Close weathers rumour storm to report soaring profits
Close Brothers, one of the City's last independent investment banks, yesterday demonstrated that uncertainty about its future ownership was not hindering its business as ...
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We don't like Multi-manager funds
These sorts of products usually mean you are buying into a fund which has invested into a selection of other funds.
They are being sold in bucket loads by the big banks...
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Your next holiday is on the cards
This has been a summer of plastic for British holidaymakers. More than ever before, we've used our debit and credit cards to take out money from overseas cash machines.
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Numbers game
Of course you know there's more to business than developing a product or service, selling it often, and banking the money. Running a business also involves the back-offic...
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EMI debt threatens hopes of merger
EMI's stretched balance sheet came under fresh scrutiny yesterday after a leading credit agency threatened to downgrade the group's debt to junk status if it made a bid f...
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Pain at the airport - and insurance hassle at home
I suffered chest pain at Gerona airport and was taken to hospital. International Medical Rescue (IMR) arranged a hotel for a few extra days and a flight home. It also pro...
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When it comes to tax returns, short is sweet
If there is one thing worse than a hefty tax return hitting the doormat, it's the arrival of the deadline for filling it in. The task is made 10 times worse if you also h...
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The oldest trick in the chequebook
With all the recent horror stories about identity theft, credit and debit card cloning and breaches of online banking security, we seem almost to expect to be duped of ou...
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Feed back
A lonely battle
I read with great interest the story regarding an attempt to defraud Barclays Bank customers (Barclays calls in cyber-police, September 15), by sendin...
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Barclays calls in cyber-police
Barclays has called in the cyber-police and slapped a limit on online cash transfers in an attempt to head off an email fraud aimed at its internet banking customers.
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