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Imagine that you are worried about your infirm mother and want to make sure that you do everything to protect her. If you adopted typical
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The collapse of Carillion was a tragedy, especially for its 45,000 employees and 25,000 pensioners. In an earlier article, I looked at its last Annual Report
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Carillion has entered the pantheon of cursed companies following its recent failure. Politicians and the media have worked themselves in another fit of righteous indignation
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Carillion has entered the pantheon of cursed companies following its recent failure. Politicians and the media have worked themselves in another fit of righteous indignation
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I gave a nervous laugh. The headhunter asked me if I would like my first non-executive director role, joining the board of Northern Rock. It
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A simple question, I’m sure you’ll reply. Everyone knows that a dividend is money paid to shareholders by a company to reward them for owning
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Whether ‘tis nobler to buy back shares or pay a dividend?     Introduction Maybe Hamlet was not so concerned with shareholder distribution, but most modern company directors certainly are.
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It won’t be long into your first non-executive job when you start to feel as if the executives resent you. It’s okay. You haven’t become
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