The Office for National Statistics has introduced new measures to enable UK policymakers to identify and respond to recessions faster

Prominent asset manager State Street will vote against companies failing to address their gender imbalance within the next year

Standard Life has agreed a deal to purchase Aberdeen Asset Management, creating the largest fund manager in the UK

Tech giant SoftBank has opted to buy private equity firm Fortress; diversifying its portfolio and driving the company’s ‘SoftBank 2.0 transformation strategy’

They’re the bane of board members and a lifeline for shareholders, yet there has been a rise fall and revival of corporate raiders

Blackberry – once the must have device in business, but now its almost become a dinosaur in the modern-touch screen landscape. How did this happen?

Consumer demand for autonomous vehicles is on the rise, and will only continue to grow. If traditional carmakers want to keep up with Silicon Valley upstarts, they’re going to need to start thinking outside the box

As more employees turn to self-employment, the rise of the gig economy could have far-reaching effects on the corporate employment model

SABMiller to sell off Grolsch and Peroni as part of $100bn ‘Megabew’ deal with AB InBev

The General Motors CEO made history when she was appointed to the position two years ago, and has smashed yet another glass ceiling after being elected as the company’s next chairman

Chinese property behemoth Dalian Wanda agrees to buy a majority stake in Legendary Entertainment

World Finance takes a brief look at the five most successful family-owned enterprises in the world

When it comes to public relations, there is always more to uncover beneath the surface. As it picks up the pieces after its recent PR disaster, SeaWorld is learning a valuable lesson

As 2014 draws to a close, Laura French takes a look at some of the most impressive turnaround stories of the past two decades