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Companies rush to 'sell' £2bn pensions [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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The 'floodgates have opened' for a pension sell-off after ten companies will announce that they are to offload expensive final salary pension schemes
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Houghton - Village of the scammed [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Market report: Friday close [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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A-Z of the Sunday newspapers [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Here's our round-up of some of the key business and financial stories in the newspapers this weekend
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Christmas Eve rule will hit 2m pensioners [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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New setback at Equitable [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Supermarkets fined £116m for price-fixing [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Taxman plans raid on offshore accounts [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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The taxman is considering a second, broader campaign to recoup unpaid taxes from offshore bank accounts after its first attempt netted just £400m
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Mortgage cost disputes double [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Buying with store cards may double the price [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Christmas shoppers were today warned of paying twice over for their presents if they opt to apply for expensive store cards
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Credit crunch will hit UK hard [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Rates cut but slump signals more falls [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Interest rates were cut yesterday amid City claims that they may need to fall to 4% to head off a recession
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Tory reveals plans to stop gazumping [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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The making and accepting of an offer on a house could be made legally binding under Conservative plans to stop gazumping
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Murdoch's Sky promotion breaks City rules [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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If you want to avoid a crisis ...just whistle [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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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?
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The long wait for justice at Equitable Life [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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A lot of customers, horribly wronged, are relying on this stoic woman to see justice prevail.
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Child support tangle and more BG blunders [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries
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Midas: ITE & Oxford Instruments [12/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Mail on Sunday's stock picker runs the rule over an events firm operating in Russia and and non-technology provider
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