UK Finance News

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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The Director General of the Institute off Economic Affairs (IEA), Mark Littlewood, has blasted politicians at home in the UK and across Europe for jumping on the bandwagon to promote support for an international levy on bank assets.
The IEA are particularly at odds with the Conservative party over the issue, David Cameron’s party have not [...]

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Despite their differences of opinion on financial regulation, British PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have united in an article published in the Wall Street Journal today, calling for a level playing field for taxing bonuses and restricting pay across the world.
In what is seen as an open attempt to lure US President [...]

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A survey by Alliance & Leicester International has revealed that a staggering 87% of ex pats are content to choose to retire in the country that they have chosen to reside in, with France (18%), Spain (13%) and the UK (12%), being the most popular retirement destinations.
With the cost of retirement in the UK estimated [...]

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The flagship store of London’s Knightsbridge borough, Harrods have this week started selling gold bars and coins, over the counter. While the commodities are obviously not on display, the discreet private investor is able to conduct business in the Harrods Bank.
Situated on the lower ground floor the gold including a 12.5kg bar will be displayed [...]

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