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Posted: 16 March 2010 as Article
News that BT had suffered a £9 billion shortfall in its pension fund came as a shock to many, given that at £379 billion it was the largest private sector guaranteed fund in Britain.
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Posted: 15 March 2010 as Article
Banks have announced plans to phase out the use of cheque books from October 2010. The announcement came as a shock to many who see the cheque book as a safe and secure way of making payments and controlling expenditure.
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Posted: 15 March 2010 as Article
With the financial services sector only just recovering from a near cataclysmic failure, the industry seems hell bent on alienating itself from the general public by going back to the high profile bonus payments that many say encouraged the type of behaviour that led to failure.
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Posted: 11 March 2010 as Article
Debt has been one of the biggest single factors to emerge during the recent recession as a significant issue that has affected many people from all walks of life.
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Posted: 11 March 2010 as Article
Recession. It is only one word after all, but it has surprisingly many interpretations. If you are to believe some reports we are now out of recession. So that's it then. Grab the bubbly, turn on the music and let's all party. Not so fast, because the truth may well be a different story. Figures can
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Posted: 9 March 2010 as Article
Pay day loans are short term borrowings that get repaid in a matter of days rather than months or years. Typically they are for relatively small amounts but the amount borrowed can range from £100 to £15,000.
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Posted: 8 March 2010 as Article
This time we, the tax payer, will have to fund a new agency to better regulate the expenses claimed by our elected Members of Parliament.
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Posted: 7 January 2010 as Article
With the rising costs of energy and water over the past few years it is easy to find yourself in the position of being either greatly in credit or, more worryingly, severely in debt to your utility company...
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Posted: 7 January 2010 as Article
The face of personal finance is changing following the market meltdown that started in late 2007 and still continues today. New entrants, clean of the toxic debt that has caused so many issues for major financial institutions...
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Posted: 7 January 2010 as Article
The GDP or "Gross Domestic Product" of the United Kingdom – a measure of the amount of goods and services produced by the country as a whole – contracted at rate of 0.3% between July and September, according to official figures. This was in fact, a downward revision of the original estimate...
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