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Insurance Industry Pays Out £77 Million A Day
Insurers paid out around £77 million a day in insurance claims, statistics released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI)…
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Dividend Cover Ratio Falls
Dividend cover for the index of 350 leading shares has fallen to its lowest level since 2009, research by The…
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Borrowers Concerned About Interest Rate Rise
Borrowers are worried about the effect a rise in interest rates will have on their regular debt repayments, according to…
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Record Number Of Over-50s In Employment
Over-50s are making their largest contribution to the UK workforce since records began, according to new analysis by Aviva. The…
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New Enterprise Bill Published
The government has published a new Enterprise Bill that it hopes will provide businesses with an environment to drive growth…
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A Third Of People Do Not Formally Budget
Just over a fifth of adults in the UK have only a “rough idea” or no idea at all about…
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High Take-Up Of Pension Freedoms
More than 200,000 people have withdrawn part or all of their pension pot in the 3 months since the introduction…
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Businesses Call For Impartial Information On EU Referendum
Businesses in the UK do not feel that they have enough impartial information to make an informed decision about how…
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Business Costs Rising Ahead Of Inflation
Many companies have seen their costs continue to rise across 2015, with staff costs being the most commonly reported increase,…
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Pensioners Pay A Tenth Of Income Tax
Over-65s pay 11% of the UK’s income tax bill according to figures released by Prudential. The insurance company analysed Office…
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National Living Wage To Have Modest Impact
The impact of the incoming introduction of the national living wage (NLW) will be minimal in most industries, according to…
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Awareness And Uptake In Government Investment Schemes Uneven
The system of claiming tax relief on investments should be used by the government to make investment easier and fully…
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Avoidance Crackdown Nets Record Collection For HMRC
The government has now collected a record £1 billion in tax payments from individuals using tax avoidance schemes…
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Interfloor to be acquired by Victoria PLC
Interfloor Group Limited, the UK’s leading carpet underlay and flooring accessories manufacturer, is to be acquired by Victoria PLC, the…
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Retirees Ignore Housing Equity Options
More than two thirds of people aged 65 and over have housing equity that could help bolster their retirement income,…
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Digital Connectivity Drives Small Business Growth
The health of the digital market for small businesses is helping drive growth despite gaps in expectation, service quality and…
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Employees In Large Firms Rely On Workplace Pensions
Workers in large companies are more likely to depend on their workplace pension in retirement compared to workers in smaller…
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Small Business Confidence Cools
Small business confidence is slowing down, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The survey of more than 1,500…
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SME Lending Under Government Scheme Increases
Lending to SMEs under the government’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) rose by £500 million in Q2 2015,…
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Over-55s Plan House Purchases
More than a third of people over 55 are planning to buy at least 1 more property in their lives,…
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Savers Misunderstand Pension Tax Relief
Two thirds of people don’t understand pension tax relief according to a survey by Aviva. However, the research shows that…
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Use Of Zero-Hours Contracts Increases
The use of zero-hours contracts has risen by 6% in the last year, according to the Office for National Statistics…
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Wage Enforcement Measures Announced
A range of measures to ensure that businesses comply with their wage obligations have been announced by the Business Secretary.…
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Advisory Fuel Rates Change
The rates that apply to fuel cost for company cars have changed as of 1 September 2015. The new advisory…
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Consumers Look To New Payment Technologies
Almost 4 in 10 current account holders think the rise of technology will eliminate the need to use cash in…
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