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• Accrued interest in academics’ pensions | Brief letters

  01-06-2016 20:04
  
  Universities Superannuation Scheme | Etymological battle on ‘bottle’ | ‘Actresses’ in the crossword | Titty name change | Carla LaneYou report that the Universities Superannuation Scheme has investments in British American Tobacco and Royal Dutch Shell (Cancer scientists’ pensions invested in tobacco, 30 May). Just to add to this interesting list, the USS also has holdings in Japan Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco and Philip Morris. Other non-tobacco investments inclu
  
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• FINANCIAL CRASH WARNING: US set for 'economic meltdown that will drag down UK'

  01-06-2016 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AMERICA is on course for another recession that would have devastating consequences for Britain and the rest of the world, a top economist has warned today.
  
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• Pensions are honey pots for fraudsters targeting life-savings, savers warned

  01-06-2016 17:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  UNSCRUPULOUS fraudsters are preying on savers and trying to trick them out of pension pots that have taken years to build.
  
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• Property prices to FALL as landlord taxes ravage the housing market

  01-06-2016 16:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HOUSE price growth has flatlined across Britain as stamp duty changes and looming cuts to landlord tax perks throw cold water over the market.
  
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• Unions welcome return of British Steel after Tata Steel sale

  01-06-2016 13:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  UNIONS have welcomed the return of the British Steel brand after the completion of the sale of part of Tata Steel.
  
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• Savers could be hit by rippling cost of pension freedom

  01-06-2016 13:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SAVERS looking to escape an underperforming pension often find that there is a high price to pay for the privilege.
  
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• House price inflation slows after stamp duty increase

  01-06-2016 12:34
  
  Monthly increase in May was 0.2%, meaning average price for a home in the UK is now £204,368, after demand for second homes slumpsHouse price inflation slowed in May to a rate of 4.7% a year as second home buyers and landlords fell out of the market, according to Nationwide Building Society, but it added that a more prolonged slowdown is unlikely. The monthly increase in May was 0.2%, the same as April, helping to cut the annual rate from 4.9%. The average price for a home in the UK is now
  
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• MONEY GUIDE: How to AVOID costly pension traps

  01-06-2016 12:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  YOUR pension savings face a growing range of threats including rip-off fund charges, hidden fees and fraudulent advisers.
  
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• Peak time for garden crime

  01-06-2016 12:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SUMMER may be late starting but the gloom will not last forever and when the sun returns, so will the garden thieves.
  
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• House price bubble is all set to explode, property experts warn

  01-06-2016 11:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HOUSE prices continue to surge but fears are growing that the latest boom could end in yet another bust.
  
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• Oil prices can provide a slippery picture

  01-06-2016 10:36
  
  Despite a rise in prices, using oil as a signal for wider global economy may be short-sighted, as often it will fluctuate simply according to textbook economicsFor the first time since last October, the price of a barrel of oil has broken through $50. So it seems a good time to update the analysis I presented in January 2015. Back then, I argued that $50 or thereabouts would turn out to be a long-term ceiling for the oil price. At the time, with crude prices still above $60, almost everyone beli
  
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• One-hour time slots and robot couriers woo today's consumers

  01-06-2016 08:15
  
  With 59% of consumers saying they would avoid a retailer that offered a poor delivery service, small businesses are trying out innovative and personalised optionsHow many times have you heard the words, “Oh I’d much rather shop elsewhere but it means I can get next-day delivery”? It’s fair to say that Amazon, and other online behemoths, have transformed the e-commerce world in terms of delivery and customer satisfaction. And while we might be a way off (though possibly no
  
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• Our deposit for a conservatory has been lost

  01-06-2016 08:01
  
  The firm took our money, then applied for the company to be dissolved – and we have no way of getting the £2,388 backWe paid a Sussex company called Ieo Home Improvements £2,388 by bank transfer last December as a deposit for a conservatory.The owner, Luke Tester, said he would visit during the first week of January to measure up, but he never appeared. A couple of days later I saw him on BBC South East Today explaining that he had closed Ieo and was now running L&J Home Im
  
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• Beach homes – in pictures

  01-06-2016 08:00
  
  From Wales to Italy, plenty of sea and sand await you at these properties Continue reading...
  
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• Pensioners warned of 'sleepwalking' into 55 per cent tax after SAVING TOO MUCH

  01-06-2016 06:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MORE savers risk being hit with stinging tax charges after putting away TOO MUCH cash for retirement, experts have warned.
  
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