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The debate that just won’t die…
It is a debate that has (seemingly) raged for as long as England have successfully avoided the later stages of…
By Chris Duncan
Taxing times ahead with a post-Budget ‘austerity’ special
As expected, the weekend’s personal finance press was a no-surprises, no-holds-barred Budget-tastic special. As covering all sections exhaustively may prove,…
Double-dip recession extremely unlikely, says GLG’s John White
Twitchers, sniffers and seepers… it's the commuter-tastic Friday links blog
Do you commute? We commute. Although originally hailing from the furthest flung reaches of the British Empire (well Ireland, Scotland,…
Openwork launches major support programme to help advisers prepare for RDR
Openwork launches campaign to help interest-only borrowers switch to repayment loans
Chancellor passes deficit test, but public squeeze will be fierce and prolonged, says Sir John Gieve
London, 24 June 2010 – Sir John Gieve, the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and senior adviser…
In other news … the midweek money section roundup
Somewhat predictably, the main sections of the papers were full to the brim with coverage of the Coalition’s first Budget.…
Budget Summary: Osborne Chooses Pearls before SWINE – comment by Stuart Thomson, chief economist at Ignis Asset Management
FSA guidance on social web: misguided, ill-judged and ambiguous
Advice issued by the FSA on the use of the social web by regulated businesses is misguided, ill-judged and ambiguous…
The 3 Bs: Budget, Brussels, (guest) Blog by Iain Anderson, Cicero Consulting
Well he got what he wanted – the FSA is no more. Many people doubted George Osborne’s desire to abolish…