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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Help me escape my tourist tax trap
We went on holiday to Canada and, as non-residents, were entitled to claim back the purchase tax on items we bought there.
We claimed through a private agency called In...
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CGNU strengthens Australian base
CGNU, Britain's biggest insurer, is strengthening its presence in Australia with the purchase yesterday of the general insurance company Fortis Australia for A$293m (...
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Loss-making Tate pushes US sell-off
Tate & Lyle, the world's biggest sugar group, yesterday announced a £228m pre-tax annual loss but sweetened the pill for investors by saying it was making progre...
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Figure out who is best for you
The sight of this year's tax return landing on your doormat may be enough to send you scuttling to the nearest accountant.
There are more than 10,000 accountants in the...
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Squeeze out every last drop
High income bonds - sold by many high street banks and life companies - aim to pay around 10% a year in an environment, when squeezing half that rate is increasingly diff...
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HP backs First Merc deal
British technology company First Mercantile has signed its first major deal, worth ?250,000, to provide an IT system to payment systems specialist DataCash.
First Mercan...
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Taxman gets tough on Isas
Around 35,000 investors holding an estimated £400m in Isas face losing valuable tax benefits, potentially worth thousands of pounds, in an Inland Revenue crackdown.
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