The City's reluctance to take a stand on an issue like the British Gas pay row makes a mockery of corporate governance and shareholders' ability to influence annual general meetings. Institutions should be obliged to make public how they vote at such events. They should be obliged to provide customers with a record of how they vote on every kind of issue.
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For me, hard work represents the supreme luxury of life.
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Every day is a gift- even if it sucks.
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Most people...find a disorientating mismatch between the long-term nature of their liabilities and the increasingly short-term nature of their assets.
I made my money by selling too soon.
I made my money by selling too soon.
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Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.
If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.
If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.
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Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.
