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Broadbent joins Monetary Pol...
Goldman Sachs economist Ben Broadbent is set to join the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), replacing outspoken member Andrew Sentance. Sentance has often been seen as a dissenti...
Report calls for delay in FS...
A new report expresses concerns over the government’s proposed timetable for changes to theUK’s banking regulation system, which would see the Financial Services Authority (FSA) effectivel...
Scam alert over bogus offers...
Scammers are conning one in 20 people to part with cash by bombarding homes by phone, mail and online by duping them with fake offers. Consumer champions the Office of Fair trading has set up a ‘...
HMRC sends in the heavies fo...
HM Revenue & Customs will arrange for debt collectors to let loose on taxpayers to recover around £1.5bn of outstanding taxes and other money owed. The actual purge might find the collectors...