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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Oct 2014

Couples struggle with financial planning

Reading Time • < 1 minCouples discuss their future finances but fail to turn their conversations into action, research by Prudential has found.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 13 Oct 2014

Female representation increases on boards

Reading Time • < 1 minFemale representation on FTSE 100-listed companies has continued to increase, government figures have shown.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 10 Oct 2014

Faster wage growth for private sector

Reading Time • < 1 minPrivate sector wages are likely to rise faster than those in the public sector during the next 5 years, a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found. The economic research body said that the pay gap between the public and ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Oct 2014

Shop prices fall 1.8% in September

Reading Time • < 1 minShop prices fell by 1.8% in the year to September 2014, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen. This deflation follows the 1.6% drop in prices in the year to August 2014 and is the seventeenth consecutive ...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 08 Oct 2014

Over 55s unmoved by pension reforms

Reading Time • 2 minsThe majority of people aged over 55 do not think the government's pension reforms will impact them, according to a report by Aviva. From April 2015, retirees will have greater freedom to choose how they access their pension savings. This in...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 07 Oct 2014

Over 65s best at reviewing savings

Reading Time • < 1 minPeople over 65 are most likely to monitor the performance of their savings and switch to better-paying accounts, a survey by Gocompare has found. The survey asked more than 2,000 adults about their savings habits. It found that people aged ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 03 Oct 2014

Majority of firms lack faith in young people

Reading Time • < 1 minNearly 9 in 10 businesses think young people leaving school are not prepared for the workplace, a study by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has found. The workforce survey received responses from almost 3,000 companies and found that ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 02 Oct 2014

New online venture capital initiative announced

Reading Time • < 1 minSMEs will be able to get help securing finance from angel and venture capital investors online. Online venture investment company, JustInvesting will run the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills's GrowthShowcase, a website created ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 01 Oct 2014

Exporting UK SMEs outperform European rivals

Reading Time • < 1 minUK SMEs have seen bigger increases in their export turnover than their European counterparts, a survey by UPS has found.
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