UK Finance News

Metro Bank will open its first branch in Central London on July 29th.
Britain’s first new high street banking group since the 19th century will open its doors on Thursday promising a return to traditional banking practises from its ultra modern premises.
The flagship branch is the first of twelve planned openings across Greater London during the [...]

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With the summer now at long last upon us, for many parents thoughts will be turning to the up coming school holidays and how they will keep the kids entertained for the six week duration.
Of course in the current financial climate many of us will be looking at the many and varied ways of keeping [...]

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Compass Management Consulting have claimed that analysis of information technology (IT) outsourcing contracts in the UK , shows that the public sector is paying 40% or more above the market rate for outsourced services.
According to Compass Management Consulting, which has analysed contracts within central government over the past 5 years, this means the public sector [...]

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In the current financial environment where the traditional areas of investment such as property and stock markets have faltered or crashed over the past couple of years, many of us seem content to play it safe by keeping any savings that we may have tucked up in banks, earning little or no interest.
It is fair [...]

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A recent survey conducted by Money.co.uk uncovered some light hearted facts about how parents rely on their children’s money when finding themselves caught short for cash.
It appears that 31% of Mums and Dads borrowed money from their children on at least one occasion during 2009 and on average parents borrowed £15 each time, equating to [...]

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