
It is one of the mysteries of the current City that we lack gurus. There’s Anthony Bolton, but after the former Fidelity manager we struggle to come up with names that make the financial community sit up and take notice... more
Credit crunch: Sir Fred Goodwin, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, and his chairman Sir Tom McKillop were once again under pressure to quit after today's £500 billion banks bailout... more
Should private shareholders in RBS part with their hard-earned cash by buying more shares and backing the bank's £12bn rights issue? Nick Goodway investigates...... more
Driving into work the other morning I thought I was hearing things. Sir Fred Goodwin, said the commentator, should keep his job because the £12 billion rights issue is the Royal Bank of Scotland boss keeping his side of the bargain to help out the country. ... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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