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British govt to introduce pension choice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... advisory service at least insofar as these income stream option arrangements are concerned. In another indication of that Britain's conservative government has a very different attitude to financial sector reform than does the Australian government ...

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... at the state-backed institution drew a fierce response from Business Secretary Vince Cable, a key Liberal Democrat in Britain's Conservative-led coalition government. "The public will simply not understand why big bonuses and large salaries continue ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... modestly lower following weak housing figures but European markets rose as traders digested mixed retail sales data out of Britain. At 0754 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down one point at 5,413. No major local economic ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... DAX 30 also trod water ending at 9,660.05 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.24 per cent to 4,341.10 points. Britain's jobless rate firmed to 7.2 per cent in the quarter to December, official data showed, easing pressure on the Bank of England ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... at the time (August last year), this wasn't expected to be crossed until early 2016 at the latest. But like America's, Britain's jobless rate (7.1% in November) is one downtick away from the threshold. Like the Fed, it still thinks it's too soon to raise ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... CAC 40 in Paris edged up 0.03 per cent to 4,324.98 points. Milan gave up 0.19 per cent and Madrid dropped 0.75 per cent. Britain's unemployment dropped faster than expected to 7.1 per cent, in the three months to the end of November - from 7.4 per cent ...

What's luck got to do with it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... transactions around the world. Chief among the banks fined were Germany's Deutsche Bank, France's Societe Generale and Britain's state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland. The euro eased to $US1.3555 from $US1.3589 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... per cent on Wednesday to 6,630 points as traders took a drop in unemployment and a statement by the Bank of England that Britain's economic recovery "has finally taken hold" as a sign that interest rates will rise sooner than expected. Frankfurt's DAX ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... However, the CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.48 per cent to 4,251.61 points. Trading volume was down in London as heavy storms in Britain kept many dealers away from the office. The euro traded at $US1.3788, which compared with $US1.3801 late in New York on ...