LSE in print
RBS chief links bonuses with customer service
The Guardian, 02/10/2012, p.28, Jill Treanor
[HL]:-RBS chief links bonuses
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/oct/01/rrbs-aligns-bonuses-to-customer-service?newsfeed=true|
RBS a 'poster child' for errors in banking, Hester admits
The Daily Telegraph, 02/10/2012, p.1, Jessica Winch
[HL]:-RBS a 'poster child' for
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9579704/
Stephen-Hester-RBS-is-poster-child-for-banking-failures.html|
RBS a 'poster child' for bank woes, says Hester
The Daily Telegraph, 02/10/2012, p.5, Unattributed
[HL]:-RBS a 'poster child' for
Hester says Libor scandal is the last gasp of old banking culture
City AM, 02/10/2012, p.3, Ben Southwood
[HL]:-Hester says Libor scandal
http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/hester-says-libor-scandal-the-last-gasp-old
-banking-culture|
Malcolm Wicks
The Daily Telegraph, 02/10/2012, p.29, Unattributed
[HL]:-Malcolm Wicks [SBHL]:-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/9580005/Malcolm-Wicks.html|
Malcolm Wicks MP who fought for the young and the elderly
The Independent, 02/10/2012, p.43, Unattributed
[HL]:-Malcolm Wicks MP who fou
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/malcolm-wicks-mp-who-fought
-for-the-young-and-the-elderly-8193058.html?origin=internalSearch|
Royal flush
Daily Mail, 02/10/2012, p.67, Alex Brummer
[HL]:-Royal flush STEPHEN Hest
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/money/markets/article-2211449/ALEX-BRUMMER-Franco-German-pact-threatens-BAE-Systems-future.html|
Job seekers need more humility
Evening Standard, 01/10/2012, p.45, Unattributed
[HL]:-Job seekers need more hu
LSE online
(05:33) Danmark har været EU's trodsige duks i 40 år (translate)
Skive Folkeblad - Oct 2 at 5:08 BST
Danmark til en mindre vigtig spiller i EU, vurderer Sara Hobolt, der er professor i europæiske institutioner på London School of Economics. - Forbeholdene betyder, at Danmark ikke sidder med om bordet i...
http://www.skivefolkeblad.dk/article/20121002/RITZAUPOLITIK/310029982/-1/DEBAT|
Danmark har været EU's trodsige duks i... (translate)
TV2 Fyn - Oct 2 at 4:53 BST
Danmark til en mindre vigtig spiller i EU, vurderer Sara Hobolt, der er professor i europæiske institutioner på London School of Economics. - Forbeholdene betyder, at Danmark ikke sidder med om bordet i...
http://www.tv2fyn.dk/article/374254:Danmark-har-vaeret-EU-s-trodsige-duks-i-40-aar|
Danmark har været EU's trodsige duks i 40 år (translate)
Morsø Folkeblad - Oct 2 at 4:39 BST
Danmark til en mindre vigtig spiller i EU, vurderer Sara Hobolt, der er professor i europæiske institutioner på London School of Economics. - Forbeholdene betyder, at Danmark ikke sidder med om bordet i...
http://mf.dk/artikel/danmark-har-v%C3%A6ret-eus-trodsige-duks-i-40-%C3%A5r|
Verhofstadt loopt ver voor troepen uit (translate)
De Standaard Online - Oct 2 at 4:03 BST
een liberaal die zijn naam niet in de krant wil. VoteWatch.eu van professor Simon Hix van de London School of Economics geeft Alde voor de lopende ambtsperiode een cohesiescore van 89,88 procent, een stuk...
http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20121001_00318888|
RBS chief in scathing attack on bank culture
Herald Scotland - TIM SHARP and VICTORIA WELDON - Oct 2 at 3:28 BST
culture and return to traditional banking values.In a speech to students and financial industry figures at the London School of Economics, Stephen Hester rejected the view that a company's sole objective
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/rbs-chief-in-scathing-attack-on
-bank-culture.19038410|
Balancing fund managers pay
Financial Times - Oct 2 at 2:41 BST
John Kay, a professor at the London School of Economics, caused quite a stir in July when, as part of a UK government-commissioned report into the workings of the UK equity market, he called for an overhaul...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fdec9a92-0315-11e2-a484-00144feabdc0.html|
British opposition pitches class at "posh boy" PM
Reuters via Yahoo! - Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters - Oct 2 at 2:10 BST
Cambridge-educated barrister, Miliband - whom the tabloid press has nicknamed "Red Ed" - studied at Oxford and the London School of Economics and has never had a major job outside politics bar a teaching fellowship...
http://news.yahoo.com/british-opposition-pitches-class-posh-boy-pm-010335974--business.html|
Leading utility connections company Fulcrum maintains Customer First plaudit
Customer First UK Limited - Oct 2 at 1:36 BST
that have undergone Putting The Customer First assessment including The Prince’s Trust, Skipton Building Society and The London School of Economics since it was founded in 2004. “Fulcrum was the first utilities...
http://www.customerfirst.org/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=313|
Antarctic and ocean research merger
Stuff.co.nz - Alister Doyle - Oct 2 at 1:31 BST
" said Bob Ward, policy director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment at the London School of Economics. "In times of recession, it does not pay to be less knowledgeable,"...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/7757044/Antarctic-and-ocean-research-merger|
The global significance of the SNB’s balance sheet
Financial Times - Claire Jones - Oct 2 at 0:25 BST
was the editor of the Central Banking journal and CentralBanking.com. Claire studied philosophy and economics at the London School of Economics. RSS James Politi is US economics and trade correspondent for...
http://blogs.ft.com/money-supply/2012/10/01/the-global-significance-of-the-snbs-balance-sheet/|?
ALEX BRUMMER: Franco-German pact threatens BAE Systems' future
This is Money - Oct 2 at 0:14 BST
has found a very different narrative.It was this that formed his script in a lecture at the London School of Economics last night. Hester is on delicate territory. The last banker to try to talk his way...
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2211449/ALEX-BRUMMER
-Franco-German-pact-threatens-BAE-Systems-future.html?ITO=1490|
Libor Scandal Trace of Pre-Crisis Era, Hester Says
BusinessWeek - Oct 2 at 0:10 BST
protection insurance scandals as the "last vestiges" of the pre-crisis era in British banking. He speaks at the London School of Economics. (Excerpt. Source: Bloomberg) Next Prev More to watch Using...
http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2012-10-01/libor-scandal-trace-of-pre-
crisis-era-hester-says|
1990 democratic success pre-dated Arab Spring
Bangladesh Daily Star - Oct 1 at 23:38 BST
David Lewis, professor of social policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, far right, speaks at a discussion on his book, "Bangladesh: Politics, Economy and Civil Society", at The Daily...
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=252115|
Serão divulgados amanhã (2), dados da pesquisa sobre o uso seguro da Internet entre crianças e adolescentes (translate)
Correio do Brasil - cdb - Oct 1 at 21:56 BST
pelo Centro de Estudos sobre as Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação (CETIC.br), em parceria com a London School of Economics, já foi desenvolvida em mais de 25 países e apresenta atividades realizadas...
http://correiodobrasil.com.br/serao-divulgados-amanha-2-dados-da-pesquisa
-sobre-o-uso-seguro-da-internet-entre-criancas-e-adolescentes/522907/|
Antarctic research in Britain faces uncertain future
Toronto Star Online - Andrew Livingstone - Oct 1 at 21:47 BST
cutting back,” Bob Ward, policy director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment at the London School of Economics, told Reuters.“In times of recession, it does not pay to be...
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1265055--antarctic-research-in-britain
-faces-uncertain-future|
Boom times for British cycling
NBC Sports - Oct 1 at 21:42 BST
bad, but the U.K.’s cycling dominance this summer is already yielding returns for the sport.The London School of Economics published a dry, but insightful report titled "The Olympic Cycling Effect" where...
http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/01/success-breeds-success-for-british-cycling/related/|
Charm and flirting are effective sales tools
Davis Enterprise - Scripps Howard News Service - Oct 1 at 20:52 BST
seat, being active and conveying more concern for her own interests,” Kray said. The study, conducted with the London School of Economics, used both surveys and live hypothetical negotiations to assess...
http://www.davisenterprise.com/special-editions/charm-and-flirting-are-effective-
sales-tools/|
RBS CEO says banks need culture change
Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Oct 1 at 19:56 BST
Stephen Hester, chief executive of part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland , said on Monday.In a speech at the London School of Economics, Hester said he believed the finance industry's problems had arisen...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rbs-ceo-says-banks-culture-change-regain-trust-173516
950--sector.html|
Local pay reform needs 'better data'
Public Finance Magazine - Oct 1 at 19:24 BST
Peter Dolton, professor of economics at the University of Sussex and a senior research fellow at the LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance, said moving to a regional pay system ‘opens up a whole can of worms’. ‘You couldn’t have a national minimum wage...
http://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/2012/10/local-pay-reform-needs-better-data/|
Libor, PPI Scandals Vestiges of Pre-Crisis Era, RBS’s CEO Says
BusinessWeek - Gavin Finch - Oct 1 at 19:00 BST
failed to balance the interests of shareholders and managers, Hester, 51, said in the prepared speech at the London School of Economics. Much has been done to shore up the bank’s finances since the Edinburgh-based...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-01/libor-ppi-scandals-vestiges-of-
pre-crisis-era-rbs-s-ceo-says|
Painel de Economia abre sexta edição da Conferência Internacional de Excelência em Gestão (translate)
Noticianahora.com.br - Oct 1 at 18:49 BST
Estado da Bahia. Economista e mestre pela Universidade Federal da Bahia, doutirado pela Boston University e pós-doutorado pela London School of Economics and Political Science. Foi diretor financeiro e de...
http://www.noticianahora.com.br/Brasil/noticia/painel-de-economia-abre-sexta-
edicao-da-conferencia-internacional-de-excelencia-em-gestao/126020|
Stephen Hester: RBS is 'poster child' for banking failures
Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Oct 1 at 18:46 BST
British poster child for what went wrong in banking”.In a speech to students and staff at the London School of Economics, Mr Hester said: “The banking industry in the decade preceding the crisis was focused...
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/stephen-hester-rbs-poster-child-173809099.html|
RBS CEO says banks need culture change to regain trust
Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Oct 1 at 18:37 BST
Stephen Hester, chief executive of part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland, said on Monday.In a speech at the London School of Economics, Hester said he believed the finance industry's problems had arisen...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rbs-ceo-says-banks-culture-change-regain-trust-
210806622--sector.html|
Il buco nero della BCE inghiottirà l’Europa (translate)
Informare per Resistere - Informare per resistere - Oct 1 at 15:54 BST
del totale della moneta emessa sia un falso in bilancio è stato scritto da un importante membro della London School of Economics, oggi al FMI, in un saggio disponibile su internet (7), non è che mi sono impazzito...
http://www.informarexresistere.fr/2012/10/01/il-buco-nero-della-bce-inghiottira-leuropa/#axzz287wA9s6s|
Q&A: Brydie Bethell, the latest lawyer to represent Omar Khadr, reveals her client’s post-Guantanamo plans
torontolife.com - Malcolm Johnston - Oct 1 at 15:39 BST
him at Guantanamo. You worked for the UN in the Middle East, did your master’s at the London School of Economics and studied law as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. Did any of that prepare you for this case?...
http://www.torontolife.com/daily/informer/from-print-edition-informer/2012/10/01/
qa-brydie-bethell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qa-brydie-bethell|
Antarctic research vital for climate, rising seas
Dunya News - Oct 1 at 15:07 BST
" said Bob Ward, policy director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment at the London School of Economics. "In times of recession, it does not pay to be less knowledgeable,"...
http://dunyanews.tv/index.php?key=Q2F0SUQ9NyNOaWQ9MTA0NTIw|
Mitt Romney's last-chance saloon
Jamaica Gleaner - John Rapley How on earth can people call Mitt Romney selfish - Oct 1 at 13:29 BST
out preparing for this week's event.John Rapley is a research associate at the International Growth Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. Email feedback to columns@gleanerjm.com and rapley
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121001/cleisure/cleisure3.html|
Attenzione al Berlusconi contro l'euro (translate)
Il Manifesto - Oct 1 at 9:43 BST
il titolo dell'articolo è «Perché l'uscita è un'opzione per la Germania». Citando uno studio della London School of Economics («Quel che la Germania dovrebbe temere è il proprio timore»), Wolf dice che Berlino...
http://www.ilmanifesto.it/attualita/notizie/mricN/8600/|
Dollarn stärkt mot euro och yen (translate)
Affärsvärlden - Oct 1 at 8:26 BST
det var vad Spanien behövde göra. Men marknaderna kommer ändå att testa dem", sade Luis Garicano, ekonomiprofessor vid London School of Economics, till Bloomberg News.EU-kommissionen meddelade på fredagskvällen...
http://www.affarsvarlden.se/hem/bank_finans/article3549381.ece|
Έχουν καταλήξει στην παραμονή της Ελλάδας στο ευρώ (translate)
Capital.gr - Oct 1 at 8:25 BST
Ο καθηγητής Οικονομικών του London School of Economics, Paul De Grauwe, σχολιάζει στο Capital.gr τις πρόσφατες εξελίξεις στην Ευρωζώνη και δίνει το δικό του “στίγμα” για το αύριο της Ελλάδας στη νομισματική...
http://www.capital.gr/News.asp?id=1628183|
El euro, en la encrucijada (translate)
EL Adelantado - Oct 1 at 8:05 BST
muchísimo por hacer para resolver los problemas de la zona euro”. El economista Iain Begg, investigador en la London School of Economics (LSE) y especialista en la política económica europea, se refería así...
http://www.eladelantado.com/noticia.asp?id=157439|
LSE on TV/radio
BBC Radio Scotland (2 October 2012)
Good Morning Scotland
Reference to RBS chief Stephen Hester’s speech at LSE.
BBC 2 (1 October 2012)
Newsnight
Professor Mary Kaldor was interviewed about Professor Eric Hobsbawn, who has died.
BBC Radio Kent (1 October 2012)
Kent At One
Tony Travers discussed council pay cuts.
BBC 1 (1 October 2012)
London News
LSE survey mentioned in a report about the rise of cycling.
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