The case of the disappearing dividend
Reckitt Benckiser, the healthcare products group, last week held its dividend at 25.5p a share, despite a 24 per cent rise in after-tax income, strong cash generation and...
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?2m step towards state party funding
The electoral commission is set to pay ?2m to political parties as part of a scheme that could prove a role model for full state funding.
The payments, of between ?125,0...
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Corbett declines ?187,000 bonus at Woolworths
Former Railtrack chief executive Gerald Corbett has sidestepped another row over bonuses by declining to accept a £187,000 performance payment due to him in his role...
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Rail firm forks out thousands on taxis
Shift workers are used to out-of-hours calls from their employer to tell them of a last minute change, but some train drivers prefer their bosses to send taxis with their...
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Tomkins chief gets US-style package
Tomkins, the conglomerate that became a byword for corporate excess, has ended its protracted search for a new boss by offering a Canadian lawyer turned motor-components ...
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14 Enron managers 'shared ?6.4m commission
Fourteen Enron managers shared a commission of ?6.2m for helping to find a buyer for the collapsed group's UK retail arm, one of the company's creditors said today.
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Mothers who flout contact orders face new penalties
Divorced and separated mothers who flout child contact orders could be ordered to do community service or sent to parenting classes under sweeping new powers for court...
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Key findings of Vaz report
The Commons standards and privileges committee considered 11 separate allegations against the former Europe minister. It dismissed eight allegations, and upheld three, tw...
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Time running out to file tax returns
Time is fast running out for the 2.7m people who have yet to submit their self-assessment forms to the Inland Revenue, with the January 31 deadline looming large.
Every...
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