Jackson in crisis over $70m bank loan
Undaunted by declining CD sales, the possibility of a prison sentence and the reported collapse of his personal fortune, Michael Jackson is still spending around $2m (mor...
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MPs criticise credit card industry
The Treasury select committee has accused the credit card industry of showing a "lack of commitment" to improving clarity and fairness for consumers in a letter to the ma...
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How to go from riches to rags in just two years - the Leeds United way
How bad is the situation?
Oh, it's bad. On October 28 last year, Leeds announced the biggest ever pre-taxes losses by an English football club - ?49.5m for 2002-2003, le...
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Paying for our services
Professor Allyson Pollock often highlights important issues that merit public debate, but her Comment piece on co-payment (Co-payment is a menace already threatening our ...
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Charities lose ?395m in tax perks
Charities are losing out on ?395m a year because members of the public donate money without making sure they take advantage of charitable tax breaks.
Less than a quarter...
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BSkyB fears row over ?4m payoff
BSkyB is braced for further shareholder upset over executive pay after the departure of its finance director last week.
The National Association of Pension Funds, whose...
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Shoppers keep on flashing the plastic
Credit and debit card spending hit a new high during December as the number of transactions crossed the 500m threshold for the first time, figures showed today.
The Ass...
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Pirates loot the film and music giants' coffers
Suddenly, Hollywood is having to confront the sort of nightmare scenario usually found only in movie scripts: its greatest enemy may lie within. For years Tinseltown has ...
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Taxman closes loophole on City bonuses
The Inland Revenue has closed two tax avoidance loopholes that City banks were using to boost bonuses for their star bankers and brokers.
Dawn Primarolo, the Paymaster ...
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1.5% annual fee for child trust funds
The government disappointed some this week by announcing that providers of its new child trust funds will be able to charge up to 1.5% a year for managing people's money....
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