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End may be near for free current account banking
Banking & Finance
A decision yesterday by the Court of Appeal could change the current account landscape and even lead to the end of free banking in the Ƶ.
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Skipton profits halved
Banking & Finance
The cost of bailing out Britain’s bust banks and its exposure to the Icelandic collapse has more than halved profits at one of the country’s biggest building societies.
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Need for robust procurement and commercial advice never greater
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The Rider Levett Bucknall January 2009 International Construction Cost Commentary released this month forecasts subdued levels of growth for 2009 and 2010 but predicts that organisations with the nerve to operate in a market in turmoil will reap significant benefits of reduced construction costs.
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Bankers urged to look to Sweden to success formula
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One of Europe’s top economists says bankers in the Ƶ should take a leaf out of the Swedish book to succeed during the recession.
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Birmingham-based Hammonds works on £90 million development deal
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A team from Hammonds in Birmingham has acted on a £90 million development deal for a major hotel chain.
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Impressive year for law firm Martineau's finance team
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The corporate finance team at Colmore Square law firm Martineau has returned impressive figures for 2008.
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Bad employment practice could wreck bids for public-sector work
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Businesses which lose claims of discrimination from their employees can forget about winning lucrative public sector contracts, according to a leading employment lawyer.
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Homebuyers have protection if builders go bust
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Fears that housing schemes will be mothballed as their developers go into administration are unfounded, according to a leading Birmingham property lawyer.
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Wragge & Co makes the news with £15m radio deal
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Birmingham law firm Wragge & Co has advised on a £15?million deal that will see British radio news sold to an international media group.
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Mills & Reeve is driving force with Trafficmaster link
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Mills & Reeve has won a place on the legal panel of LSE-listed Trafficmaster alongside Pinsent Masons.
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Edward Jones ready to invest in new jobs across West Midlands
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Worldwide financial services firm Edward Jones is set to take on dozens of staff in a Midlands recruitment drive.
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How accountancy practices can plan for the new era
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Now is the toughest time for financial services firms for decades.
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High Street failures worsen Empty Rates Tax problem
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Problems with the Empty Rates Tax are getting worse, as collapsing businesses are leaving more retail sites vacant, a Birmingham legal firm has said.
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Warwick firm plans expansion of recycling business
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A shredding and recycling firm is working on ambitious plans to expand after seeing a boom in companies looking to dispose of sensitive items safely.
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Expanding Birmingham-based bank set to scrap penalty charges
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While global financial institutions are struggling, one local success story says it is set to see strong growth in 2009.
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A record number of people took examinations to become certified accountants last year,.
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The profession’s qualifications body, ACCA Qualification, said more than 6,000 students successfully completed examinations in December 2008 with 182,449 taking 365,528 papers.
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New program helping make businesses Omnii-potent
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Warwick-based Omnii Solutions, a technical specialist which helps advisers to meet regulatory and quality standards in the financial sector, is set to launch a new computer program.
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Credit crunch ‘ bringing new generation of fraudsters
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Businesses have been warned to watch out for a “new generation of fraudsters” by a Birmingham legal firms.
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Bank depositors looking to find better returns elsewhere
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Private individuals are reacting to rock-bottom interest rates by spending their cash on deposit with the big banks, or shifting them to other organisations offering, or promising better returns.
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Vodafone acquires Central Telecom as it cuts 500 jobs
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Mobile phone giant Vodafone has acquired a Midlands business telecoms firm, as it prepared to cut about 500 jobs
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Dealmakers point to diversity as reason for optimism
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Corporate dealmakers at the Birmingham office of law firm DLA Piper are looking to use the current tough times as a springboard into a 2010 turnaround.
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Challinors help launch new legal alliance
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Midlands law firm Challinors has headed up the launch of a new national network to promote legal companies.
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RBS shares soar on 'radical' restructure reports
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Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland soared yesterday as investors welcomed reports of a “radical” restructuring drive to sell off unwanted assets – despite fears of up to 20,000 job losses.
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Northern Rock to lend up to £14 billion in new mortgages
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The head of nationalised Northern Rock said he was ready to “take the shackles off” the lender as it announced up to £14 billion extra in new mortgages.
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