The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said its 2006 pre-tax profits should beat market forecasts of 9.2bn ($18bn) after 12 months of good .
This would mean annual profits at RBS, which owns both NatWest and Churchill Insurance, by more than 11% from the 8.25bn it made in 2005.
The UK’s second-largest banking group said […]
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A total of 45 jobs in Wiltshire are affected by insurance group Zurich’s plans to integrate its Swiss and Swindon data centres.
A consultation has begun to decide whether affected staff will move to the continent.
The move is aimed at saving money.
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A senior Chinese official has spoken out over the problems the nation faces due to its rapidly ageing society.
Zhao Baohua warned that if they were not addressed properly “aging problems will become a big obstacle to the pace of China’s economic development”.
China’s population is ageing at a faster rate than any other nation.
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A revamp of the state pension system which could benefit many women deserves “closer examination”, according to Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson.
The change would see pensions being calculated on length of residency in the UK rather than National Insurance (NI) contributions.
Reform could aid many women, carers and those with broken employment records.
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BBC Radio 4’s Money Box will be broadcast on Saturday, 5 February 2005, at 1204 GMT.
The programme was repeated on Sunday, 6 February, 2005, at 2102 GMT.
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In a wide-ranging interview, Money Box Paul Lewis the Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson.
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Over the holiday, the Financial Services Authority published details of a 194m scheme designed to give thousands of investors some of their money back.
A leading solicitor has denounced the for split cap investors as insufficient.
The split cap scandal is one of the most embarrassing to […]
BBC Radio 4’s Money Box was broadcast on Saturday, 6 December, 2003.
The programme was repeated on Sunday, 7 December, 2003 at 2102 GMT.
Endowment
The Consumers Association has renewed its call for further investigations into firms who may have been involved in endowment mis-selling.
On Tuesday, John Tiner of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), admitted that the […]
Simon looked at closed investment funds. In particular what happens when funds are closed to new members and sold to other groups.
What are your options if you have invested in such a fund?
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In Consuming Issues, Alan Stevens, a consultant and Eddie Murphy, a telecommunications consultant answered your questions on phones.
Are mobile phone companies obliged to provide their customers with information from the Company’s records regarding phone usage? I have been wrongly accused by the Police of using my mobile phone whilst driving my car. My […]