Employment outlook weakest in three years
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons’ employment prospects are at their bleakest in three years, a quarterly survey by recruitment firm Manpower suggested on Tuesday, with employers planning no net increase in jobs over the next three months.
Motor insurers face regulatory probe
LONDON (Reuters) - The Office of Fair Trading on Wednesday launched a probe into the motor insurance market amid concerns that a lack of competition between vehicle repair and replacement companies is inflating the cost of cover.
It’s not just bankers seeking a way round bonus tax
Fund managers, stockbrokers, and even some financial advisers will be hit by the new 50 per cent levy on “bankers’” bonuses
Slowing inflation boosts expectations of more QE
LONDON (Reuters) - Inflation eased in November for a second successive month, chiming with Bank of England forecasts and bolstering expectations the central bank will have scope to provide additional stimulus to the sluggish economy next year.
Investors urged to sell before next tax rise
Seven out of ten wealth advisers warn that capital gains tax will almost certainly be raised in a pre- or post-election Budget
