Plastic without the drastic
The launch this week of a plastic payment card specifically aimed at teenagers will cause more than a few parents to shudder at the idea of a "credit card for kids".
Th...
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Court threat to Axa over payout that 'short-changes' policyholders
The Consumers' Association yesterday threatened to mount a legal challenge against insurance group Axa's plans for dividing up £1.7bn in surplus cash after claiming ...
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Widowers fight for just tax deal
Men are rarely viewed as the victims of sex discrimination, but in the past six years almost 200,000 widowed men have been denied a tax relief - typically worth around &#...
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Ignore the scary tales about internet fraud. It's quite safe, honest
If you are a regular reader of the papers you might think there were only two types of internet businesses.
One forlorn group comprises those companies that are strugg...
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Help - how do credit card companies calculate their interest charges?
Customers who pay their credit card bills in full by the statement demand date pay no interest at all, with a few exceptions. Those who do charge even when you clear the ...
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UN rocked by flood of fraud cases
The United Nations has been hit by an unprecedented wave of fraud, waste and corruption. Officials at its antifraud investigation unit say they are expecting to have to r...
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Master mariner's life insurance payout all at sea
In June 1999, an offshore policy with Old Mutual matured, although I had forgotten it was due. I am a foreign-going master mariner and was at sea from 25 February until 2...
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Mercury rising as rival buys Checkpoint
E-commerce payments firm Checkpoint Holdings was yesterday sold to its Nasdaq-listed rival, Bottomline Technologies, for £53m.
Checkpoint, based in Reading, was th...
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Blundering bank pays ?3,800 for U-turn on pensioner's cash
For more than 20 years, I have paid into two separate Barclays pension policies, now worth £130,000. In the past few years, my health has been indifferent, and I dec...
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What going to college costs and how you can pay for it
Fees, loans and, grants are a complex area, writes Liz Stuart.
Rules on student funding have already been altered in Scotland, with more changes to come. So just who i...
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