Phillip Inman

Swiss vote to curb executives’ pay

THE public backlash against soaring executive pay gained further momentum on Sunday when Swiss voters approved measures to curb executives’ pay and outlawed the golden goodbyes which can result in directors pocketing multimillion-pound rewards for failure Published 05 Mar, 2013 12:00am
China overtakes US in world trade

China overtakes US in world trade

China has become the world’s biggest trading nation in goods, ending the post-war dominance of the United States. Published 12 Feb, 2013 01:31am

Austerity has worsened Greek crisis

AN influential group of international banks and insurers has attacked political leaders in Europe over their handling of the Greek crisis, arguing that the single-minded pursuit of austerity has made the situation worse. Published 05 Oct, 2012 09:01pm

Big economies feel the heat

GERMAN manufacturing nosedived and US production slowed down last month amid concern that the euro crisis was dragging the world’s biggest economies back into recession. Published 23 Jun, 2012 02:01am

Battle for bonus

THE UK`s Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) insists it would press ahead with its controversial bonus plans, despite... Published 07 Dec, 2009 12:00am

The bonus battle

FRANCE and Germany are squaring up for a fight with Britain and the US over bankers` bonuses after President Nicolas... Published 03 Sep, 2009 12:00am