Can I recoup my losses from my credit card provider?
Q A couple of years ago I invested ?2,000 in an art investment scheme that has since turned out to be fraudulent and is the subject of a DTI investigation.
The DTI init...
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Russian tax officials raid Yukos HQ
Russian tax officials raided central Moscow headquarters of oil major Yukos today in search of documents relating to tax evasion charges.
The raid comes only two days a...
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Mutual fund issue claims Janus head
The chief executive of Janus Capital, Mark Whiston, yesterday became one of the most senior figures yet to lose his job over the mutual funds scandal in the US.
Janus, ...
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Concern over NHS financial management
The financial management capacity of most primary care trusts - the organisations that now control three-quarters of NHS funds - is inadequate to meet the challenges they...
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He raped me, saying it was preparation for my new job
There was deep poverty in my house. We were living on my mother's pension payment because my father was unemployed. The man took me to a house in Vlore where a few other ...
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But what about the workers?
What have corporate accountability and shareholder activism to do with trades unions? Brendan Barber, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, believes a great dea...
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Online accounts face massive rise in 'phishing' scams
Gangs of fraudsters operating from Russia and eastern Europe are stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds a year from online banks by exploiting gullible and greedy Briti...
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Claimants waited five months for benefits, report finds
Leicester council's tax and housing benefit claimants were left in limbo after waiting an average of five months to have their claims processed, a report has revealed.
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Row erupts over tax on marathon
The Treasury became embroiled yesterday in a row with a number of charities putting forward runners in Sunday's London marathon after it was accused of "creaming off" ...
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HSBC launches Islamic pension fund
A pension fund designed to meet the requirements of Islamic law, or Shariah, was launched yesterday by HSBC.
Islamic law restricts the payment and receipt of interest, ...
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