Monthly Archives: July 2011

Pension scheme liabilities ‘super-priority’ in court The Court of Appeal today heard the final day of argument in the case between the administrators of Nortel and Lehmans and the Pensions Regulator that could decide whether pension scheme members should be … Continue reading

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There was a sharp increase in fraudulent attempts to open current accounts in the UK during the first three months of 2011, research from Experian has found.

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The Pensions regulator has published guidance about preparing for the new employer pension duties.  The new requirements will require all UK employers to automatically enrol eligible employees into a qualifying pension scheme after 01 October 2012.

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A week ago, we were all worrying about Europe going bust.

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The Audit Inspection Unit (AIU), which forms part of the Financial Reporting Council, has published a series of scathing audits into the six largest accountancy firms.

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Credit reference agency Experian has acquired LM Group, trading as Riskdisk, in a bid to expand its offering to different customer segments.

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Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) has acquired the £430m mortgage book of Citigroup subsidiary Egg Banking plc.

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The Consumer Finance Association has announced plans to develop a price comparison website for payday loan customers and expand the industry’s data-sharing capabilities.

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