In his No Free Lunch column pay expert Paul Jackson examines the rewards offered to the chief executive of Provident Financial, which have been cast into a sharper light by the recent travails at the company. Read his verdict here.
Meanwhile, a strong hint at interest rate rises from the Bank of England last week prompted dramatic gyrations in the equity markets. But, as Chris Dillow argues on his return from holiday, such moves in bank rate needn’t be harmful to equities.
In case you missed it, yesterday’s Simon Thompson column highlighted three small cap companies on his radar.
