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No breakthrough for the euro

yesterday at 10:21  by Matt Williams
Good morning. Researchers have discovered that 54% of new parents choose a name for their little cherub which they come to regret (Robin Banks, Terry Bull). A surprisingly modest 22% had their first ...
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Is a Junior ISA a good idea?

yesterday at 9:57  by Jaskarn Pawar
Junior ISAs were launched in November 2011 to provide an investment account to replace the outgoing Child Trust Fund. At first these seem like a really good step to take by the Government. The adult ...
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End of year tax allowance - use it or lose it!

yesterday at 9:50  by Chris Rowe
With Christmas now just a distant memory, what do we have to look forward to in the coming months until the Easter rabbit calls? But if you've already had too much of crème eggs and chocolate ...
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The Internet unites people separately

yesterday at 9:39  by Graham Jones
The dream of Sir Tim Berners-Lee is to have a World Wide Web that is“free and open” and which extends its “benefits to all people on the planet”. It is a dream which means everyone benefits ...
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Pension Crisis – the numbers are grim!

yesterday at 9:29  by Robert Bence
This week numerous media outlets gave plenty of coverage to the pension crisis. Many of the figures quoted were taken from various research papers published in the last week. Although not surprising ...
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€130bn Greek debt deal passed by EU

yesterday at 9:21  by Luke Zorab
The €130Bn Greek debt deal has finally been passed, after weeks of speculation Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker has stated that the deal will provide a comprehensive blue print for putting ...
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Man faces contempt proceedings after dropping ‘false’ compensation claim against Council

yesterday at 9:10  by Michael Mulcare
The High Court has granted permission for a local authority to bring contempt of court proceedings against a man who claimed compensation for personal injury and who subsequently abandoned his claim. ...
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Interest on Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) compensation payments

yesterday at 9:00  by Cathy Corns
HMRC has issued some basic guidance on the taxation of interest paid on PPI compensation payments. Generally no tax is due on the repayment element of compensation paid to those mis-sold PPI ...
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A bear in the China shop

21-02-2012 at 12:53  by John Redwood
I have been urging investment in China for the last few months. So far, it has been going well. Last autumn the Chinese market looked very cheap. It was selling on 8 times earnings and offering nearly ...
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First time buyers. Do they exist?

21-02-2012 at 9:47  by Mike Bowen
I ask the question as our BDM (business development manager) sent me a link to a article on the BBC website about first time buyers a few days ago and said – you should blog about this. Due to ...
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