Posts Tagged ‘economic news’

Business culture under attack

During his appearance before the British parliamentary committee, Bob Diamond, Barclays' former chief executive, referred 50 times to the term 'culture'. Andrew Hill, the FT's management editor, looks at how the culture of business has been challenged, and how it might be changed. For more video content from the Financial Times visit: http://www.ft.com/video http://www.FT.com/

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Overpaying for diversity

http://www.FT.com/ Linde, the German industrial gas producer, has agreed to pay $4.6bn to acquire Lincare Holdings, a US provider of oxygen and respiratory homecare services. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Nikki Tait discuss why Linde has paid at the high end. For more commentary from the Lex team, visit http://www.ft.com/lex

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Time for Diamond to go?

http://www.FT.com/ Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond is under increasing pressure after the bank was hit with a record fine for trying to manipulate a benchmark interest rate.

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Not a Gulf apart

http://www.FT.com/ Glencore and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund are discussing the planned merger between the commodities trader and miner Xstrata, after Qatar Holdings voiced its opposition to the $65bn deal on its current terms. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Richard Stovin-Bradford say the deal might be sweetened but is likely to still go through. For more commentary from the Lex team, visit http://www.ft.com/lex

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RBS – too big to work

http://www.FT.com/ Customers at RBS Group's three banks faced problems accessing their money after days of technical hitches. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Richard-Stovin Bradford examine what the backlog of chaos means for the company's reputation and investors.

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How the middle may flourish

http://www.FT.com/ Should policy makers be more attentive to the needs of medium-sized companies? The FT's Jonathan Moules talks to John Cridland, the CBI's director-general, and Michael Kitson, lecturer in macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School, about the need for better leadership and how the German Mittelstand model might be transferred to the UK. For more FT video content, visit the Financial Times video page at: http://www.ft.com/video

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Investors pin hopes on Nigeria reforms

http://www.FT.com/ As Africa's most populous country celebrates 50 years of independence, Titus Dakwah of Nubuke Investments assesses investment opportunities in Nigeria after years of economic mismanagement are tackled by sweeping reforms. For more FT video content, visit the Financial Times video page at: http://www.ft.com/video

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Young Greeks reject austerity

http://www.FT.com/ Student Syrza supporters talk about their anger with mainstream politicians, the bleak outlook for jobs and why Greece should stay in the euro. For more FT video content, visit the Financial Times video page at: http://www.ft.com/video

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Luxury brands look to lifestyle

http://www.FT.com/ It is no longer enough to be a luxury or heritage brand.

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The FT’s Gillian Tett on the Eurozone

http://www.FT.com/ European disintegration is already upon us. Gillian Tett, the FT's US managing editor, explains to Long View columnist John Authers, that the advantages of a single currency bloc are already eroding as lending is booked by country rather than across the eurozone. For more video content from the FT, visit the Financial Times video section at: http://www.ft.com/video

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