It’s only the fourth day of 2014 but already the big six have hit the headlines again. This time they come accused by the Labour party of pushing...
Around 37,000 people have pledged to recycle in a joint initiative from Tesco and Coca-Cola Enterprises. The campaign aimed to provide engaging information for the supermarket’s...
Companies value sustainability issues but are failing to fully integrate solutions into their business plans, a new report has found. Many are also struggling to connect...
Research from the Financial Services Consumer Panel has said that the annuities market is in urgent need of reform. The report argues that millions of pensioners...
A new study has shown that while financial executives recognise the importance of ethical behaviour in the industry, with 91% supporting a set of global ethical...
HSBC has labelled Tesco’s profit margins as “unsustainable”, with competition from discount food retailers continuing to increase as they gain market share. The bank changed Tesco...
At an event in Bristol in September, 500 people gathered to discuss banking – but not as we know it. Talk of executive remuneration was replaced by...
The energy regulator Ofgem has spoken out about rising energy bills and told the energy and climate committee that firms “have no entitlement to any level...
Energy watchdog Ofgem has said that suppliers’ profits rose by 77% last year to £53 per home, but energy giants have claimed these figures are “out...
Nationwide Building Society has revealed a £270m jump in pre-tax profits for the first half of 2013, up from £103m reported a year earlier. An increase...
A “radical course of correction” in the banking industry, to boost shareholder returns, could lead to 20% of the world’s biggest banks being broken up or...
A consumer survey has revealed that trust in the energy industry has fallen, amid concerns about rising energy prices. The Consumer Insight Tracker from Which? found...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has confirmed it will not split into a ‘good bank’ and ‘bad bank’. Instead, it will create an internal ‘bad...
Barclays has admitted to launching a probe into its foreign exchange trading operations. The bank, which was also implicated in the Libor scandal, faces further damage...
Oil giant BP has revealed a $1m increase in profits for the third quarter of 2013, compared to the second, but a loss compared to the...