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Food prices hit record high...
Global food prices in December reached the highest levels ever recorded, according to new figures from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO’s Food Price Index –...
Pensions are ‘stealth...
Pensions have passed their sell-by date and need a complete revamp, according to a survey ofdisgruntled savers. Most savers consider a pension is a stealth tax that locks up money they need for day to...
Tax think tank urges ministe...
QROPS offshore pensions may not be needed to protect pension funds from inheritance tax ifexperts from a think-tank get their way. A report from the influential Institute for Public Policy Research (I...
Lenders brace for drop in mo...
A new survey by the Bank of England indicates that UK mortgage companies expect lendingconditions to remain steady in the first three months of 2011, but are preparing for a further dropin mortgage de...