Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester's move to defer part of his £9.6m (€11.14m) pay package for an extra two years was welcomed today by a shareholder lobby group.

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell suffered a dramatic shareholder revolt today amid fury over its recent pay awards.

Marks & Spencer bowed to investor pressure today by unveiling a series of concessions over the proposed promotion of boss Stuart Rose.

The two potential bidders for the London Stock Exchange were today given a high-level warning to keep regulation of the London market in the UK.

Non-executive directors are to play a more “demanding” role in UK boardrooms after measures to prevent Enron-style corporate scandals were unveiled today.