Company revenues for the first half rose 20 per cent to £751.6 million

Deloitte has failed to overturn a ruling that it did not manage conflicts of interest between MG Rover and the so-called “Phoenix Four” directors in the lead-up to the car maker’s collapse.

Watchdogs want to shake up the big four accountants who police big business

Google has suffered a surprise slowdown in the UK, with revenues falling for the first time in eight quarters.

We spent £56m while talking on premium rate government phone lines last year. The National Audit Office reported this week that despite attempts to limit expensive 084 numbers, they are still being used extensively.

The closure or sale of some print magazines could be on the agenda for the games and technology magazines publisher Future after it warned it would miss profits targets.

Connection exposed as competition regulators prepare to shake up the audit market

The Guardian and Observer newspapers slumped to an operating loss of £31m in the year to March but that was an improvement on a year ago when the papers lost £44m.

Serious Fraud Office investigates G4S claim of over-charging for government contracts

There were fresh warnings this week of the dangers of pension liberation – schemes which offer people the chance to transfer their retirement savings to an arrangement that allows them to get at their pension pot before the standard retirement age of 55.

Shareholder voting advisor Pirc has attacked British companies for producing virtually identical responses to consultations on a series of crucial reforms to the way they are governed.

Serco, operator of the Boris bikes scheme and Docklands Light Railway, today says more competition from rival outsourcers is damaging business.