By Lord Newby
When Gordon Brown took business by surprise in November 2005 by announcing that he was going to abolish well-advanced plans for the introduction of Operating and Financial Reviews by quoted companies, many directors relaxed. They assumed that they would not have to take into account employee, community and environmental interests as a matter of law and would not have to produce a business review which explained their policies in these areas. But they were wrong...
By Paul Smee, Chief Executive, APACS and the UK Payments Council
Last March, the UK Payments Council was formed with three core objectives: to lead the future development of co-operative payment services in the UK; to ensure that the payment system is open, transparent and accountable; and to ensure the operational efficiency and effectiveness of UK payment services...
By Jacob Coy, Senior Associate, Cicero Consulting
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Charlie McCreevy used to be seen as a man likely to stand against further EU financial regulation – but he has given indications that this could be changing...
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The EU Mortgage Credit White Paper finally arrived in December, more than six months overdue. Was the wait worth it?...
The generous French pensions system is the envy of the EU – but can it be sustained?...
EU legislation is struggling to keep pace with the growth of substitute investment products – but with industry’s help, 2008 could see regulatory reform enable it catch up...
The Government is pumping out a stream of discussion papers and consultation documents on welfare reform – but will have they have any effect?...
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