The departure of Helen Weir as executive retail director from Lloyds Banking Group caused a quiz in our office. Could we name any other female executive directors of our major companies?... more
Comment: Yell is as much a part of history as the Grand Old Duke of York - who chooses to look up a local business on Yell.com when it can be found just as easily on Google?... more
The media rarely highlight the small and medium businesses that are the bedrock of the economy - which is why the Evening Standard is proud to be associated with the London Export Awards... more
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
Interview: Mervyn Davies shocked friends by giving up the City to move into Government. However, it's now clear that this goat is no fish out of water... more
One of the more interesting kites being flown over the weekend was the suggestion that Royal Bank of Scotland might find the chairman to replace Sir Tom McKillop in either Standard Chartered's Mervyn Davies or Sir Keith Whitson, who retired as chief executive of HSBC in 2003 after a 40-year stint at the bank.... more
Harry Redknapp says Tottenham must strengthen their squad because they are nowhere near good enough to finish in the top five of the Premier League... more
The heads of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and the rest have been sternly condemning the evil short sellers in hedge funds for wreaking havoc on their share prices, spreading panic among counterparties and generally being beastly... more
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