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Another U-Turn by Hammond

Chancellor under attack for ditching tax cut pledge

Philip Hammond, reversing national insurance pledge
A plan to cut national insurance payments for the self-employed has been...

Budget issues for Finance Secretary

Mackay ‘loses’ £550m income tax but awaits £5bn VAT boost

Derek Mackay
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has been forced to explain how he will fill a £550 million blackhole ...

Catchment key to values

Parents paying a third more for homes near top schools

James Gillespie's High School
Parents are paying an average premium of £72,973 to live in the catchment area of a top performing state secondary school in Scotland,

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When the herd stampedes, stay on the fringe

Alan Steel
Alan Steel says successful investing isn’t the same as the Fringe where reviews attract the crowds. It’s quite the reverse.

£250m spent tackling problem

One insurance fraud committed every minute

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Britain is becoming a nation of fraudsters with one insurance scam now being committed every minute.

Savings plan for elderly

Care ISA ‘would only benefit wealthy’, say critics

Elderly care
A new 'Care Isa' that allows people to ringfence some of their savings from inheritance tax will only benefit..

Ageon boss admits shortcomings

Grace apologises for customer service ‘issues’

Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace, chief executive of Aegon UK has apologised for service and operational issues relating to the transfer of funds to the business.

Insurer speaks out for consumers

Loney urges McVey to save pensions dashboard

Phil Loney
Royal London chief executive Phil Loney has urged the UK Government to save the proposed 'pensions dashboard' project.

Findings a 'national shame'

Britain’s top bosses see pay gap rise over employees

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Chief executives are paid on average 145 times more than their employees ...

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No need for oxygen yet…but be a little wary

Alan Steel
It’s a while since I wrote anything about Canada. Thought it would be a welcome change from all this Brexit navel-gazing.