Waking up to 'baby bonds
New research indicates that the government has plenty of work to do in spreading the word about its new child trust funds.
Two-thirds of parents whose children are enti...
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Call to scrap council tax
Thousands of people will call for the council tax to be scrapped on a march through central London on Saturday October 2.
The march, which is being organised by the non...
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Edwards strategy bears up well
Albert Edwards, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein's notoriously pessimistic investment strategist, has never really been known for his market timing.
He had notable succes...
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Ditch prepay and switch suppliers, Ofgem tells energy customers
The energy watchdog Ofgem today urged people on prepayment schemes for gas and electricity to switch suppliers to save money.
Managing director at Ofgem, John Neilson, ...
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Loan worries for Scottish students
Tens of thousands of students in Scotland will face severe financial difficulties because student loan arrangements have not responded to changes to the structure of the ...
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Boom in credit card fraud as banks mail 130m chip and pin replacements
The introduction of new technology designed to make credit cards safer is fuelling a mini boom in card fraud caused by the banks sending out millions of chip and pin repl...
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Regent delays results after discovering audit error
Debt-laden Regent Inns, which operates the Australian-themed Walkabout bar chain, said yesterday it had discovered an accounting mistake that put it in breach of its bank...
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Are Asians denied the credit they deserve?
Southall was this week named as the area with the country's worst credit rating in a survey which raises serious questions about how credit reference agencies are treatin...
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Travel news in brief
Play your cards right
British holiday-makers waste ?495 million every year by using the wrong kind of payment card abroad, according to two recent reports. Withdrawing ...
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Police swoop on Nigerian email fraud ringleaders
More than 500 suspected fraudsters have been arrested, and $500 million of assets seized, in an international crackdown on West African 'advance fee' fraud involving the ...
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