UK economy returns to growth
The UK economy emerged from recession in the third quarter of 2012 (the three months from July to September 2012).
The Office for National Statistics advised that Olympic ticket sales had added 0.2 percentage points to the figures.…
The Herald quotes Farrell Financial Planning on auto enrolment
The Herald’s latest article on auto enrolment includes comments from our Managing Director, Joe Farrell.
See what he has to say on auto enrolment for businesses.
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Barclays to buy ING Direct’s UK retail banking business
Barclays has struck a deal to buy ING Direct’s UK retail banking business.
The Dutch banking group ING announced its plan to exit the UK in August 2012, as it seeks to raise funds to repay a bailout from the …
UK interest rates unchanged at 0.5%
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates at 0.5% and announced no expansion to its quantitative easing (QE) programme.…
West Coast Main Line deal scrapped after contract flaws discovered
The decision to award the UK’s multi-billion-pound West Coast Main Line rail franchise to FirstGroup has been scrapped by the UK government.
The West Coast route serves 31 million passengers travelling between London, the West Midlands, the North-West of England, …