Bonuses not as equitable as they seem
At first glance Equitable Life's bonus payment for last year, at 8 per cent for with-profits pensions, seems surprisingly good news for a life office in such dire straits...
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Tax rule may start new brain drain
Next week a band of computer experts will trudge along to the High Court in London to contest a tax rule which they say leaves them paying tax at more than 50p in the ...
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Extra money for recruitment and heads leaves unions dissatisfied
Extra money for teacher recruitment, school repairs and additional funds for headteachers to spend as they see fit were announced by the Chancellor in his Budget speech t...
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Adverts are unacceptable
Two full-page adverts (March 5) asking if I "find it acceptable" - presumably to fraudulently claim unemployment benefit. What I do find unacceptable is asking people to ...
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A well-engineered retirement
Bristol pensioner David Parslow has been investing for income since he retired 12 years ago. A former manager in the aero-engines repair division of Rolls-Royce, he took ...
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Insurer 'starving us out
Investors with Equitable Life received another blow last week, when the insurer announced that it was suspending payment of guaranteed bonuses.
Equitable has given no c...
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Survivors relive last desperate hours as 58 illegal immigrants suffocated around them
The two survivors of the Dover lorry tragedy in which 58 Chinese illegal immigrants died spoke yesterday for the first time of the panic that gripped the 60 people packed...
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Have SMS, will travel
Ever been stranded in a foreign city with no taxis to be found? A short message service - shown at the GSM Mobile Congress in Cannes - could mean your ride home is just a...
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Banking on a better deal
Housing officers are to become part-time bank managers in a new project to tackle financial exclusion, being launched tomorrow by Treasury economic secretary Melanie John...
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How much income tax do I pay?
Income tax is a progressive tax, in other words, the rate rises with the level of income. The personal allowance (£5,035) is tax-free, but income over this figure is...
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