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Spreading risk in fund-of-funds pays off [06/14/2008 08:54 AM]
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Investors who avoid keeping all their eggs in one basket have seen their caution pay off as fund-of-funds beat star managers, according to new research
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Lawyers' field day as crisis bites [06/13/2008 05:28 PM]
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Signals gave Gerald Corbett problems during his time running Railtrack, and they seem to have given him difficulty in his later career as chairman of Woolworths
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Council in £200,000 property 'bungle' [06/13/2008 05:28 PM]
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A council has been accused of bungling the sale of a £200,000 property after letting it go for a tenth of its market value, it emerged today
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More pensions in 'postcode lottery' threat [06/13/2008 05:28 PM]
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Savers may face another obstacle to hopes of a comfortable retirement after Norwich Union said it is to base pension payouts on postcodes
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Market report: Friday close [06/13/2008 05:28 PM]
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17.00:France's EDF could raise its offer for British Energy by another £500m, according to sources close to the deal
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Petrol chaos fears as strike hits pumps [06/13/2008 05:28 PM]
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Petrol supplies to Shell garages were hit today as hundreds of drivers launched a four-day strike in a long-running row over pay
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Pensions turning into a postcode lottery in September [06/13/2008 10:58 AM]
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Savers may face another obstacle to hopes of a comfortable retirement after Norwich Union said it is to base pension payouts on postcodes
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£1,000 bedroom tax in home extensions [06/13/2008 10:58 AM]
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Families face town hall charges before they get permission to extend homes
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Watchdog targets cash call short sellers [06/13/2008 09:44 AM]
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today launched an unprecedented crackdown on rogue traders
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Rights issues: There must be a clearer way [06/13/2008 09:07 AM]
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Britain's antiquated system of rights issues, with its long, drawn-out lead time, has been placed under severe stress by recent market conditions
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BoE smooths the way for capital raising [06/13/2008 09:07 AM]
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The Bank of England is exploring how British banks can raise capital more quickly without risking a potentially destabilising rights issues of shares
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Market report: Friday latest [06/13/2008 09:07 AM]
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10.00:A glimmer of sunshine hit the gloom-laden High Street today, as John Lewis revealed sales in its department stores had risen for the first time in five weeks
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Food and oil prices 'may be high for years' [06/13/2008 09:07 AM]
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The Treasury has warned that rapid growth in the world economy and population, coupled with supply shortages, will stop commodity prices falling back to previous levels
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Petrol chaos fears as Shell strike begins [06/13/2008 09:07 AM]
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Supplies of petrol to Shell garages started to dry up today as hundreds of tanker drivers began a four-day strike
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Heathrow Hassle: Half of all flights late [06/12/2008 10:02 PM]
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Heathrow Airport is grinding to a halt, with latest official statistics revealing that nearly every second flight is running late
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Watchdog wallops Woolies with a fine [06/12/2008 10:02 PM]
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Woolworths has been fined by the Financial Services Authority for taking too long to tell the stock market its profits would be less than expected
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Nervous lenders block first-time buyers [06/12/2008 10:02 PM]
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Banks are lending 36% less money to first-time home buyers than they were a year ago, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders reveal
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Market report: Thursday close [06/12/2008 10:02 PM]
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17.00:Persimmon has added to this week's misery in the housebuilding sector by getting itself booted out of the FTSE 100 index
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Consumers pessimistic on prices and rates [06/12/2008 10:02 PM]
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Consumers believe that the 'true' rate of inflation is 4.9% and that interest rates will have to rise to rein it in
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Barratt against wall as housing crisis grows [06/12/2008 01:28 PM]
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Barratt Developments, one of Britain's leading housebuilders, was in crisis today after another dramatic plunge in the share price
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Driving holidays: Spain is Europe's bargain [06/12/2008 01:28 PM]
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Travellers who like to spend their holidays exploring by car are best heading to Spain, as it has the lowest motoring costs in Europe, a new report reveals
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Halifax's underwater heroics [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
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Not for the first time Halifax Bank of Scotland is taking a battering at the hands of the bears
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£38,000 is the salary of happiness [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
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British workers may want to win the lottery but in their more realistic moments, they say they would be happy on an annual salary of £38,000
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Record numbers of back-to-work OAPs [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
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1.3million Britons over the age of 60 are still working because they cannot afford to retire
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Unemployment rising fastest for two years [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
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Unemployment is rising at its fastest rate for two years as the economic crisis starts to claim its victims
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