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Pru buys Equitable's with-profits

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Pru buys Equitable's with-profits - As revealed profits of close £2bn, Pru today announced is buying Equitable Life's £1.8bn with-profits pension fund, offering comfort 62,000 policyholders Fears over council tax shake-up - Plans introduce council tax 'superband' for £1m homes could also hit less well-off if general revaluation goes ahead



Pru buys Equitable's with-profits  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
As it revealed profits of close to £2bn, the Pru today announced it is buying Equitable Life's £1.8bn with-profits pension fund, offering comfort to 62,000 policyholders
Fears over council tax shake-up  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Plans to introduce a council tax 'superband' for £1m homes could also hit the less well-off if a general revaluation goes ahead
Market report: Thursday latest  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
11.45:Shares bounced back on the London Stock Exchange today, bringing a sigh of relief from punch-drunk investors
£9.3bn Olympics cash deal  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The funding crisis gripping the London Olympics has ended dramatically with a £9.3bn deal, with an extra £5bn pumped in from central government
UK economy 'will weather storm'  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Exclusive:As world financial markets suffered another day of turmoil, City Minister Ed Balls says the UK economy remains well placed to weather the storm
Cadbury-Schweppes reveals split plan  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Another British company today effectively threw itself into the jaws of private equity as Cadbury Schweppes confirmed it will split itself in two
The £1m estate agents  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The property boom has helped turn many homeowners into millionaires. Now high-flying estate agents are reaping similar rewards
Morrisons trumpets £450m make-over  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarkets group Morrisons is to update its unloved fascias, cluttered store layouts and garish uniforms, and ditch the well-worn 'more reasons to shop at Morrisons' slogan
BBC in a Jam over £150m website  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The BBC is to shut down its £150m online education service, BBC Jam, following claims it is damaging the interests of industry competitors
Blue Peter phone-in scam  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The BBC's Blue Peter has fooled its 1.1 million viewers by faking the winning call in a phone-in
We're no better off than in 2001  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The average family is barely better off than it was five years ago - despite sustained economic growth, a report claims today
'Big rises in council tax' for top band  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Top-rate council tax payers face hefty rises in bills under plans to be unveiled next week
Scottish Life payouts slashed  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The UK's largest mutual life and pensions company has slashed payouts on maturing with-profits policies in its closed Scottish Life fund
City boys claiming EU farm payouts  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Investors are making millions of pounds by buying cheap land and claiming farming subsidies designed to improve the agricultural environment from the EU
Banks dumping customer details in street  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of bank customers have been put at risk of identity fraud after their account details were dumped outside branches
Profits plunge at French Connection  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Another miserable year at French Connection has left investors worried, but chairman Stephen Marks is still picking up a £2m cheque
Conrad Black's moment of truth  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Former Press baron Conrad Black will enter a Chicago court today to answer charges that could see him jailed for 101 years
Homes warning as green vision unveiled  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Homeowners who refuse to make their properties energy efficient will face financial penalties under government plans to create a 'green' economy'
Lloyds TSB is first big Olympic sponsor  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Lloyds TSB today became the first big sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics, when it signed up as a top-tier domestic partner in a deal thought to be worth at least £80m
Online card fraud rises again  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The scourge of card fraud committed online continues to rise, as fraudsters turn their attention away from retailers who are signed up to Chip and Pin
Viacom to sue YouTube for $1bn  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
MTV owner Viacom announced today that it is suing Google and its video-sharing website YouTube for more than $1bn for unauthorised use of its programmes
New buyers get in a fix  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Fears that interest rate hikes could push the cost of mortgages beyond them are prompting a record number of first-time buyers to opt for fixed rates
Call for 8% rates to cool housing  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Exclusive:Interest rates need to go above 8% to control booming house prices, a leading economist has warned
Credit markets take fright  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
How worried should we be about the collapse in 'trailer park' mortgage lending in the US? - the nervousness on equity markets is not without justification
30 Second Guide ToThe NAPF  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mails City team look at the organisation that represents some of the largest UK firms and monitors the decline in fianl salary schemes for workers
Preying on the poor  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Can it ever be right for a bank to give a teenager thousands of pounds worth of loans that will leave her in debt for years to come?
Midas: Morgan's focus still on growth  [03/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail on Sunday's star share tipper gives the thumbs up to Morgan Sindall and a qualified approval to GTE