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Brits Fail To Cash In On Free £5 Notes
Just 28 people took free fivers in two busy crowded streets and further research shows that half of all Brits claim they would also turn down free cash
Credit : Teenagers
Give credit to your teenagers - it's likely they'll turn it down
A report for The Children's Mutual suggests that Britain 's teenagers are far more responsible with money than parents think.
Insurance
Allianz launches new UK customer team for corporate and specialty insurance
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty UK is expanding its services to clients and brokers with the launch of a dedicated team of Key Account Managers and Broker Development Managers.
Children and Family : Savings
Child Trust Fund Budget News
From April 2009, parents will no longer have to physically send their child's CTF voucher to a provider in order to open a new account.
Retirement : Pensions
New Government research strengthens case for flexible approach to retirement
New Government research strengthens case for flexible approach to retirement
latest Money & Finance press releases
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United Kingdom
Credit Crunch Reaches Regions
Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs : Money & Finance
It is not just London jobs that are vulnerable to current economics problems according to an analysis just published by Oxford Economics1.
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Westcountry
Government funds new South West Scambusters team
People & Society : Money & Finance
Rogue traders and other con merchants in the South West face a crackdown with the launch of a new team of 'Scambusters' backed by Government funding.
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United Kingdom
USWITCH.COM LAUNCHES GUIDE TO COMBAT THE CREDIT CRUNCH
Money & Finance
uSwitch.com has today launched a money savings guide on its site to help consumers who are beginning to feel the pinch.
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United Kingdom
Cahoot and John Lewis Partnership pick up Which? Awards
Money & Finance
The 'big five' high street banks missed out today at the second annual Which? awards
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United Kingdom
Little prospect of a wage-price spiral, but ministers right to urge pay restraint
Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs : Money & Finance
Letters exchanged this morning between the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chancellor of the Exchequer highlight the importance of ensuring that pay settlements do not accelerate in response to an increase in the cost of living.
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United Kingdom
Brits Fail To Cash In On Free £5 Notes
Money & Finance
Just 28 people took free fivers in two busy crowded streets and further research shows that half of all Brits claim they would also turn down free cash
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Westcountry
Credit Crunch Impact on South West Economy
Business & Commerce : Money & Finance
A report published today looks at how the South West England's businesses are responding to the world's looming economic slow down.
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United Kingdom
TORIES MOVE EVEN FURTHER AHEAD OF FALLING LABOUR IN ACCOUNTING POLLS
Accountancy : Accountancy Software
Leading UK based accounting software company KashFlow today reveals a year on year increase in the number of accountants backing the Conservative Party, resulting in Labour falling further behind.
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United Kingdom
No Spring bounce in UK consumers savings, investment or borrowing activity...except for mortgages
Financial Services
The 25th Financial Activity Survey commissioned by financial research specialist JGFR from GfK NOP shows little change on the record low intended activity in last quarter’s survey.
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COMPLINET GROUP ANNOUNCES £18.5 MILLION PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT
Financial Services
Complinet Group, a leading provider of online regulatory solutions for the global financial services industry, today announced that Fidelity Equity Partners has committed to invest £18.5 million to acquire a significant minority stake in the Company.
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United Kingdom
6 million kitchen accidents as people copy celebrity chefs
Insurance : Home Cooking
6 million people involved in cooking mishaps as they emulate tricky techniques used by celebrity chefs
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United Kingdom
Lloyds TSB Insurance reveals UK gardens are little goldmines
Gardening : Insurance
The UK's gardens are turning into little goldmines crammed with exotic plants, hi-tech tools and luxury furniture worth a whopping £18.6 billion*, new research by home experts Lloyds TSB Insurance reveals.
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United Kingdom
Allianz launches new UK customer team for corporate and specialty insurance
Insurance
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty UK is expanding its services to clients and brokers with the launch of a dedicated team of Key Account Managers and Broker Development Managers.
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United Kingdom
Sharia Ethical Insurance for Mobile Phones
Insurance : Mobile Phones
FoneShield UK Ltd, a UK mobile phone insurance provider, is set to launch the first mobile phones insurance that meets the ethical standards of Sharia compliance.
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United Kingdom
New Study by Wedding Insurer Reveals The Risks Of Marriage Soap-Style
Insurance : Weddings
A divorce rate roughly four times the national average; a one-in-five chance of being jilted at the altar or having your spouse die, and a one-in-eight chance of having to interrupt your Christmas holiday to walk up the aisle.
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United Kingdom
RECESSION IS THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL THREAT TO INVESTORS AND OVER A QUARTER ARE NOW SAVING MORE AND SPENDING LESS
Investing
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Help new parents understand family money
Personal Finance
The news that family finance information packs from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) are to be distributed by midwives to soon-to-be parents, has today been welcomed by The Children's Mutual (http://www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk).
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Successful Implementation of FlexFinance Liquidity Solution at DVB Bank AG
Risk Management : Banking
FERNBACH, a leading provider of solutions for Enterprise-wide Value and Risk Management (EVRM) has announced that DVB Bank AG, a specialist for transport finance, has opted for the FlexFinance Liquidity solution.
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United Kingdom
Banking operations jobs still out there according to Joslin Rowe
Banking
Pockets of high volume banking operations recruitment still exist within the City, despite the wider scale doom and gloom within the banking industry.
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United Kingdom
Ethical finance: Green really is the colour of money
Banking
You've had your fair trade coffee and recycled your morning newspaper. Now latest research from MINTEL's* shows that millions of Brits are going one step further and taking an ethical approach to their day to day banking.
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United Kingdom
Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Dive for Mortgage Transparency on Incentives
Mortgages
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is introducing new industry standards, relating to the disclosure of discounts and incentives, to bring increased transparency to mortgage lending on newly built property.
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United Kingdom
95% IS THE NEW 100% FOR MORTGAGE CUSTOMERS
Mortgages
Home movers who need to borrow up to 95 per cent of the value of their house can still choose from around 41 lenders offering 405 products direct to the public despite the mortgage market turmoil, new analysis* from mform.co.uk shows.
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United Kingdom
TROUBLED FINANCIAL SECTOR’S VERY OWN ETHICAL ROBIN HOOD AIMS TO SAVE MORE THAN JUST MONEY
Mortgages
The world’s charities could receive the free boost they need thanks to a new brokerage service launching today.
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United Kingdom
MORTGAGE PANIC IS OVERDONE
Mortgages
Borrowers remortgaging this year can still access competitive deals despite mortgage panic in the wake of the credit crunch, online mortgage company mform.co.uk says.
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United Kingdom
CREDIT CRUNCH WILL SPARK INTEREST-ONLY MORTGAGE RUSH
Mortgages
More mortgage customers will switch to interest-only loans in a bid to avoid the worst effects of the credit crunch payment shock, online mortgage company mform.co.uk predicts.
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LONG-TERM MORTGAGE “RISKS ARE CLEAR”
Mortgages
Just six out of 90 mortgage firms offer 25-year or longer deals, says mform.co.uk
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David Bexon, Managing Director, SmartNewHomes.com, comments on today’s budget report
Property & Real Estate : Mortgages
“Today the Chancellor made it clear that he cares little for first time buyers across the country by ignoring the potential benefits of scrapping stamp duty for those would be buyers."
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NICHOLAS LEEMING, MAJOR CLIENT DIRECTOR OF PROPERTYFINDER.COM, SAYS THE BUDGET DOES NOT HELP HARD PRESSED BORROWERS AND FIRST TIME BUYERS
Mortgages
THE MINOR TOKENS OF HOUSING FINANCE REFORM ARE MERELY BLOWING SMOKE AROUND THE ISSUES TO DISGUISE THE CHANCELLOR’S INACTION:
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JUST NINE LENDERS STILL OFFER 100 PER CENT MORTGAGES
Mortgages
Just nine lenders still offer 100 per cent mortgages direct to the public as mortgage companies turn their backs on potentially risky customers.
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Housebuilder urges chancellor to give first-time buyers
House Builder : Mortgages
Chris Coates, Managing Director of Galliford Try Homes, urges the Chancellor to put home buyers at the top of the agenda for this year’s Budget:
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