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• Persistent, R3 bag UK land registry project - Financial Express

  06-12-2018 22:51
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  Persistent, R3 bag UK land registry project
  Financial Express
  R3's global team of over 180 professionals in 13 countries is supported by over 2,000 technology, financial, and legal experts drawn from its global member base. R3 is backed by investment of over $120 million from more than 45 firms. Persistent and R3 ...
  
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• Panic as the US-China trade war truce lasts less than a week | Nils Pratley

  06-12-2018 20:44
  US and UK markets lose all the gains of a year as trade tensions suddenly look ominousInvestors were already confused about where the great US-China trade war was going next, not least because President Trump is capable of sending contradictory signals in the space of two tweets. Now they’re seriously alarmed.The arrest in Canada of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, who faces extradition to the US, is a diplomatic incident. And it has arrived just as the US and China ha
  
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• UK financial watchdog cautions lenders over behaviour to borrowers in arrears - IG

  06-12-2018 17:09
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  UK financial watchdog cautions lenders over behaviour to borrowers in arrears
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  The Financial Conduct Authority has warned mortgage lenders that they must be careful with how they treat customers with long-term arrears on home loans to avoid regulatory action. share. Aaran Fronda AFronda_IG. Financial Writer, London. Thursday 06 ...
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• Hot and cold: Thames Water blames problem leaks on the weather

  06-12-2018 13:11 via theguardian.com
  Regulator fines dent profits as utility says cold snap and heatwave hampered repairsThames Water has warned that the summer heatwave and the “beast from the east” cold spell last winter held back its efforts on reducing leaks, as it reported a slump in half-year profits due to regulatory penalties.Even though it fixed 1,431 leaks a week, its best performance in a decade, Britain’s biggest water company admitted its leakage performance worsened, with 683m litres a day lost in th
  
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• Now I’m beating my debt and gambling addiction, I can enjoy Christmas | Danny Cheetham

  06-12-2018 12:00 via theguardian.com
  My extravagant present-buying was just a lie. Now I’m being honest with my family – and the payday lendersLast Christmas I wanted to give it my heart. I really was adamant I would make it special, try to keep smiling and show everyone around me how much they meant to me.I struggled a lot, throughout the year, but I had been keeping endless secrets, borrowing money and trying to help my family when they were stuck for cash, despite finding it hard to sort out my own bills. I then trie
  
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• UK cracks down on investor visas - Financial Times

  06-12-2018 10:59
  Financial Times
  UK cracks down on investor visas
  Financial Times
  Wealthy investors seeking a fast-track route to settlement in the UK are to face new restrictions under a Home Office crackdown on money laundering. The scheme, which is particularly popular among Russian and Chinese nationals, requires an investment ...
  UK Suspends Tier-1 Investors Visa in Financial Crime CrackdownLittle India
  UK To Suspend 'Gold-Plated' Visas For Oligarchs In Financial Crime Crackdown ...UrduPoint Newsalle 88 ni
  
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• Thomas Cook ‘special assistance’ was anything but for my mobility issues

  06-12-2018 07:59 via theguardian.com
  Despite a £380 bill for extra leg room, the seats never materialised on the flightI booked with Thomas Cook to fly with my family to Florida for my wedding. I have a mobility disability, which, among other things, means I can’t bend my knees enough to sit in a regular seat and need extra leg room which cannot be next to an exit for safety reasons. Because I know there are only a few seats on any aircraft I can use, I organised everything 14 months in advance with the “special a
  
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• Huawei CFO arrested in Canada on suspicion of violating US sanctions

  06-12-2018 05:36
  Meng Wanzhou faces extradition to the US as Asian shares plunge amid fears of worsening relations between Washington and Beijing Canada has arrested Huawei’s global chief financial officer in Vancouver, where she is facing extradition to the US in a move likely to exacerbate tensions between the US and China.Meng Wanzhou, one of the vice-chairs on the Chinese technology company’s board and the daughter of the company founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested on 1 December and a court hearin
  
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