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Bankers are set to face a crackdown on their bonuses with a brand new super tax but will it make bankers think twice about taking unnecessary risks? In a couple of hours time the energy regulator OFGEM is releasing two reports that could mean a hike in ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nWith the car scrappage scheme running out of finance, how is the car industry gearing itself up for the expected drop in sales?\nWe also look at what Global Infrastructure ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe think tank Compass is drawing up plans for a High Pay Commission to monitor the wage gap between directors and employees.\nWe also look at what's in store for a ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe government will give more details today on the plan to give every home in the UK a smart energy meter to measure home electricity and gas consumption.\nSmaller ...

Shareholders should have the chance to vote out their company's chairman every year that's the latest proposal to clean up Britain's boardrooms. We speak to one of the City's best known chairmen, Sir Christopher Hogg. The Dubai government won't guarantee ...

Dubai's neighbour Abu Dhabi tries to reassure the world but it's still not ready to launch a full-blown bailout. We take a look if it has done enough to calm fears across the world's markets. Would you pay for your news online? The local newspaper group ...

Shareholders in the troubled bus and rail firm National Express will vote today on the company's plans to raise hundreds of millions of pounds. Lord Drayson, the Government Minister for Science and Inovation, will today host a summit in the city allowing ...

Banks will be forced to reveal how many of their UK employees earn over 1 million pounds a year under new recommendations today. And millions of bank customers hoping to be refunded overdraft charges have been dealt a major blow as the Supreme Court ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe Supreme Court will make the final decision today on whether the OFT can rule on unauthorised overdraft charges.\nWe also discuss what the estimate for the third ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nBritish Gas has published a letter to its 16 million customers in national newspapers saying it realises it needs to listen to them more.\nOn Wednesday we should get a ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nToday the CBI are launching a report entitled "The Shape of Business - The Next 10 Years".\nThe response of the insurance industry on the flooding crisis is due out ...

A quarter of a century on since the sale of BT are we in for another round of privatisations? Despite concerns among businesses about the withdrawal of trade credit, a Government scheme to help protect suppliers won't be extended, we take a look at why. ...

Two of the biggest jobs in British business were filled yesterday. Marks and Spencers go Dutch with the man from Morrisons, Marc Bolland to replace Sir Stuart Rose meanwhile ITV bagged Archie Norman the former Asda boss to become chairman. We also take a ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe Queen's speech later today will outline a Financial Services and Business Bill which is expected to pave the way for further changes to City regulation. \nOne of the ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThere may be signs that the commercial property market is finally picking up today when British Land reveals results this morning.\nThe Government's preferred measure of ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe Treasury Select Committee publishes its response this morning to the EU's proposals to tighten financial regulation.\nAlistair Darling has said the Financial Services ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nFrom midnight tonight the government takes over the running of the East Coast Main Line rail franchise from London to Edinburgh. Meanwhile the boards of British Airways ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nLloyds has launched a small business charter to cover businesses with a turnover of up to £15m over the next 3 years.\nShares in the estate agency chain Winkworths will ...

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe Bank of England will this morning publish its latest assessment of the economy.\nA new report shows that low earners are being hit harder than the rest of us by this ...