Royal Bank of Scotland directors get a rough ride from shareholders angered at their pay at the company's annual general meeting, but the body representing the taxpayer's 83% stake voted in favour of the bumper packages... more
There is dismay at Westminster that Twinings, the quintessentially English tea brand that is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, is relocating much of its production to Poland... more
Video: Royal Bank of Scotland may raise the share price targets at which executives receive their bonuses, making it harder for them to gain payouts and allaying anger at payments... more
Shares in taxpayer-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland hit their highest point this year as the bank confirms it will reset the long-term bonuses of top executives at a more demanding price level... more
Stephen Hester, the chief executive of taxpayer-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland, could collect as much as £4.8 million a year in free shares under a new long-term bonus scheme ... more
The "politicisation" of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is damaging its competitiveness and the taxpayers' interests, chief executive Stephen Hester claimed... more
BP may finally have got its man, but a number of other companies remain chairmanless amid fears that the role at some of Britain's biggest companies may have become just too unpalatable.... more
Sir Philip Hampton of Sainsbury’s, Sir John Bond of Vodafone and Roger Carr of Centrica are just three of the high-profile chairmen gathering at an event in the City to put wannabe female board directors through their paces
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Sainsbury's chairman Sir Philip Hampton has told the supermarkets chain he has to quit in order to devote more time to cleaning up Royal Bank of Scotland... 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
Congratulations to Finsbury on winning the Royal Bank of Scotland PR account. A clue as to where the plum contract might be heading came when Finsbury didn't repitch for the Lloyds Banking Group business.... more
Sir Fred Goodwin, a friend of the ex-Royal Bank of Scotland chief said to me at the end of last week, is keeping his head down, thinking about what to do with the rest of his life... more
Commentary: Is this enough? That is the £24 billion question facing RBS investors as they survey the wreckage of what they can only pray was their only annus horribilis... more
Sir Philip Hampton marked his arrival as the new chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland with a massive clearout of many of the longest-standing members of the board... more
Further proof that even the mighty "Magic Circle" City law firms are not immune. No sooner does Linklaters announce cuts than arch-rival Clifford Chance reveals it too is taking a long, hard look at its partners... more
Chancellor Alistair Darling came under fire for his handling of the financial crisis as he unveiled a government-owned company to oversee the £37billion bank bail-out plan... 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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