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• What would British business be like after Brexit?

  18-06-2016 17:00
  
  With the referendum approaching, we round up experts’ opinions on what effect they think a Leave vote would have on the economic landscapeA vote to quit the European Union would have many consequences for the UK, some more apparent than others. George Osborne argues that life after Brexit would be characterised by market turmoil and a shock to the government’s finances that will force ministers to impose even more austerity. Here we look at what business groups, analysts and economic
  
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• City news: Revlon, HSBC's fine, JD score and LV's local lad takes top job

  18-06-2016 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  COSMETICS group Revlon is giving itself a makeover buying US rival Elizabeth Arden for $870million .
  
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• Why cash trumps shares if you want top returns

  18-06-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis by Radio 4’s Paul Lewis defies the view that savings accounts are a poor relation of sharesMany people with shares-based investments will have been feeling glum this week after Brexit jitters wiped tens of billions of pounds off the value of leading UK companies. But at least they can be happy in the knowledge that, over time, the stock market always does better than cash held in a savings account … doesn’t it?This conventional wisdom was challenged this week after on
  
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• They charge huge fees, but are fund managers really working for you?

  18-06-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  We talk to one of the authors of a devastating critique of the City and Wall Street, exposing how Anglo-American money management is failing the populations of both countriesBeth lives in Atlanta, Cathy lives in Aberdeen, and Sarah lives in Amsterdam. They are sisters, and each earns around £40,000 a year. They also each pay roughly the same amount into a pension scheme. But, on retirement, Sarah in the Netherlands picks up a pension that is 50% higher than her sisters in Britain and the U
  
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• Take control of your spending with these budgeting apps

  18-06-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From sticking to a monthly budget to ensuring your bank balance stays out of the red, here’s how technology could help you manage your financesThe lives of millions of people in Britain are so precarious that a third of families would have trouble finding £500 for an emergency bill. With average wages still below where they were eight years ago, it’s hardly surprising so many people, particularly the young, struggle to make ends meet. But there are a string of smartphone apps t
  
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• Pet insurer’s refusal to pay to remove elastic cat ate has stretched my finances

  18-06-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Animal Friends declined to pay claim despite having given the go-ahead during a telephone inquiryI am locked in a row with Animal Friends pet insurance over the payment of a vet’s bill of approximately £800 for our cat, Feste, after he had treatment for apparently eating a long length of elastic string, which was missing. Feste has form for eating string and he was off colour and distressed.The vet treated him as an emergency case in February as string tangled in the gut can prove fa
  
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• I'm taking my daughters to Latitude – what essentials must I pack?

  18-06-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  I’m also worried I will end up embarrassing my teenagers at the festival
  Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question: Continue reading...
  
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• I like the EU, but I’m voting out

  18-06-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  There are lots of positives about being part of Europe, but the impact on working people’s rents and wages is not among themThe EU has given us cheap mobile phone roaming charges, cheaper flights and proper compensation when things go wrong. It has helped clean up the environment, improving our rivers and beaches. It has given us unprecedented freedom to travel visa-free across the continent. And I’m voting out.Why? I know a painter/decorator who has not been able to raise his wages
  
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• Beat the Brexit effect when buying your holiday money

  18-06-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Out of Europe could mean out of pocket if the pound plunges against the euro. But you can lock into today’s exchange rate if you’re worried we’ll vote to leaveA vote to leave the EU could see sterling plunge on the money markets later this week. For holidaymakers heading to the Med, it is likely that when they swap their pounds for euros they will not receive anywhere near as much as they enjoyed last summer. So what, if anything, can you do to protect yourself?This week the ex
  
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• Rio state declares financial disaster before Olympic Games - Belfast Telegraph

  18-06-2016 02:47
  
  Belfast Telegraph
  Rio state declares financial disaster before Olympic Games
  Belfast Telegraph
  The acting governor of Rio de Janeiro state has declared a state of financial disaster so he has more leeway to manage the state's scarce resources less than two months before Brazil hosts the Olympic Games. Francisco Dornelles's decision will allow ...
  Financial emergency declared in Rio ahead of OlympicsAOL UKalle 149 nieuwsartikelen »
  
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