Graduates get hard lessons in finding jobs

With tough competition from the newly unemployed, students are finding it difficult to start a career

Top 100 Graduate employers: NHS

Now 60 years old, the National Health Service is the largest single organisation in Europe, with more than 1.3 million staff

Top 100 graduate employers: No 81 E.ON

E.ON is one of only five energy groups to feature in this year's edition of The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers

Management briefing: the 'career crunch'

Without a doubt, there is a perception that public sector employment is more secure as graduates alter their working plans

Top 100 graduate employers: No 46. WPP

WPP is one of the world’s largest communications services groupswith its brands including JWT, Millward Brown and G2

Top 100 Graduate employers

No 1 PricewaterhouseCoopers

Top 100 Graduate employers: No 12 - HSBC

One of the world’s largest financial services organisations, with 330,000 staff and more than 10,000 offices in 83 countries

Movers and shakers

Former chief executive of Friends Provident joins Pension Corporation to help with 'facilitating the strategic development'

Gender pay differences

Women are paid less than their male colleagues, but why? Is it because of discrimination or a result of life choices?

Regulators must develop cross-border alliances

By their nature, insurance companies are prepared to cope with turmoil and their risk assessment has stood them in good stead

An end to laissez-faire approach to pensions

Market turmoil has exposed weaknesses in management of many funds and it's time for fund managers to face obligations

Pay consultants by results

While there will be pressure to justify spending, industry says it is in position to bring savings and to add value

Banking forced to go back to the future

The new head of retail banking at Lloyds TSB says that the way ahead for banks lies in taking lessons from the past

Managers confident despite recession fears

UK leaders are being put to the test in the present tough economic environment, the latest surveys indicate

Movers & Shakers: First Direct

Matthew Colebrook joins First Direct - as chief executive - from HSBC, the parent group, where he worked for more than 22 years

Is it time for UK to embrace private equity?

The UK is slipping as a base for buyout firms and some may move their business elsewhere, but money is still pouring in

What motivates managers?

A look at the 'challenging and interesting work' that motivates senior and middle managers in the public and private sectors

Insurance reform will backfire on borrowers

Press speculation suggests the commission may this week propose a ban on customers buying PPI when taking out new credit

Deposit protection depends on location

Countries across Europe are stepping forward with bolstered guarantees for savers but the amounts vary considerably

Movers and shakers: James Cobb

Arbuthnot Banking Group has announced that Mr Cobb is to join it as group finance director, after 13 years at Citigroup