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Pay consultants deserve blame for banks' woes

16.02.09

MORE on the blame game for the mess we're in. Bankers get the rap and credit-rating agencies, institutional shareholders, analysts, lawyers, accountants, PRs, media, regulators and government go free. Reader Michael Davies from Oxfordshire writes: "It is also apparent that there is one other group that has contributed substantially to the problem of bankers' pay which has escaped attention. This is the group of remuneration consultants who have advised the various boards on senior executive pay. Their habit of collecting data on industry pay levels and then suggesting similar percentage levels for their clients has not only created a upward spiral in pay levels, as everybody measures everbody else, but has ignored the need for a reality check as to what absolute amount is really needed to provide incentives in the business line concerned."... more

Hirsute heroes

30.12.08

As Prince William's facial fuzz grows, a beard can work wonders for a chap... more

Credit crunch quiz

29.12.08

It was the year the economic bubble finally burst, but can you remember the financial events that made the headlines in 2008? Nick Curtis asks the questions... more

Top marks for the Tallis Scholars

19.12.08

The singers may have changed but the founder-director of the Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, is still very much in charge. ... more

Best Christmas concerts in London

12.12.08

Harps, Handel's Messiah and indoor fireworks � here�s our guide to the best of the Christmas concerts.... more

Social London

08.10.08

This is the heart of the social scene, with the names that make the social circuit turn and add the glitter to the parties the capital does so well ... more

A safari to the shops for Chelsy the Chelsea girl

22.08.08

After a romantic safari in Botswana with Prince Harry, his girlfriend Chelsy Davy returned to the urban jungle with a bout of serious shopping. ... more

Princess Eugenie gets top grades in her A-levels

14.08.08

Princess Eugenie has passed three A-levels, achieving the top grade in two of her subjects, Buckingham Palace said today.... more

Issa that a freebie frock, Kate? There's an awful lot of giveaway dresses in Brazil for designer's 'muse'

02.08.08

Fashion houses everywhere have been desperately fighting to get Prince William’s 26-year-old girlfriend Kate Middleton into their creations. Kate, it seems, has chosen Issa as her label of choice.... more

Emotions run high for Zara as she puts in a disappointing show at home while fellow riders arrive in Beijing for Olympics

02.08.08

Zara Phillips had to be comforted by her mother today after putting in a disappointing performance at the British Eventing Open Championship.... more

Newlyweds Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly cheer on Zara as she gets back in the saddle

01.08.08

Peter Phillips took Autumn Kelly along to cheer on his sister Zara at an eventing festival in Gatcombe Park today.... more

Kate Middleton legs it at second Royal wedding without her Prince

19.07.08

It was Kate Middleton's very own Marilyn Monroe moment. But unlike the Hollywood sex symbol, Prince William's girlfriend ensured that her modesty was preserved.... more

The 25 must-see Proms

16.07.08

The 2008 Proms caters for all tastes, prejudices and proclivities as never before. Here are the moments you can't miss.... more

Kate snubs Queen for a final 'single' Christmas

28.06.08

For the second year running, Kate Middleton has turned down an invitation from the Queen to spend Christmas Day with the Royal Family.... more

Pictured: The moment Prince William stripped to reveal his athletic frame

15.06.08

Prince William has never failed to attract attention. But the future king turned more heads than usual when he stripped to the waist - revealing a surprisingly skinny frame.... more

Kate refuses the Queen’s offer to host own table at Royal Ascot ...because she doesn’t want to be seen as William’s official stand-in

14.06.08

Kate Middleton has turned down a personal invitation from the Queen to host a table at Royal Ascot this week. ... more

Princess Eugenie told off for 'frolicking naked in school grounds'

14.06.08

Princess Eugenie has been reprimanded by her public school after she was involved in 'high jinks' towards the end of her school term. The princess 'danced around without any clothes'.... more

Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy up the fashion stakes on a night out at the boxing

08.06.08

Dressed in a stunning pink satin dress, daringly slashed to the navel, Kate Middleton faced tough competition in the fashion stakes from the other Princess-in-waiting Chelsy Davy on a night out at the boxing.... more

'Call me Catherine', says Kate Middleton as proposal rumours hit fever pitch

25.05.08

Prince William is said to be days away from proposing marriage to girlfriend Kate Middleton, who is now telling friends she wants to be called by her full name, Catherine.... more

Forward march! It's back to the day job for Prince Harry

23.05.08

Leading from the front, it's back to business for Prince Harry as he takes part in a two-hour training hike with his Blues & Royals regiment.... more

Hello! is the perfect place for our royals

23.05.08

The Queen has run into flak for appearing in Hello! magazine's photo album of the wedding of Peter Phillips and his Canadian girlfriend. An MP said the public expected her to rise above such tackiness. "She is the Queen, not a footballer's wife." A Palace spokesman has conceded it should never have happened and promised "it will never ever happen again"... more

LIZ JONES: What hats to wear ... and what hats NOT to wear

21.05.08

Bea caused a flutter with her butterflies. SJP looked comic in a Beano. Hats are back — but when is a titfer tat?... more

Drogba can have the final word in Moscow and save Grant's job

19.05.08

That tornado of egomania Didier Drogba, the oddly impressive Harry Redknapp, the Mallorcan bull Rafael Nadal, and the cursed Paula Radcliffe - Matthew Norman examines them all... more

Chelsy snubbed again: No Autumn wedding for the Cinderella of the Royals

23.03.08

Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy's joy at being reunited after his tour of duty in Afghanistan has been soured, I can reveal, by a pointed snub by other members of the Royal Family ... more

It's going to be all white: Wills and Kate plan a romantic snowy getaway

01.03.08

While the spotlight is on Prince Harry returning from Afghanistan, brother William is busy planning a skiing trip with girlfriend Kate Middleton. Recent reports have suggested they are going through another rocky patch in their four-year relationship, but I can report the couple are happily heading off together to the Swiss resort of Klosters next month ... more

Full guide to the Diana service

30.08.07

Take a look at our full guide to the memorial service for Diana being held on Friday 31 August.... more

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