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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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• United Kingdom

  RECESSION IS THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL THREAT TO INVESTORS AND OVER A QUARTER ARE NOW SAVING MORE AND SPENDING LESS

  Investing

• 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).

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• United Kingdom

  Shock Interest Rate hike due imminently

  Mortgages

  When the Bank of England meets this week, experts warned that homeowners and borrowers alike could be hit with a shock interest rate rise .

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• LONG-TERM MORTGAGE “RISKS ARE CLEAR”

  Mortgages

  Just six out of 90 mortgage firms offer 25-year or longer deals, says mform.co.uk

• 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."

• 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:

• 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.