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Employee co-operative or conventional business – which is best?

Posted by PeterPiper 547 days ago (http://business.leeds.ac.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: business schools business school uk
Wisdom has it that employee-owned firms are small, undercapitalised and less efficient than conventional firms. The success of the John Lewis Partne[...] read more »
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NHS White Paper

Posted by PeterPiper 555 days ago (http://business.leeds.ac.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: business school business schools
Radical plans to overhaul the NHS are fundamentally flawed and must be redrawn, according to one of the UK’s leading research groups on innovation in[...] read more »
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Moulton offers more corporate wisdom

Posted by PeterPiper 555 days ago (http://business.leeds.ac.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: business school business schools
Britain must stop consuming more than it produces or the country faces continuing financial misery, one of the UK’s leading businessmen has warned.
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Business School student receives prize

Posted by PeterPiper 555 days ago (http://business.leeds.ac.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: business school business schools
A Management Division student has been awarded a prestigious prize by the Chinese Government. read more »
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Sterling enjoys some respite

Posted by PeterPiper 693 days ago (http://www.hifx.co.uk)
Category: Currencies | Tags: currency pound sterling uk economy
Sterling has recently made gains on the foreign exchange markets following the release of positive economic data. This is according to figures from t[...] read more »
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Half a million British expats to face serious shortfalls in state pension

Posted by PeterPiper 695 days ago (http://www.hifx.co.uk)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: pension expats uk pensions
Brits who have retired to certain countries outside of the European Economic Area could be living off just £6 a week because current laws mean that t[...] read more »
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Low sterling exchange rate 'to continue'

Posted by PeterPiper 696 days ago (http://www.hifx.co.uk)
Category: Currencies | Tags: currencies pound sterling uk
Analysts have predicted that sterling will continue to see a low rate of currency exchange. Kornelius Purps, fixed income director at Unicredit, told[...] read more »
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Sterling puts up poor show in foreign exchange markets

Posted by PeterPiper 697 days ago (http://www.hifx.co.uk)
Category: Currencies | Tags: currencies foreign exchange sterling
Sterling is continuing to put up a poor performance on the foreign exchange markets. Analysts have suggested that unexpectedly low manufacturing data[...] read more »
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Letting agent renewal fees 'should be scrapped'

Posted by PeterPiper 715 days ago (http://www.simplelandlordsinsurance.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: personal finance renters letting agent
Letting agent renewal fees are unfair & should be scrapped. This is call from the National Landlords Association, which described the fees as a means[...] read more »
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Scottish mortgage market recovering slowest

Posted by PeterPiper 716 days ago (http://www.simplelandlordsinsurance.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: mortgages uk mortgages uk property
The Scottish mortgage market is recovering at a slower rate than the UK as a whole. This is according to a report published by the Council of Mortgag[...] read more »
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Loyal energy customers 'are charged more'

Posted by PeterPiper 716 days ago (http://www.simplelandlordsinsurance.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finance personal finance energy costs
Energy customers who are loyal to their local suppliers are likely to be charged more, it has been claimed. Confused.com has also revealed that a num[...] read more »
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Scottish property values to remain 'steady'

Posted by PeterPiper 718 days ago (http://www.simplelandlordsinsurance.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: property property prices uk property
A balance between supply and demand in the Scottish housing market will see property values remain "steady" in the coming months. This is the view [...] read more »
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Planning for the Future the Theme of Equity Release

Posted by PeterPiper 739 days ago (http://www.agepartnership.co.uk)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: equity release lifetime mortgage
The mood of looking towards the future in the equity release market intensified when AIFA (the Association of Independent Financial Advisors) urged t[...] read more »
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'Carry cash and cards' may be good advice for holidaymakers

Posted by PeterPiper 739 days ago (http://www.uia.co.uk)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finance money personal finance travel
Holidaymakers have been advised of the Post Office and carry both cash and cards. According to Sarah Munro, the Post Office's head of travel service[...] read more »
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FSA arrears measures will have 'little impact'

Posted by PeterPiper 739 days ago (http://www.simplelandlordsinsurance.com)
Category: Real Estate
Measures announced by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to discourage mortgage lenders from repossessing properties will have little impact. Thi[...] read more »
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