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Student loan chief's pay deal cut after tax fear

Student Loans Company chief Ed Lester was today stripped of a controversial payment deal amid fears it was being used to avoid tax worth tens of thousands of pounds.

RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton: Bankers' pay is too high and must be 'corrected'

Royal Bank of Scotland chairman Sir Philip Hampton (pictured) admitted the bank’s board ‘under-estimated’ the public outrage the payout would provoke.

BofA, JPMorgan, UBS, Foreclosure Deal, Goldman in Court News

The banks’ use of the database, known as MERS, misled homeowners, undermined foreclosure proceedings and created uncertainty about ownership interests in properties, the state said in the complaint filed Feb. 3 in New York state Supreme Court in Brooklyn.

BRIEFLY: Feb. 8

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Markets: FTSE 100 stutters on Friday

17:08 - The FTSE 100 (UKX) struggled to get a firm footing in the black on Friday as gains were taken and uncertainty in Europe remained a distraction. London's leading index closed 12.60 points lower at 5728.55, with Vedanta Resources (VED) rising high as Weir Group (WEIR) remained in the doldrums. "The theme of this week has been the old playground game of 'Grandmother's Footsteps'; markets ...