Microsoft offers dividend spark amid hi-tech gloom
Microsoft last night announced plans for its first dividend payment to shareholders, a rare bright spot for investors among a fug of gloomy news from the biggest names in...
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Upfront fees 'out' in funding plan
Existing upfront tuition fees will be dropped by the government when its long-awaited strategy paper on student funding is unveiled next week. There will be "golden handc...
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Rebrov for Fulham
Fulham hope to sign Sergei Rebrov from Tottenham today in a deal which may eventually cost about £3m. The club have agreed to make a down-payment, with money to foll...
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Argentina agrees IMF plan
Argentina today moved closer to mending fences with international creditors after accepting the International Monetary Fund's conditions for renewed aid.
An agreement wo...
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Big business still dodging the tax issue
What do corporate accountability and corporation tax have in common? Not much, judging from the myriad of statements by born-again corporations and their advisers schoole...
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Decision that's just not cricket
Just as well that insurer Britannic is no longer sponsoring a major cricket championship. After last week's decision to waive payment of annual bonuses on with-profits po...
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Credit protection may be lost
Holidaymakers paying for travel with their credit cards could be left without a vital piece of consumer protection if upcoming EU legislation is successful in removing pa...
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Don't let fears over bonuses catch you out
You do not have to be a member of Britannic Assurance's with-profits funds to be rattled by last week's news that the 136-year old insurer is unlikely to make a bonus pay...
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It all depends on penalties
Just when battered endowment, pension and with-profits bond holders thought it couldn't get any worse - it did.
Insurance giant Britannic this week caused a major commo...
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Council tax reform is in right area
Tomorrow's second reading of the local government bill is a significant and very welcome step towards reforming the council tax, one of the more pernicious taxes of moder...
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