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Spreadbetting stays strong as stock market recovers
Spreadbetting volumes have remained buoyant in the first half of this year, even as market volatility has reduced and share trading recovered

MPPI firms set for refunds
Mortgage payment protection insurance providers are preparing to refund customers who were subjected to unfair premium hikes which led some to ditch their policies.

Asian returns belie the global recession
Hedge funds investing in Asia now appear to be one of the most popular alternative asset classes among the wealthy.

Economic recovery to be slower than expected
LONDON (Reuters) - The economy will grow just 0.5 percent next year and 1.5 percent in 2011, meaning it will take far longer to recover than in previous recessions, business advisory firm Deloitte said in its latest quarterly review.

Debt management industry under review

Debt management industry under review
The fee-charging debt management sector has more than tripled in the last ten years, according to an independent review of the fee charging debt management industry published on Thursday by the Money Advice Trust.

Sainsbury’s launches non-food Internet sales
LONDON (Reuters) - Grocer J Sainsbury started selling non-food products on the Internet on Sunday as part of its growth strategy centred on expanding beyond its core grocery offering.

MPPI firms set for refunds
Mortgage payment protection insurance providers are preparing to refund customers who were subjected to unfair premium hikes which led some to ditch their policies.

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EverBank Money Market Account Review - Consumerism Commentary …

HSBC fined 3m for data losses
The Financial Services Authority has fined Britain’s biggest bank 3m for failing to protect customers’ confidential details after data was lost in the post on two occasions

MONEY MARKETS-Aussie futures rally, Bernanke sets expectations

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FSA stress-tested life assurers

FSA stress-tested life assurers
The City watchdog has confirmed that it sought to gauge the resilience of life groups in early March, though the insurers got an easier ride than the banks, with some analysts accusing the authority of ‘pulling its punches’

Savers pull money out of National Savings
The “flight to safety” by bank customers - which saw a record 26bn pour into National Savings & Investments products last year - is over, according to the government-owned deposit-taker

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Hedge funds buoyant after assets surge
Hedge funds are forecasting a big inflow of investor cash after the best quarterly performances in a decade

XE.com - MONEY MARKETS-Bank rates at record low, earnings fan hopes

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Markets - 10 Reasons Not To Go Into The Make Money Market …

FSA takes tougher line on regulation
Regulators from the Financial Services Authority are sitting in on bank board meetings, demanding more data and questioning brokers’ business plans

UK industry’s energy bills to soar

UK industry’s energy bills to soar
Industry’s energy bills are set to rise by 17 per cent over the next decade as a result of the government’s plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions

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Report urges UK banking transparency
Banks must brace themselves for a rash of board-level bureaucracy, if the proposals of the Walker Review on financial sector corporate governance are accepted

American Express suspends pension contributions
The US-based credit card company said it had stopped matching employee contributions to its UK scheme for the next 18 months, affecting some 6,000 British workers