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Former Royal Bank of Scotland executive tells how he quit working for Fred Goodwin.. to write a funny book

“He was a tough gig and he got more and more tough. He was a very clever guy but unforgiving and highly demanding.

Hamish McRae: Queen's ancestors can't be too dismayed by us

Sixty years are two generations so it would be pretty surprising if things had not changed a great deal during that time.

Charity tax changes and other Budget U-turns by George Bull, Baker Tilly

The vast majority of honest charities and donors will hope that today’s announcement draws a line under this episode.

JPMorgan Chase: Is it actually London's problem?

Yet Britain should feel a bit queasy – for failing to heed the right lesson could cost HM Treasury.

Julian Knight: Be careful when you wish for free banking to end

Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England's executive director, called it last week when he said free banking as we know it should end.

Gold to shine - Coutts & Co

Gold, a traditional safe haven asset in troubled markets, has been out of favour recently amid growing fears of deflation.

Going Public, Going German, Going East

The flotation of the world's largest social network has, appropriately, become a social event.

Non-doms and UK residential property - the options

The changing property landscape for non-domiciled UK residents

Five key investment trends and how to access them

Please note most of the funds mentioned below are within higher risk sectors so will appeal to adventurous investors taking a long term view.

Two suggestions to help HMRC reduce tax red tape by George Bull

Anybody who studies the way in which new tax law is made knows that impact assessments are undertaken at key points in the process.

Are We Near the End of the Correction? - Bob Doll

In some sense, the only hope for the eurozone is to lower monetary policy further, which would also push the value of the euro lower.

Gold: The World's Friend for 5,000 Years

Last November, the IPO deal of the day was Groupon. On the first day of trading, shares rose to a high of $31 from an initial offering price of $20.

Wealth gap has got to be bridged

Such statistics are, of course, a broad brush and there will be lots of exceptions to the rule. The whole issue of relative inequality is also a hugely complex and emotive area which defies simplistic analysis.

Making executive pay work: The psychology of incentives

Incentives have become so complex and volatile that they no longer motivate the executives they are aimed at

Repeating is Self-Defeating

Mark Twain once said that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes".

'Greece' is the word... by Rosamunde Price, Chief Investment Officer, Seven Investment Management

Could a limited disintegration be managed?

StanChart: UK encouraging shift of money to Asia by goldplating

THE HEAD of Standard Chartered’s European bank has warned that the UK is accelerating the shift of economic power from west to east by goldplating bank regulations.

HNWU: increasing tax yields, but is it meeting its objective? by Mike Down, Baker Tilly

The word on the street is that HMRC’s High Net Worth Unit (HNWU) is gaining favour in high places at HM Treasury.

European Investors Seek Financial Advice On Path Back To Growth -Schroders

Schroders polled 1,341 investors across 12 countries asking them which issues concerned them the most and what financial advice they would seek in the year ahead.

Quit Ye Like Men by Rupert Caldecott, Dalton Strategic Partnership

Volatility has returned and may well – at best - be the order of the day for the rest of the summer.

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