Upfront fees 'out' in funding plan
Existing upfront tuition fees will be dropped by the government when its long-awaited strategy paper on student funding is unveiled next week. There will be "golden handc...
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Rebrov for Fulham
Fulham hope to sign Sergei Rebrov from Tottenham today in a deal which may eventually cost about £3m. The club have agreed to make a down-payment, with money to foll...
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Argentina agrees IMF plan
Argentina today moved closer to mending fences with international creditors after accepting the International Monetary Fund's conditions for renewed aid.
An agreement wo...
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Big business still dodging the tax issue
What do corporate accountability and corporation tax have in common? Not much, judging from the myriad of statements by born-again corporations and their advisers schoole...
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Decision that's just not cricket
Just as well that insurer Britannic is no longer sponsoring a major cricket championship. After last week's decision to waive payment of annual bonuses on with-profits po...
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Credit protection may be lost
Holidaymakers paying for travel with their credit cards could be left without a vital piece of consumer protection if upcoming EU legislation is successful in removing pa...
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Don't let fears over bonuses catch you out
You do not have to be a member of Britannic Assurance's with-profits funds to be rattled by last week's news that the 136-year old insurer is unlikely to make a bonus pay...
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It all depends on penalties
Just when battered endowment, pension and with-profits bond holders thought it couldn't get any worse - it did.
Insurance giant Britannic this week caused a major commo...
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Council tax reform is in right area
Tomorrow's second reading of the local government bill is a significant and very welcome step towards reforming the council tax, one of the more pernicious taxes of moder...
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Broad appeal - if only you manage to get connected
An internet connection can in principle be useful for saving money, banking, shopping, emailing and listening to the radio. But the sort of connection you are expected to...
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