Shell to close its salary pension scheme

Commentators have described the decision by Shell to close its salary pension scheme as an unsurprising move. Just because it is unsurprising doesn’t mean that this is not a significant decision for the company, and it marks an important moment for the financial future of many people.

This is the final company in the FTSE 100 to . . . → Read More: Shell to close its salary pension scheme

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TraderPlay teaches you Tricks of the Trade

TraderPlay hasĀ  been developed by TraderPeople, and is the brainchild of Chris Hobcroft, Jonathan Rose and Chris Hobcroft, who between them have 15 years of experience in the technology and trading sectors. This new online game offers players real time and risk free access to the stock market and there are real cash prizes up for . . . → Read More: TraderPlay teaches you Tricks of the Trade

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Offshore Coordination Unit looking for offshore cash

The Offshore Coordination Unit is the latest effort by the taxman to prevent offshore tax evasion. The unit is based in Birmingham and it is going to be analysing the extra information that the revenue office is receiving about UK taxpayers holding money abroad.

Recent deals have been made with the governments of Switzerland and Lichtenstein so . . . → Read More: Offshore Coordination Unit looking for offshore cash

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Move With Us says buy to let needs regulation

The buy to let market in the UK is worth billions of pounds and has certainly reached maturity. Despite it being a mature market it is still vulnerable and Move With Us, a property specialist, have recently conducted a survey showing that most estate agents in the country would want to see the market be more . . . → Read More: Move With Us says buy to let needs regulation

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Synovate says that there is some Christmas cheer on the high street

The latest data that has just been released by Synovate Retail Performance indicates that retail footfall with in the UK is rallying Figures show that during the month of November, the number of shoppers who entered non food stores fell by -1.7% compared to November 2010. This was an improvement on the figures for October which . . . → Read More: Synovate says that there is some Christmas cheer on the high street

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Halifax 0% credit card

0% interest rates are something that credit card companies have been offering for a long time. They were something relatively simple for the consumer to understand; if you had a good credit rating then it was easy for you to get, but if your credit was poor then you would be declined the card.

Halifax are about . . . → Read More: Halifax 0% credit card

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Aldermore Bank links up with Experian hopefully for the benefit of investors

The international information services group Experian has just announced that it is entering into a contract with Aldermore Bank for 3 years. The information company will be providing the bank with analytical services and credit information as well as software. The information will come from its commercial and consumer banking portfolio. It is hoped that the . . . → Read More: Aldermore Bank links up with Experian hopefully for the benefit of investors

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