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• Can these funds help you to achieve financial independence sooner? - AOL UK

  09-08-2017 17:37
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  Can these funds help you to achieve financial independence sooner?
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  Buying shares in an investment company is a quick and relatively inexpensive way to help diversify your investments. It's can also a great way for retail investors to gain access to sectors or assets you wouldn't usually be able to own. So if you're ...en meer »
  
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• 2 recovering growth stocks to help you achieve financial ... - AOL.co.uk - AOL UK

  09-08-2017 15:04
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  2 recovering growth stocks to help you achieve financial ... - AOL.co.uk
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  Shares in Quantum Pharma(LSE: QP) had already been falling when a shock profit warning at first-half results time in October saw a further 50% knocked off the ...en meer »
  
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• Markets slide after Trump threatens North Korea with 'fire and fury' - business live

  09-08-2017 14:38
  Investors dump shares and dash for safe havens as tensions between Washington and Pyongyang escalate, on the 10th anniversary of the financial crisisIntroduction: Markets rattled by North Korea worriesLatest: European markets are hit by geopolitical fearsAnalyst: Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ talk hits stocks
  US airbase in Guam threatened by North Korea as Trump promises ‘fire and fury’Yen and gold surge, but shares are down across Europe
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• Bank of England to name conflicts officer to vet appointments

  09-08-2017 14:37
  Review prompted by resignation of deputy governor Charlotte Hogg over disclosure failures also recommends senior role for head of compliance The Bank of England is to task a senior executive with the role of conflicts officer to avoid a rerun of the circumstances that led to the resignation of Charlotte Hogg as deputy governor after she failed to disclose her brother works for Barclays. The conflicts officer will report to both the governor, Mark Carney, and Anthony Habgood, the chair of the cou
  
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• PRA warns on transition costs and risks for UK financial services ahead of Brexit - Mortgage Solutions (registration) (blog)

  09-08-2017 13:31
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  PRA warns on transition costs and risks for UK financial services ahead of Brexit
  Mortgage Solutions (registration) (blog)
  Woods, who is also deputy governor of the Bank of England, said the regulator has already identified two key risks including the extra costs and risks firms may incur through fragmentation caused by Brexit and the disruption to the servicing of ...en meer »
  
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• Abuse in Pakistan: 'I’m more scared of harassment online than offline'

  09-08-2017 12:50
  The country’s first cyber harassment helpline is providing legal and psychological support to women facing threats on social media platforms
  In January 2016, Suman was on her way to take her university exams when she was approached by a motorbike. The man grabbed her, took her to an isolated location and poured acid on her face. Despite her shrieks for help, the area was deserted and no one came to her aid. Suman’s face burned, stinging and swelling to the point where her lips and ey
  
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• Avendus to acquire UK-based Ocean Dial Asset Management - Financial Express

  09-08-2017 12:41
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  Avendus to acquire UK-based Ocean Dial Asset Management
  Financial Express
  Financial services firm Avendus Capital today said it is acquiring UK-based Ocean Dial Asset Management. By: PTI | Mumbai | Updated: August 9, 2017 4:41 PM. 13. Shares. Facebook · Twitter · Google Plus · Whatsapp. Avendus Captial, Ocean Dial ...en meer »
  
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• Medieval homes for sale - in pictures

  09-08-2017 11:30
  These properties, from Leicestershire to Italy, offer more period features than you could swing a sword at Continue reading...
  
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• Alistair Darling: 'RBS said it would run out of money in early afternoon'

  09-08-2017 09:59
  Ex-chancellor says scariest moment of financial crisis was when he took call from RBS and asked how long bank could lastAlistair Darling has revealed his “most scary moment” of the financial crisis, which began a decade ago.The former Labour chancellor of the exchequer said he received a shocking phone call from Royal Bank of Scotland in 2008, revealing a run on the bank. Continue reading...
  
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• Alistair Darling warns on UK economy 10 years after the financial crisis - City A.M.

  09-08-2017 09:46
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  Alistair Darling warns on UK economy 10 years after the financial crisis
  City A.M.
  Ten years since the start of the financial crisis, former chancellor Alistair Darling has warned that regulators can not be complacent about the stability of the British economy. Darling, who steered the UK economy through the 2008 recession, told the ...
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• Rentalcars.com drives me to the brink with US car hire surcharge

  09-08-2017 08:01
  The fee of more than £100 to drop the car in a different city was not mentioned when I bookedI booked car hire for a day in the US through Rentalcars.com. I was to collect it from Philadelphia and drop it in Cleveland. I paid £35.05 and bought non-refundable tickets to a concert in Cleveland and an overnight return ticket to Philadelphia on a Greyhound bus. I then received an email from Rentalcars saying there would be a $150 (£113) surcharge for dropping the car at a different
  
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• Fancy launching the next Starbucks? Here's how to franchise your business

  09-08-2017 08:00
  The right locations and a good team in charge can turn firms of all shapes, sizes and sectors into major global players
  When you think of franchises, the likes of McDonald’s, Starbucks or Domino’s Pizza might spring to mind. But along with these global giants there are lots of lesser known home-grown firms successfully expanding around the country and the world. Brands of all shapes, sizes and sectors have seized the growth opportunity offered by franchising, from Waterbabies, a baby
  
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• Sing sing: prison choir connects local employers to former offenders

  09-08-2017 07:53
  Pilot scheme at HMP Birmingham prepares prisoners for jobs and urges employers to see the potential of untapped workforceIn a brightly lit loft above the chapel of HMP Birmingham, singer Julianne Bastock is asking local business people to miaow up and down a musical scale.There are nervous smiles among the smartly dressed men and women who have come to see for themselves how a scheme to run choirs in prisons can help tackle reoffending rates and connect former prisoners with employers. Continue
  
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• Bank of England deputy's Brexit warning is strong stuff | Nils Pratley

  09-08-2017 07:47
  Sam Woods has spelled out clearly why a transition period is needed for financial services – and showed it would make the process cheaperSam Woods isn’t beating about the bush. The deputy governor of the Bank of England and head of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) says practical complexities arising from Brexit pose “a material risk to our objectives” and “we may have to make some difficult prioritisation decisions”. This is strong stuff. Central bank
  
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• Cath Kidston's profits bloom as 'essential Britishness' sells worldwide

  09-08-2017 07:30
  Overseas sales of UK brand’s trademark floral tablecloths, tea towels and crockery rise by almost a fifthCath Kidston won over UK shoppers with its trademark floral tablecloths, tea towels and crockery but the latest figures show the British brand is also going down a storm overseas.The homewares retailer said underlying profits had surged 27.4% to £9.3m in the year to 26 March. Turnover increased by almost 8% to £129.2m thanks to a near 20% increase in overseas sales as it enj
  
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• Bank of England warns Brexit will put strain on regulatory resources

  09-08-2017 01:01
  ‘Material risk’ to regulatory arm’s objective of promoting financial stability as it deals with UK’s withdrawal from EUThe Bank of England has warned that the task of regulating the City after Brexit will put a strain on its ability to police the financial sector. Deputy governor Sam Woods also said the Bank’s regulatory arm, the Prudential Regulation Authority, faced “a material risk to its objectives” – which include promoting financial stability
  
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• Netflix and Amazon on edge as Disney plans own streaming service

  09-08-2017 00:48
  Studio will pull all titles from rivals and try to corner market in family-friendly fare from 2019
  Disney is to pull its movies from Netflix and take on the streaming company with the launch of its own service from 2019, showing family-friendly fare such as the Toy Story films, Frozen and its forthcoming sequel, and The Lion King. The move is being seen as a potential major challenge to Netflix, whose shares fell 4% in after-hours trading on the back of the news, and to Amazon. Disney said it ha
  
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