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• Why am I still charged for cards when I transfer money?

  01-01-2019 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Firms are banned from levying surcharges on card payments, but some find wriggle roomTransferwise still levies a 1.5% charge for using a credit card to move funds to the account with them, despite the law change banning surcharges. The company told me it is part of their policy and that as they provide alternative free means of payment they are in compliance with the regulation. AI, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey Continue reading...
  
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• Top UK firms to reveal executive-worker pay gap under new rules

  01-01-2019 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Regulations to ensure greater transparency come after string of shareholder revolts in 2018Britain’s biggest listed companies will be forced to justify the pay gap between chief executives and their workforce as part of rules that come into force on New Year’s Day.The pay-ratio regulations are part of government efforts to improve transparency around executive remuneration. They follow a string of investor revolts in 2018 over high pay for senior executives at companies including Roy
  
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