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For years, exponents of speed‑reading techniques have sought to persuade us that our ability to absorb and retain meaningful information is ...

Work / study balance: planning your study time Studying while holding down a job is a whole new ball game, requiring a considerable amount...

There have been some high-profile corporate failures over the past year, and the evidence suggests that the bloodbath isn’t over. We take a ...

The collapse of Lehman Brothers a year ago had serious ramifications for other banks, not least HBOS, which was forced to seek a merger with...

Engineering and construction group Balfour Beatty is readying a surprise rights issue of as much as £350m. Balfour Beatty The company, w...

More than 180 of world's biggest investors aim to overcome opposition in US and elsewhere to climate change legislation More than 180 ...

Those claiming benefit increased to 1.6 million, the highest since May 1997 The jobless rate in Britain is nearly 8%. Photograph: David ...

Customer complaints fell by nearly 15% last year, the Consumer Council for Water says, but several firms have been warned about poor service...

IMF rates Jersey ahead of UK on compliance with international financial regulation rules Jersey's Mont Orgueil Castle. The IMF said ...

• Barclays spins off troublesome loans to Cayman Islands fund • Former Barclays Capital staff will manage the toxic assets Two top banke...

It is clear from the EU's G20 preparations that its neoliberal ideology perpetuates respect for those who oppose regulation At a time ...

More support for equity finance and business angels needed Equity, not debt, holds the key to financing the future of the UK’s small busin...

Global economic instability could lead to a decline in direct environmental investments and reduce the rigour of future climate change legis...

Claims that the world’s economy is recovering is based on fragile evidence, according to the latest Global Economic Conditions Survey by ACC...

Chief executive Helen Brand to participate in panel discussion Helen Brand, ACCA chief executive, is to take part in a panel d...