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Will your small employer leave you without a pension?
Auto-enrolment is marking another milestone this year, with workers in small and micro employers being given access to pensions possibly for the first time. While the introduction of auto-enrolment was a slight tremor to large companies, and a
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Autumn Statement 2014: what the experts think
George Osborne admits government borrowing will climb next year, to around £90bn rather than £86.4bn the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted in March. But there's better news for those moving house; new Stamp Duty changes mean
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Competition fears over SME lending
The UK's major banks are facing another inquiry after regulators highlighted their fears about the market for lending to small and medium-sized (SME) firms. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said its initial work identified possible
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FSA probe into bank interest rate swaps sale
Britain's banks are facing a formal investigation over the sale of complex interest rate swaps to small and medium-sized businesses, it has been reported. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is set to reveal this week that it has found
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Fuel costs 'threatening our future'
More than a third of small and medium-sized businesses fear record fuel prices are threatening their future, a new survey reveals. Some 37% felt the soaring cost of petrol and diesel had left the viability of their business in doubt, in a poll
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Banks sign up to lending scheme
Four of the UK's biggest banks have signed up to an "ambitious" lending scheme unveiled by the Treasury to unclog the flow of credit to businesses. The National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS) will see up to £20 billion of
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New PPI-style scandal to hit SMEs?
A new newspaper investigation has unearthed worrying information that could prove to be the UK's next mis-selling scandal. It's thought a roster of top UK bank names - including HSBC, Barclays and Lloyds - may have been involved in
