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New credit card protection agreed
Credit card holders will be offered more protection from spiralling debts, but changes are watered down from original plans.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:25:11 GMT
New gloss put on inflation basket
Lip gloss and hair straighteners replace lipstick and hair dryers in the typical basket of goods used to calculate inflation.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:27:41 GMT
Second scam sucker list is seized
A second master list containing the names of 1,000 people targeted by fraudsters selling worthless shares is seized.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:41:35 GMT
Lloyds aids mortgage overpayments
UK mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group is encouraging borrowers to pay off up to 20% of their mortgages early.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:53 GMT
Online shoppers' data passed on
The Information Commission warns online shoppers to be vigilant against agreeing to data-sharing links.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:49:27 GMT
Interns 'exploited by employers'
The TUC is claiming that young people are being exploited by employers through internships in which they do not get paid.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:47 GMT
New mortgages 'halved in January'
The number of mortgages agreed with house buyers fell 49% in January from the month before, mortgage lenders say.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:19:20 GMT
FSA to clamp down on mis-selling
The head of the Financial Services Authority says the regulator will toughen up protection for consumers against poor financial products.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:31:19 GMT
Warning on public sector pensions
The amount of money paid as public sector pensions could more than triple in the next 50 years, says the National Audit Office.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:03:25 GMT
Scottish Power to cut gas bills
Scottish Power says its gas prices will fall by around £66 a year and vulnerable customers will get extra help.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:52:06 GMT
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Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:11:16 +0000
Gold versus Vintage Wine Investments
We will begin to compare tradable assets which, based on previous blogs, we consider recommended in the current climate.
But firstly, what do we define as the current and future climate?
1. Frequently volatile in the short-term
2. Record government deficits threatening the most “secure” of investment products
3. Poor equity performance
4. A forecast for a high inflationary environment [...]
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:09:24 +0000
So what’s an Agricultural Leaseback?
A very good question if you don’t know…and you’re unlikely to as this is not a well known sector. However, as we like to do at Discover and Invest, we can prove to investors that this route offers a high level of secured income backed by some surprising macro-economic fundamentals. It is also a sector [...]
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:24:08 +0000
Investments in a Post Quantitative Easing (QE) World
2010; a new year, a new start. But in some ways, we have been here before.
This is not the first time we have experienced a recession, and as tends to happen, governments spend their way out of them. New infrastructure projects, more public sector jobs, and that now oh so familiar phrase, Quantitative Easing, or [...]
Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0000
Top 10 reasons to invest in UK Farming
Since the commodities boom of 2007, investors have increasingly come to realise the underlying benefits of investing in farms. An often misunderstood sector largely due to an unbalanced media view point, this article hopes to redress the balance and inform
In the current climate and to help educate, below are the top 10 reasons to invest [...]
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:04:19 +0000
Our wine investors are already winning – Up 11.76% in 2 months!
‘Lafite prices climb as investors pile into wine’. Telegraph, 1st August 2009
Great news to tell you about, wine investing is the place to be! Our clients received information regarding the outstanding yield curve for the ‘1982’ vintage with strong evidence and support for the nearest equivalent ‘1996’ and ‘2003’vintages to potentially emulate performance. [...]
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000
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