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Companies rush to 'sell' £2bn pensions

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Companies rush 'sell' £2bn pensions - The 'floodgates have opened' for pension sell-off after ten companies will announce that they are offload expensive final salary pension schemes Pensioners Houghton - Village of scammed - An entire village has fallen victim worldwide credit card scam after an international gang installed fake card-reader village shop chip Pin user



Companies rush to 'sell' £2bn pensions  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The 'floodgates have opened' for a pension sell-off after ten companies will announce that they are to offload expensive final salary pension schemes Pensioners
Houghton - Village of the scammed  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
An entire village has fallen victim to a worldwide credit card scam after an international gang installed a fake card-reader in the village shop chip and Pin user
Market report: Friday close  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
17:00:The FTSE 100 index faces its biggest shake-up since the dotcom boom, and that could spell bad news for the index trackers that look after our private savings and pensions Market report graphic
A-Z of the Sunday newspapers  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Here's our round-up of some of the key business and financial stories in the newspapers this weekend Daily Mail front page
Christmas Eve rule will hit 2m pensioners  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Sub-postmasters and pensioners' leaders united yesterday to attack the Government's refusal to help nearly two million elderly people pick up their pensions at Christmas Ken Wilson, Pension queues
New setback at Equitable  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Members of Equitable Life must face yet more delays before they find out if their battle for compensation from the Government will be backed by the parliamentary ombudsman
Supermarkets fined £116m for price-fixing  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarket giants Asda and Sainsbury's today agreed to pay multi-million pound fines after they admitted fixing the price of milk, cheese and butter Sainsbury's store
Taxman plans raid on offshore accounts  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The taxman is considering a second, broader campaign to recoup unpaid taxes from offshore bank accounts after its first attempt netted just £400m beach umbrella
Mortgage cost disputes double  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Lenders and borrowers breathed a sigh of relief as the Bank of England cut rates this week but a surge in mortgage complaints has shown lenders need to improve their service London Houses
Buying with store cards may double the price  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Christmas shoppers were today warned of paying twice over for their presents if they opt to apply for expensive store cards Argos Store-card
Credit crunch will hit UK hard  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Britains heavy reliance on financial services and the hosuing market will leave it far more exposed to the credit crunch than other economies, the OECD has warned House outline
Rates cut but slump signals more falls  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Interest rates were cut yesterday amid City claims that they may need to fall to 4% to head off a recession Bank of England
Tory reveals plans to stop gazumping  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The making and accepting of an offer on a house could be made legally binding under Conservative plans to stop gazumping KirstieAllsopp
Murdoch's Sky promotion breaks City rules  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
James Murdoch's elevation from chief executive to non-executive chairman of satellite television company BSkyB is in breach of the rules which govern the City James Murdoch
If you want to avoid a crisis ...just whistle  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Whistling a merry tune to keep the spirits up in the full knowledge that the trenches lie in wait, or a genuine display of confidence?
The long wait for justice at Equitable Life  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
A lot of customers, horribly wronged, are relying on this stoic woman to see justice prevail.
Child support tangle and more BG blunders  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries
Midas: ITE & Oxford Instruments  [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The Mail on Sunday's stock picker runs the rule over an events firm operating in Russia and and non-technology provider