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The 'Imperfect' Consumers Shut Out of Basic Financial Services - Jonquil Lowe

New report shows millions in the UK are denied essential financial services because of disability, disease and age.

 

2 June 2016, 12:47
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Why New York-Style Rent Controls Wouldn't Work in London - Alan Shipman

New York clings firmly to its system of rent control, but London's housing market has changed too much to re-introduce them.

25 April 2016, 09:25
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Banking Crimes without End - Steve Tombs

Two new reports from the NAO offer a telling reminder that within the financial services sector, crime forms part of normal business practice.

 

23 March 2016, 14:43
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What You Need to Know Ahead of the Spending Review - Alan Shipman

As the UK government delivers its spending plans for the next five years, a number of controversial cuts are on the cards.

21 December 2015, 16:31
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Would Jeremy Corbyn's Quantitative Easing for the People Work? - Alan Shipman

Corbyn has proposed giving the Bank of England a new mandate to invest, but Alan Shipman argues the track record of this approach makes it hard to swallow.

17 September 2015, 13:00
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The Sharing Economy Could End Capitalism – But That's Not All - Chris Martin

Could the sharing economy bring about the end of capitalism - or simply further reduce quality of life for many within society?

3 September 2015, 09:35
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Is Britain Braced for a Brazen Raid on Pensions and Savings? - Jonquil Lowe

The new government’s financial plans - including a major change to the taxation of dividends and pension tax reliefs - should put savers on alert.

2 September 2015, 16:29
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Osborne’s Business-Friendly Budgets Have Been Bailed Out by Borrowers - Alan Shipman

Osborne’s budgets have made many businesses happy - just not enough to make them splash the cash sufficiently for his monetary and fiscal stimulus to be withdrawn.

2 September 2015, 16:23
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Osborne’s Reforms May Not give Pensioners the Freedom They Seek - Jonquil Lowe

The freedom that Osborne's reforms bring is complex and annuity sellers will need good advice that goes beyond Pension Wise's guidance.

2 September 2015, 16:20
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Course Highlights Huge Concern about Pensions in UK - Martin Upton

80% of questions on free online course Managing My Money ask about pensions, revealing widespread examples of poor or no pension planning in UK.

20 July 2015, 16:42

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