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• Bitcoin price update: Bitcoin currency rises after China exchange shut downs

  17-09-2017 17:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN'S price has jumped back towards $4,000, as the cryptocurrency staged a recovery after China closed down exchanges BTCC, OkCoin and Huobi in a move that prompted a steep crash in value.
  
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• Have you got a FORGOTTEN pension? £400 MILLION of unclaimed savings – find YOURS now

  17-09-2017 17:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  PENSIONERS have been urged to check whether they're got a forgotten nest egg, with around £400million unclaimed, according to the Government.
  
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• Bitcoin scam alert: ICO fraud warning for investors from watchdog

  17-09-2017 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN'S price surge has attracted more investors to plough cash into cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings , but the financial regulator is now highlighting the fraud and scam risks to investors.
  
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• Why you should invest your money both in Britain and overseas

  17-09-2017 14:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  NO INVESTOR is an island, and even the most patriotic Briton will want to invest some of their money overseas, as well as at home.
  
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• Brexit is a REVOLT against the establishment, says Metro Bank boss taking on the big banks

  17-09-2017 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXIT is a revolt against the establishment, which Metro Bank is replicating against Britain's long-standing financial giants, according to the bank’s chairman Vernon Hill.
  
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• RBS victims want access to full report into how the bank mistreated them

  17-09-2017 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  VICTIMS of Royal Bank of Scotland’s restructuring division could seek a judicial review of the City regulator’s decision to keep under wraps a report into how the bank mistreated them.
  
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• Victims of RBS are still struggling to get to the truth, says GEOFF HO

  17-09-2017 13:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  FOR the victims of Royal Bank of Scotland’s notorious turnaround division, Global Restructuring Group, even getting people to take their claims seriously and investigate them has been a struggle.
  
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• Firms to be banned from using cold calling about pensions

  17-09-2017 13:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  FIRMS will be banned from using cold calling about pensions under House of Lords amendments to the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill.
  
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• Pay off your mortgage FASTER: How to clear debts early

  17-09-2017 12:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  MILLIONS of homeowners are paying too much for their mortgage and could pay off debts faster by simply moving to a better deal, research has showed.
  
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• Gold price 2017: North Korea World War 3 fears fade pushing metal value down

  17-09-2017 10:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE price of gold has dropped from one year highs, but could jump back if North Korea World War 3 worries make a return, experts have warned.
  
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• It’s one rule for big data, another for its victims | John Naughton

  17-09-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The massive – and avoidable – data breach at credit agency Equifax has left millions of consumers at risk, but don’t expect anyone to be held to accountLast week, much of the tech world was temporarily unhinged by a circus in Cupertino, where a group of ageing hipster billionaires unveiled some impressive technology while miming the argot of teenage fandom (incredible, amazing, awesome, etc) and pretending that they were changing the world. Meanwhile, over in the real world, an
  
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• Zanussi turns up heat on new boiler installation. Is it a con?

  17-09-2017 07:59 via theguardian.com
  The salesman offered me a grant that I don’t think I’m eligible forI’ve been offered a non-means-tested government grant towards a Zanussi gas boiler installation, but am worried it may be a new take on the double-glazing hard sell. Try as I might, I can’t find out whether it’s genuine or not. It started with a cold call from what I understood to be the Energy Saving Trust, saying that if I had an old boiler I was entitled to a grant for a new one. Ten minutes later
  
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• US retaliation feared as Brussels prepares to close Google’s tax loopholes

  17-09-2017 01:03 via theguardian.com
  Giant tech companies face being charged on turnover not profitsEU leaders have agreed to make “swift” progress on raising the tax bills for digital giants such as Google and Facebook, despite warnings from smaller states that unilateral action could drive business away from Europe.France is pushing for a new way of taxing them on the basis of their turnover – rather than profits – to increase the amount collected from companies accused of paying too little in Europe. Cont
  
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