A code of conduct to ensure no Welsh Liberal Democrat politician profits from allowances has been passed.The new code will be signed by all current and prospective politicians at the Welsh Assembly, Westminster and European Parliaments. It states th
Banks and their advisers have hit back at the government’s proposals to crack down on tax avoidance, claiming a new code of conduct would damage the competitiveness of the sector. The Treasury’s proposed voluntary code to curb avoidance by banks wa
US mortgages will be assigned permanent codes that investors can use to track payments and other credit-sensitive information in the latest move to boost confidence through greater transparency in securitisation markets.Efforts by the American Secur
Gordon Brown has said he was sorry for the appalling way World War II code breaker Alan Turing was treated for being gay.A petition on the No 10 website had called for a posthumous government apology to the computer pioneer. In 1952 Turing was pro
Dutch banks are poised to become the first in the world to put a cap on the value of bonuses paid to their most senior executives under a new code that will restrict such pay-outs to one year’s salary.The code, drawn up by the Dutch bankers’ associa
The chairmen of all 12 Premiership clubs have adopted a new voluntary code on blood injuries for the start of the 2009/10 rugby season.Opposition team doctors can verify each blood injury that occurs during a game. The agreement follows the 'bloodga
Leading institutional investors are to push for tighter rules for executive pay consultants because they say a code of conduct the advisors have proposed would not do enough to curb boardroom excess.The Association of British Insurers is unhappy wit
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