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Bosses set to slash pensions

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Bosses set slash pensions - Employers will use Labour's new national pension savings scheme as an excuse for cutting existing benefits, say experts Inflations hits record high - The impact of bigger bills for domestic energy rents November nudged inflation its highest level since Labour came power today



Bosses set to slash pensions  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Employers will use Labour's new national pension savings scheme as an excuse for cutting existing benefits, say experts
Inflations hits record high  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The impact of bigger bills for domestic energy and rents in November nudged inflation to its highest level since Labour came to power today
Market report: Tuesday latest  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
13.00:Shares of steelmaker Corus were again trading at record highs as Tata put the finishing touches to what could be a knockout offer
How banks calculate charges  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Researchers say they have exposed how big banks have turned current account penalty charges into a vast money-making machine
Nasdaq launches hostile LSE bid  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The future of the LSE is set to be decided by the end of January after hostile American bidder Nasdaq formally kicked off its £2.9bn takeover bid
Harry Potter publisher is savaged  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Shares in Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury crashed 100p to 210p today after a shock profits warning last night
Sainsbury's bananas to be all Fairtrade  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
In a move welcomed by the Fairtrade Foundation, Sainsbury's has announced that by next July all its bananas will be Fairtrade sourced
A tenth of Brits live abroad  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Record numbers of people are fleeing Britain for a life in the sun, with nearly 200,000 moving overseas last year
Post is 'chronically poor' say MPs  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The interests of its customers are no longer the Post Office's top priority, says an influential Commons committee
£120m endowment crackdown  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
A crackdown on endowment firms by the financial watchdog has led to more than 100,000 previously rejected cases being reviewed and £120m worth of extra compensation
insurance sales tactics slammed  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Consumers need greater protection over the sale of 'expensive' payment protection insurance (PPI) policies, a task force said today
Massive Post Office closures leaked  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Royal Mail chiefs are locked in a furious row with the Government over its controversial plans to close thousands of post offices
Bank warns of mortgage woe  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England will sound the alarm today over an explosion in the number of £150,000-plus mortgages
Sales surge heralds a happier Christmas  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The value of goods sold on London's High Streets surged last month against 12 months earlier amid hopes of a strong Christmas
House prices slip away from £200k  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
House prices slipped slightly away from the £200,000 mark in October but annual inflation continued to rise
Renters owe a year's wages  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Nearly one in 10 people who rent a home and have unsecured loans owe more than their annual income, according to official research
Bidders go to war over Corus  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Brazilian firm CSN today trumped the new improved offer for Corus from Indian rival Tata Steel, provoking an all-out bidding war
Lloyds targets Polish push  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Lloyds TSB is recruiting Polish-speaking staff to target the fastest growing ethnic minority in Britain
Farepak boss's disappearing act  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's Jeff Prestridge takes a look at the former chief exec of European Home retail who many suspect was responsible for the collpase of Farepak
Supermarket competition probe delayed  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The Competition Commission has delayed the timetable for its inquiry into the UK's £95bn grocery sector
Poor service brings action on broadband  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
A crackdown on broadband internet providers after a torrent of consumer complaints about poor service will be announced this week
Supermarkets' sweatshop shame  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Workets are paid just 5p an hour to churn out cheap clothes for major High Street chains and supermarket giants, a charity has claimed
Family tax bill rises by £200  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The tax burden on a typical family will be £200 a year higher than last year as a result of the Pre-Budget Report, says a leading think tank
Balls sells Britain short  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The love affair between Ed Balls and the City has gone too far - automatic approval of foreign takeover bids is a dereliction of duty by Government.
30 Second guide to Impairment charges  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team take a look at the posh way banks refer to bad debts.
Prudence gets pensions knife out again  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Ros Altmann, the tireless pensions campaigner, had been at the House of Commons with representatives of the 100,000 who have been financially obliterated by the Government's refusal to make reparation for pension scheme wind-ups. As she, my colleague
The inconstant gardener  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's readers' champion investigates the improbably investment return promises of PDS Properties
Share tips from Financial Mail's Midas  [12/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's esteemed share-picker takes a look at Diageo and Asos