The outgoing Governor of the Bank of England warned against blaming individual bankers and said the banking sector was given "too much status and standing in society.

Mr Schmidt said he aimed to move the controversy over corporate tax avoidance �away from accusation and toward action� after Google's tax affairs were branded �rather devious�, �calculated� and �unethical� at the Public Accounts Committee.

Marks & Spencer's store staff could see their meagre �100 bonus trimmed or ditched after the retail bellwether posts a further fall in annual profits this week.

LONDON�An independent Scotland would have an exceptionally large banking sector, compared with the size of the rest of its economy, making it vulnerable to financial shocks and putting Scottish taxpayers at significant risk in the event of the country being ...

FirstGroup is expected to announce that chairman Martin Gilbert is set to step down in a bid to placate investors as it unveils plans for a �600m rights issue and cuts the dividend.

Ofcom has launched a consultation on price increases part-way through a contract. The telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on whether telecom, broadband and mobile firms should be allowed to raise prices part-way through a contract.

LONDON | Sun May 19, 2013 4:47pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's government and the trio of founders behind miner ENRC (ENRC.

The report said the cost of hitting European Union targets on green energy is likely to be more than �16 billion by 2020. This includes the cost of subsidies for wind farms and nuclear power, improvements to the national grid and VAT on green costs.

Nuffield Health, the charity that runs gyms and private hospitals, is the second organisation within a fortnight to offer small investors a high-paying bond.

Boris Johnson has welcomed a deal to secure the future of the �297m Olympic press and broadcast centres, the last of eight major venues in the 2012 Park in east London to agree its legacy use.