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ProtectmyId.co.uk Reveals British Public Lending A Hand To Online Fraudsters

New research by ProtectmyID.co.uk has revealed just how relaxed the Great British public are when it comes to protecting themselves in the digital world. In the face of one of the fastest growing crimes in the world, the research has shown that millions of online users are readily making the ...

International Figures Show UK Lagging When It Comes To Child Mortality Rate, Prompting Concern From Life Insurance Comparison Site Quoteboffin.co.uk

New research has shown that the UK has the highest child mortality rate in Western Europe. With a rate of 5.3 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, the UK is falling behind other rich countries when it comes to cutting the number of child mortalities. International figures have revealed that child ...

Principle First Highlights Budget Plans To Make Venture Capital Trusts More Attractive

Principle First has registered extremely strong demand for Venture Capital Trust (VCT) investments driven on the one hand by the VCT's numerous tax advantages, but also by proposed positive changes in VCT legislation which were announced in this year's budget, which if passed should allow VCTs to invest in a ...

Littman Berg Reports First Quarter 2010 Results

LittmanBerg today reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended on April 7, 2010. Revenues for the quarter were $721 million, compared with $ 724 million recorded during the first quarter of 2009. Operating income was $95.6 million in 2010, compared with the $97.1 million ...

AmCorp Management Links With New Utility Auditor

AmCorp, announces that it has entered into a new agreement with one of the nation's most successful utility auditing firms. The agreement established Michael and Paul Kerkorian as their head utility auditing division for AmCorp Analytics, Inc. The Kerkorian's have spent almost twenty years building one of the most successful utility auditing ...

LittmanBerg Launches New Integrated Prime Services Model Leading-Edge Technologies and Global Footprint Changes the Face of Boutique Prime Advisory

LittmanBerg is a leading provider of investment technologies and execution solutions to individual and institutional clients worldwide, today announced that it has completed the integration of DML Trading. With this, LittmanBerg is pleased to now offer a new Integrated Prime Services model that combines traditional boutique prime Advisory offerings with LittmanBerg’s ...

Principle First Sees Rising Demand For Guaranteed Investments

Principle First reports guaranteed investments are rapidly gaining in popularity, as many investors who felt the pain of the recent slump in stock investments seek more stability and security, moving forward. This follows a noticeably sharp rise in the number of Principle First clients eager to invest capital but also ...

UK Finance Advice Reforms Essential, Says Life Insurance Comparison Site Quoteboffin.co.uk

The complexity of the many financial services in the UK has resulted in a knowledge gap that leaves some investors and consumers unsure of where they stand, claims insurance comparison site Quoteboffin.co.uk. The company says that the current debates over financial matters that are taking place in the run up to ...

The Government’s Ambitious Reforms For Social Care Could Prove Just The Tonic For A Healthier NHS

Announcing his ideas earlier this week, Prime Minister Gordon Brown outlined ambitious plans to reform Britain's social care with the creation of an NHS-style national care service. The reform, which will be set into three stages, will begin with a “radical overhaul” of care in the home that will provide support ...

Quoteboffin.co.uk – Calls For Binge Drinkers To Think About The Bigger Picture As NHS Staff Call In Police Protection

Money saving website – www.quoteboffin.co.uk – is asking weekend party goers to consider the repercussions of excessive drinking after it emerged that the NHS spends tens of thousands of pounds a year on police protection for A&E staff. Police officers are being drafted in up and down the country in a bid ...

New Online Inheritance Tax Planner

Principle First has announced the online launch of its unique Inheritance Tax Planner facility. Developed in close consultation with clients, the unique new online tool enables users to calculate their own personal liability for inheritance tax. Levied at 40%, Inheritance Tax (IHT) is one of the most important taxes to HMRC (The Revenue ...

Consumers Need To Exercise Better Online Privacy In A Bid To Protect Insurance Premiums

Policy holders could face price hikes on their insurance premiums or even have claims rejected as the rise and rise of social networking sees more people advertise their whereabouts and holiday plans on the internet. Insurance provider Legal & General recently highlighted the need for consumers to think twice before broadcasting ...

2009 SABEW Award For Mutualfundreform.com

The blog, www.mutualfundreform.com, has won the top award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) in the best small blog category. The winning award was made as part of the 15th annual Best in Business Journalism competition, recognizing top publications,Web sites and the best business news reporting during 2009. The ...

Ditch The Cigarettes On No Smoking Day To Save A Bundle On Your Life Insurance Premium

On Wednesday the 10th of March 2010, hundreds of thousands of people up and down the UK will stub out their final cigarette as they kick the habit and give up smoking for good. Smoking currently claims around 106,000 lives in the UK each year due to a plethora of smoking ...

Principle First To Offer Remote Financial Advice

Principle First now offers clients the ability to interact with an adviser online, as they are brought across to his screen to discuss their financial plan using a range of graphical tools, charts and graphs illustrating their proposed or current investments. Principle First’s remote financial advice service has already been rolled ...

QuoteBoffin.co.uk Highlights Insurance As One Of The UK ’s Few Remaining Essentials As Britain Climbs Out Of The Recession

It's official, the recession that flaunted a stranglehold over the world's economic superpowers during 2008/09 has finally loosened its grip. The end of the biggest recession in 70 years doesn't mean a return to frivolous spending or reckless borrowing however as a continued slump in car sales and slow growth in ...

QuoteBoffin.co.uk Calls For Better Consumer Education On Life Insurance In Order To Tighten Protection Gap

Quoteboffin.co.uk – a new money saving website that offers price comparison on life insurance - is today calling for better education on financial products to be made available to UK consumers. In a recent report conducted by global reinsurer, Swiss Re, it emerged that just 34% of UK citizens aged 21 – ...

Life Insurance Packages From Aviva And BUPA Now Available Via QuoteBoffin.co.uk

A new money saving website that compares prices on life insurance packages has announced customers can now get quotes from market leaders BUPA and Aviva when they enquire via QuoteBoffin.co.uk. QuoteBoffin.co.uk which launched early this month, is the latest price comparison site to hit the ether. The price comparison industry itself has proved ...

quoteboffin.co.uk - Urges Consumers To Renew More Than Just Their ISAs As The End Of The 2009/2010 Tax Year Approaches

Traditionally, April sees a flurry of financial activity as savers rush to renew their ISAs with the current tax year drawing to a close and a new session starting afresh. With a plethora of competitive packages and ISA bonuses to entice shoppers, there's never been a better time to tighten ...

quoteboffin.co.uk - New Money Saving Website

As the UK emerges from the recession with economic growth up 0.1% and unemployment falling for the first time in 18 months, it's easy to get sidetracked by the future and forget to learn lessons from the past. Although the recession saw a dramatic slump in consumer spending on high end ...

LV= Reports Kids Come First As Parents Increase ‘Back To School’ Spending To £709 Million

LV='s new Cost of a Child study has found that parents will spend £709 million* on 'back to school' basics including uniforms, stationery, sportswear and winter coats as parents prepare to kit their children out for the start of the new school year. This is equivalent to parents spending an ...

Prudential Reveals 1 In 3 UK Couples Know Nothing About Their Partner’s Finances

Prudential has revealed new research that shows UK couples could be risking poverty in old age because they are failing to talk to one another about financial planning for their retirement. The study found that nearly a third of couples (32 per cent) aged 40 and above but not yet retired* ...

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