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• UK House Prices - This is London Falling - The Market Oracle

  21-03-2016 22:40
  The Market Oracle
  UK House Prices - This is London Falling
  The Market Oracle
  Once again, fast-rising home prices have "convinced the public that bricks and mortar are likely to provide the most comfortable retirement." (FT, 11/11/15). A recent survey of 10,000 Britons finds that 44% believe property will be their biggest ...
  

• The Crusader guide to: Avoid becoming a financial fraud victim

  21-03-2016 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Consumers and businesses urged to follow key steps to avoid ending up victims
  
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• Deception scams drive rise in financial fraud

  21-03-2016 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FINANCIAL fraud rose sharply last year with losses increasing to £755 million, up 26 per cent as crooks found rich pickings targeting people’s personal information.
  
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• The Republican boss: for female lawyers, it’s the worst possible option

  21-03-2016 19:18
  
  Female lawyers at conservative-led firms feel routinely discriminated against, hears Jill Filipovic, and a new study says their experience may not be so rareAlexis, a 31-year-old attorney at a mid-sized politically conservative law firm in Detroit, was working on two deals when a male partner she hadn’t met before called her up and asked if she was getting weepy. “I want to make sure you aren’t running into Elise’s office crying every morning,” Alexis said he told h
  
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• It's Sky high as pay-TV giant raises prices again

  21-03-2016 17:09
  
  Increases that will come into effect from 1 June will see most customers paying between £1 and £4.25 more a monthSky is putting up the prices of its TV packages by an average of between £2 and £3 a month from 1 June.The TV giant has revealed new prices for both upgrades and its TV deals, with increases ranging between £1 and £4.25 per month.Continue reading...
  
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• The inspector calls - and house prices jump

  21-03-2016 16:53 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  How the Ofsted effect could add thousands to the value of your house (or send it sliding)
  
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• What is the lifetime ISA and how does it work?

  21-03-2016 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE lifetime ISA will allow young people to save towards their first home and retirement at the same time. But what is it?
  
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• sPower Achieves Financial Close, Nearly $48 Million Debt Financing for UK ... - Business Wire (press release)

  21-03-2016 15:43
  sPower Achieves Financial Close, Nearly $48 Million Debt Financing for UK ...
  Business Wire (press release)
  SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--sPower, a prominent renewable energy provider announced today that they have reached financial close with National Australia Bank (NAB) on the financing of sPower's UK portfolio of operating solar assets. The senior ...en meer »
  

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• IFS analysis chimes with Duncan Smith's budget warning

  21-03-2016 15:25
  
  Research shows budget preserves income of wealthier households, while poorest could lose 12% of their income by 2019Iain Duncan Smith’s warning that George Osborne’s budget will hit poorer families hardest while preserving the incomes of the better off and pensioners has been backed up by an influential thinktank. Related: The IDS way: Victorian morality, reforming zeal and gross incompetenceContinue reading...
  
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• IHS Buys U.K. Financial Data Firm Markit for $5.5 Billion - Bloomberg

  21-03-2016 15:04
  IHS Buys U.K. Financial Data Firm Markit for $5.5 Billion
  Bloomberg
  IHS Inc., which provides data analysis for energy and automotive companies, agreed to acquire London-based Markit Ltd. to bulk up in financial services. Shareholders of IHS will get about 57 percent of the enlarged company and stockholders of Markit ...en meer »
  

• ECB's Constancio backs stricter curbs on fund managers

  21-03-2016 14:08
  
  LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Stricter curbs are needed on the 10-trillion-euro asset management sector to control leverage and stop any heavy outflow of money rocking the financial system, the European Central Bank's vice-president said.
  
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• UK digital economy now driving more growth than financial or retail sectors - The Drum

  21-03-2016 13:09
  The Drum
  UK digital economy now driving more growth than financial or retail sectors
  The Drum
  The so-called 'flat white economy' is driving more growth for the UK than the financial or retail sectors, according to a new study. Synonymous with trendy tech startups and with its hub based in London, the flat white sector (named by researchers ...en meer »
  

• What is the national living wage and when does it come in?

  21-03-2016 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MORE than a million British workers are set to get a pay rise when the new minimum living wage comes in. But what is it?
  
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• Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. Has $4287000 Position in Discover ... - South Florida Hedge Fund Managers

  21-03-2016 12:49
  Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. Has $4287000 Position in Discover ...
  South Florida Hedge Fund Managers
  Discover Financial Services logo Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) by 66.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange ...en meer »
  

• Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. Has $6130000 Position in Cincinnati ... - Financial Market News

  21-03-2016 12:47
  Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. Has $6130000 Position in Cincinnati ...
  Financial Market News
  Cincinnati Financial logo Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. raised its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) by 2,767.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 103,608 ...en meer »
  

• Charity pensions: how to defuse the billion-pound timebomb

  21-03-2016 11:47
  
  Many organisations don’t have the funds to meet future or current pension payments for employees and time is tickingCharities’ have an estimated combined pension deficit of £1.6bn, with many smaller organisations finding there is simply not enough cash to put aside to meet the cost of employees’ promised pension payments.If they cannot close this gap between their obligations and their assets, the threat to their long-term financial sustainability is severe. Not only may
  
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• Study for European banks says Brexit would harm sector

  21-03-2016 10:49
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Banks in London would be hit hard if Britain left the European Union to trigger a long spell of uncertainty, a study conducted for European banking lobby AFME said on Monday.
  
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• 'Brexit' could cost Britain 100 billion pounds and a million jobs

  21-03-2016 10:49
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A British vote to leave the European Union could cost the economy 100 billion pounds and 950,000 jobs by 2020, according to research commissioned by employers' group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
  
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• After stellar boom, UK housebuilders face tougher progress

  21-03-2016 08:19
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British housebuilders might be witnessing more signs that their share prices are overheating after a blistering four-year rally with negative bets against Berkeley surging, while "Brexit" concerns could further hit the sector.
  
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