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FreeAgent kick-starts global expansion with first U.S. acquisition and investment

03-05-2012 at 15:39
Online accounting software provider FreeAgent has embarked on the initial stage of its global expansion plans after completing its ...

Investment banking fee revenue down in 2011 and Q1 2012 as business activity slows

03-05-2012 at 14:23
New figures show that fee revenue generated by global investment banking totalled $70.3bn in 2011, down slightly on 2010 as deal ...

Homeowner confidence grows

03-05-2012 at 9:34
Positive signals have emerged for the housing market in the first quarter of 2012 with a rise in the number of British homeowners who ...

UK economy will pick up through 2012

03-05-2012 at 9:24
The UK economy will see growth resume in the second half of 2012, with faster GDP growth during 2013, according to the latest quarterly ...

House prices edged down by 0.2% in April

03-05-2012 at 8:57
Today’s Nationwide House Price Index show the price of a typical UK house fell by 0.2% with the typical home costing ...

Aviva's first Working Lives report outlines the challenges of getting Britain's workers saving

02-05-2012 at 13:43
The challenge of getting Britain’s workers saving for their retirement is highlighted in Aviva’s first Working Lives ...

Lending and approvals jump in March

02-05-2012 at 11:58
Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders rose 58% in March 2012 compared to the same month last year, and ...

Bribery – a potential bolt out of the blue?

02-05-2012 at 11:14
In the run up to the London Olympics and other major events such as the forthcoming Queen’s Jubilee, business risk experts at ...

OFT saves consumers £8.5 million a year in doorstep sales

02-05-2012 at 10:35
OFT recommendations to improve cancellation rights have saved consumers about £8.5 million a year in doorstep sales, according to ...

Sunday Trading Bill receives Royal Assent for Olympic Games

02-05-2012 at 9:12
The Bill to suspend Sunday Trading Laws during the Olympic and Paralympic Games received Royal Assent today after it passed the ...