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Failed Midlands firms putting pressure on pension guarantees
Banking & Finance
Nearly 20 per cent of schemes that have entered into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) are from failed Midlands firms.
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130 jobs threatened as Cattles closes car loans service
Banking & Finance
About 130 jobs are in doubt at Batley-based consumer lender Cattles with plans to end a car loans arm.
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Keeping an eye on the status of Facebook at work
Professional Services
With more than 200 million users worldwide, Facebook is cropping up more and more during work hours.
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Franklin promoted at Birmingham law firm Hammonds
Professional Services
Hammonds has boosted its pensions team in Birmingham with the promotion of Sarah Franklin to the partnership.
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Stephen Spencer signs on at PKF
Banking & Finance
A chartered accountant who has spent the past 21 months working at the Serious Fraud Office in London has joined the Birmingham forensic team of accountants and business advisers PKF.
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Common Sense IFA starts up in Lichfield
Banking & Finance
A new Midlands financial planning service has been launched by an IFA network that said it spotted a gap in the market.
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McCarthy Taylor to sponsor Evesham Regatta
Banking & Finance
McCarthy Taylor, the Worcester IFA, has been named as the sponsor of the top races at this year’s Evesham Regatta.
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Keeping your credit record clean in a crunch
Banking & Finance
With the world on the brink of economic meltdown, there’s probably never been a worse time to seek a loan.
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Bevan Brittan in deal to handle Lloyds TSB Insurance liability claims
Professional Services
Law firm Bevan Brittan has been exclusively appointed to handle liability claims work for new client, Lloyds TSB Insurance.
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Solicitor Adam Pennon wins senior litigator status
Professional Services
Midlands law firm Ansons has seen its specialist personal injury solicitor achieve ‘senior litigator’ status within the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
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Midlands division of Yorkshire Bank increases lending 12pc
Banking & Finance
The Midlands division of the Yorkshire Bank increased its lending by 12 per cent over the last six months, according to its latest results.
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Friends Provident in Tesco insurance deal
Banking & Finance
Friends Provident is poised to strike a deal for Tesco to sell its life assurance and other protection policies.
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Economist Bootle sees good news on horizon
Banking & Finance
Positive signs are on the horizon for ailing manufacturers, according to a leading economist.
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Aviva hopes increased sales will allay fears
Banking & Finance
Insurance giant Aviva has sought to ease concerns over trading after it reported a five per cent rise in sales.
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Government taking hands-on approach to credit says Baroness Vadera
Banking & Finance
Business Minister Shriti Vadera told the British Chambers of Commerce convention in Birmingham that said she was not above ringing up the chief executives of banks and “harassing” them over their lending to firms.
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Professional services firms in dire need of access to finance - survey
Professional Services
Professional services firms are crying out for more access to finance, and have painted a gloomy picture of trading conditions, according to a new survey.
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Midlands millionaires see huge losses from credit crunch
Banking & Finance
West Midlands millionaires saw fortunes falter over the last year as the recession wiped huge amounts of money from their bank accounts.
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West Bromwich Building Society 'fighting back' against downturn
Banking & Finance
West Bromwich Building Society has generated over £1 billion in new net retail savings and attracted over 90,000 new members in the last year, the group’s 160th birthday celebrations heard.
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Alistair Darling is a 'borrow and spend' Chancellor
Banking & Finance
Remember how we taunted Gordon for being a “stealth tax and spend” Chancellor?
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Home sales at a 17-month high, say estate agents
Banking & Finance
The number of homes sold by estate agents reached its highest level for more than a year during March as the property market continued to show signs of improving.
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New insurance policy aims to ease family holidays worry
Banking & Finance
A new insurance policy has been launched to take some of the worry out of travelling abroad with young children.
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Top earners will escape paying 50 per cent tax rate
Banking & Finance
High earners facing the new 50 per cent tax rate have a range of options to avoid paying the full amount, experts have said.
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Northern Rock increases mortgage application by about 70 per cent
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Northern Rock has increased mortgage applications by about 70 per cent between February and March under plans to boost lending.
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Jump in quote requests for BHSF cash plan
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A “tailored” cash plan launched in February by BHSF (the former Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund) has prompted a 33 per cent jump in quote requests for employer-funded schemes, according to sales and marketing director Brian Hall.
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