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More ‘non-compliant’ Isas found at Keydata
More than 30 companies have expressed an interest in buying Keydata which was made insolvent by the FSA after selling non-compliant Isas

Groceries go less green as organic sales fall
LONDON (Reuters) - Organic food producers have seen sales slip, but are coping with the recession better than anticipated, the policy director of the Soil Association told Reuters.

Edinburgh posts gloomy outlook
Edinburgh Investment Trust said 31.1 per cent had been wiped off its net asset value last year

New shares lift mutual societies
The profit participating deferred shares (PPDS) to be issued by West Bromwich Building Society will benefit other investors, too

Bank urges lenders to boost credit
The UK’s economic recovery is threatened by the weakness of bank lending, warned Paul Tucker, deputy governor of the Bank of England, adding that the outlook was ‘uncertain’

Lloyds repays 2.3bn to UK Treasury
Lloyds is believed to be the first bank in the west to have repaid the bail-out aid provided by the UK government in an attempt to stabilise the banking system

Barclays to close final salary pension scheme
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays has proposed closing its final-salary pension scheme for British staff, which a union said will affect 18,000 employees.

Lloyds prepares for up to 400 branch closures
The bank has announced 1,660 job losses and is working on the basis that it may close branches, including 164 Cheltenham & Gloucester outlets set to shut in November

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Economy could grow in second quarter
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s economy could return to growth in the second quarter of this year, the compiler of the closely-watched purchasing managers’ indices said on Wednesday, after its all-sector reading indicated overall growth in May.

Small-caps are playing catch-up
Small cap shares have significantly outperformed blue chips this year but still have a long way to go to make up investors’ losses

Slowdown in lending acts as warning
Lending to companies and households fell in April for the first time since records began more than a decade ago, in a sign that the UK economy remains in the grip of the credit crunch

Dollar falls vs euro in Asia ahead of US payrolls

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Barclays to close final salary pension scheme
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays has proposed closing its final-salary pension scheme for British staff, which a union said will affect 18,000 employees.

Partial ‘amnesty’ offered to tax evaders
A renewed push against evasion by Revenue & Customs aims to prise open the undisclosed offshore accounts of ‘potentially hundreds of financial institutions’ while offering a partial ‘amnesty’ to those who come forward voluntarily

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Euro gains on dollar amid US banking hopes

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House prices see highest jump since 2006
The Nationwide House Price Index rose again in May the latest evidence that consumers and businesses are becoming more optimistic about the economic outlook

Financial Ombudsman backs 57% of complaints
The number of complaints being upheld against financial services companies has soared during the past year, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service