Mar
2009
Articles from 20th Mar 2009
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Government slashes SAYE bonus rates
Mar 20 2009 | Financial
The Government has cut the bonus rates paid on employee savings schemes following recent interest rate falls. Read
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NS&I drops one Premium Bond £1m prize
Mar 20 2009 | Financial
National Savings and Investments is abandoning one of the £1million jackpot prizes that Premium Bond holders can win. Read
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Winners and losers in mortgage market
Mar 20 2009 | Financial
Interest rates have probably sunk as low as they can go, and as the Bank of England starts pumping another £75 billion into the economy by buying bonds and corporate debt from banks, millions of homebuyers, and others keen to buy, need a “safety first” strategy through a severe downturn. Read
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Beware of this Government Ponzi scheme
Mar 20 2009 | Financial
If it was not so serious, the daily breaking news from the financial world would make a top-rated soap series, which would have us all glued to our television sets. Read
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Public borrowing soars to £9 million in February
Mar 20 2009 | Financial
The UK plunged further into the red in February as public borrowing soared to £9 billion, official figures showed yesterday. Read
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Mortgage lending hits eight-year low in February
Mar 20 2009 | Financial
Mortgage lending dived by 60 per cent to an eight-year low during February as the credit crunch continued to strangle the market. Read
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Bankers fall in Birmingham - to help hospice
Mar 20 2009 | Financial
Bankers will abandon their suits for more appropriate attire as they attempt to abseil down their office building to raise £6,000 for charity tomorrow. Read
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Pru appoint first black chief executive of FTSE 100 company
Mar 20 2009 | Financial
Insurance giant Prudential said yesterday its chief executive of more than four years was stepping down to be replaced by the first black chief executive of a FTSE 100 company. Read
