Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:12:37 GMT
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.
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Payment protection rules delayed
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:42:30 GMT
The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.
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Standard Life enjoys profit boost
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:13:31 GMT
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.
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Top public servants' pay frozen
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:52:08 GMT
Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.
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Npower will cut gas bills by 7%
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:33:32 GMT
Energy company Npower is to cut domestic gas bills by 7% from 26 March, following price cuts by other suppliers.
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'Sharp cut' in pensions deficit
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:36:52 GMT
A sharp cut has been reported in the deficit of final salary pension schemes in the private sector, figures show.
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'Low morale' hits tax authority
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:21:44 GMT
Low morale and poor leadership is affecting performance at HM Revenue and Customs, a report by MPs says.
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House price rises 'to ease off'
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:07:39 GMT
Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said.
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E.On is latest to cut gas prices
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:56:06 GMT
E.on says it will cut gas bills by 6% from 31 March, saving almost two million customers an average of £42 a year.
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Mortgages 'more easily available'
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:31:53 GMT
The number of mortgage deals on offer to borrowers rose by 6% in the past month, according to Moneyfacts.
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Elgar £20 note to be phased out
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:23:23 GMT
The £20 note featuring composer Sir Edward Elgar is to be withdrawn from circulation by the Bank of England in June.
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Retail sales rebound in February
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:02:19 GMT
Retail sales bounced back in February after a tough January on the High Street, the latest figures show.
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Building societies discuss merger
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:54:27 GMT
The Coventry Building Society is discussing the possibility of merging with the Stroud and Swindon.
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Fixed-rate energy deals 'unfair'
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:12:09 GMT
Millions of energy customers lose out on price cuts as they are locked into "unfair" fixed tariffs, a consumer website says.
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Virgin Money to charge customers
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:13:22 GMT
Virgin Money says it will charge customers a fee for current accounts when the firm launches banking services later this year.
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Metro Bank gets official go-ahead
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:30:43 GMT
A proposed new High Street bank, Metro Bank, has been given a banking licence by the Financial Services Authority.
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Think-tank calls for VAT change
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:25:23 GMT
Politicians should consider imposing VAT on food, children's clothes and household gas and electricity, a think-tank says.
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Scottish and Southern cuts bills
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:33:21 GMT
Scottish and Southern Energy will cut its gas bills for domestic customers by 4% from 29 March, the company announces.
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UK house prices drop by 1.5%
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:04:04 GMT
UK house prices recorded their first monthly fall since June, with a 1.5% drop in February, according to the Halifax.
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Tesco backs online estate agent
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:18:27 GMT
A cheap online estate agency service is being launched with the backing of the Tesco supermarket group.
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Faulty goods 'costing consumers'
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:38:01 GMT
Faulty goods cost UK consumers £78 a year each - or nearly £5,000 in a lifetime - because people are too worried about returning them.
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'Workshy' - dole staff give their verdict on a rising star
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:12:56 GMT
Unemployment records found in a skip which poke fun at a young Sir Tom Jones are being auctioned.
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Most expensive street to live on gets £400k dearer
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:57:23 GMT
The housing market may have been fluctuating, but the most exclusive street in England and Wales remains unchanged.
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Wind power?
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:53 GMT
Can you fit a wind turbine in a housing estate?
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Final call
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:51:23 GMT
Brendan Barber on pension scheme closures
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Cost cutters
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:05 GMT
Paying when companies shed pensions liabilities
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Royal junk mail
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:31:00 GMT
Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers
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Credit cards
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:05:08 GMT
How to get the best deal available on the market
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Exploitation?
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:00:18 GMT
Internships for graduates 'may breach wage laws'
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