EarthPort heads to banks with cap in hand
EarthPort, which provides internet surfers with "online wallets" for payments over the web, has said it will run out of cash in a matter of weeks unless it secures additi...
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More trouble for Becker as the taxman cometh
Boris Becker's problems intensified yesterday when his lawyer admitted that the Munich tax inspectorate has demanded that the three-time Wimbledon champion pay some DM25m...
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Concerns raised over ?4,000 return to work bonus
The government has been given the green light to offer teachers a ?4,000 'welcome back' payment if they return to the profession, despite concerns from the School Teacher...
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From zeroes to heroes
Income chasing investors can zero in on low risk, long term 9% yields - and those gains will be income tax free.
Or thanks to commissions and charges they could buy the...
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Net accounts for only 3% of card fraud
Only 3% of UK credit card fraud relates to the internet, according to experts, yet consumers are still concerned about buying online.
Last year there were 5.9bn of cred...
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Web security breach forces users to cancel cards
Thousands of people today discovered that their credit cards details and personal information had been made freely available on a Consumers' Association website.
The CA ...
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It's a Maxwellian tangle
The collapse of Independent Insurance was described as "Maxwellian" in its complexity yesterday by the insolvency expert dismantling the commercial insurance group.
Expl...
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Housing benefit set to get two-tier reform
Housing benefit for pensioners looks set to be replaced as part of a new pension credit in a two-tier reform of the payment, the government revealed today.
The new minis...
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Insure your child's safety
Although you may have thought of insurance for your house, your car, your health and even your pets, have you thought about accident insurance for your children?
This is...
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PwC to probe Independent
Independent Insurance has called in accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers to examine the alleged reinsurance contracts that sparked its financial crisis and caused it to clos...
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