Many women find the idea of quotas distasteful but Unilever executive Tracey Rogers is not convinced that gender balance in the boardroom is happening fast enough.

Edgar Davids' move to Barnet FC to work alongside Mark Robson smacks of individual gain at the expense of the club's morals

Shareholder revolt on senior executive pay and bonuses forcing legislation changes around world.

Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic was rested for the game against Liverpool but could make a comeback when Spurs visit Old Trafford on 29 September

Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini has criticised match officials for allowing Peter Crouch's goal in the 1-1 draw with Stoke City.

Flavio Briatore, an Italian businessman and former team principal of the Renault Formula 1 team, is reportedly at the head of a group of investors looking to buy Championship club Birmingham City

Ray Wilkins has claimed that Didier Drogba has too much loyalty to Chelsea to consider a move to Arsenal, with the striker believed to be considering his future amidst rumours that his Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua won't be able to pay his wages.

According to annual Pension Watch Survey, retirement savings of top bosses have gone up at an average of £400,000 to £4.3m.

Nick Stephens says group's latest research reveals that change to boardroom gender imbalance is vital.

Idea of single block on women preventing progress in business because of their sex is outdated concept, says Ernst & Young survey.

Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo has called for the European champions to focus on the 2012/13 Premier League title rather than dwell on past glories

Rajat Gupta was convicted of insider trading. He stood accused of leaking boardroom secrets to his friend, Galleon hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam.

Nokia has announced boardroom changes, the sale of luxury brand Vertu and the acquisition of imaging specialist Scalado.

The aim is to help bridge the engineering skills gap that threatens industry and growth.

Royal Bank of Scotland chief does the right thing, says Labour leader who pushed for end to extreme bonuses.

Business secretary sparks controversy again with claims footballers deserve fat pay packets because rewards reflect merits.

Cherie Blair demanded more representation for women in the Parliament and boardrooms, sanctioned by law to ensure gender equality in the country.

The disparity between what top executives and average workers earn has been building for 30 years, the report has said.

FTSE 100 directors saw a pay increase of 49 per cent over the last year, averaging a take-home pay packet of just under £2.7 million.

The co- founder and former CEO of Apple has passed away after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer and following complications, resulting in several leaves of absence, before stepping down as CEO in Auguest of this year.

Mobile broadband speeds are still in the dark ages and lag some way behind much of America, Australia, and even much of Europe, according to comparison website Broadbandgenie.co.uk.

All the latest football transfer rumours from Tottenham for 19 August 2011. Harry Redknapp is said to be ready to finalise a deal for Emmanuel Adebayor and Lassana Diarra this weekend. It is also believed that Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt is on Redknapp’s wish list and the north London club expects Luka Modric to stay this summer.

Arsenal are said to be ready to sell Cesc Fabregas but a re confident of signing Juan Mata and Gary Cahill.

The Great Arsenal Summer Shake Up

Perhaps it's because the previous series only seemed to end a few months ago, but after two episodes, "The Apprentice" already seems to be getting a little repetitive.

After a brief interval "The Apprentice" returned to our screens this week, for a brand new series in which the winner will get a £250,000 investment into their own business from Lord Sugar.

In the penultimate episode of the Apprentice the five remaining candidates faced their toughest challenge yet. They had their grandiose claims about themselves challenged and examined by a tough team of Lord Sugar's henchpersons.

On the day that the OECD published its international league tables showing that Britain's educational system is now in such a state that it falls behind those of minor ex-Soviet Republics, the candidates on the Apprentice yet again demonstrated their unbelievable ignorance.

This week Lord Sugar and the Apprentice were briefly transformed into David Dickinson and Bargain Hunt as the contestants were given the task of finding ten set items at the lowest possible price.

This week on the Apprentice the candidates were sent off to Hamburg to sell crisps by British manufacturers to the German market.