by admin | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Business Finance Junction, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News
As from 1 April 2014 the Competition Commission is being taken over by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and will assume the consumer functions of the Office of Fair Trading OFT concurrently with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) who will hold the law powers in relation to financial sector activities for over 50,000 applicable consumer [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 24, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
A True Story: Calling at a Banks' hole-in-the-wall is probably one of the No-No’s on the lists of precautions against scamming but sometimes is unavoidable. As is with the way of life that, just sometimes when concentration lapses, not all precautions are taken. So, when someone we know called at their usual ATM of choice [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 2, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Pubs Pubs, contributors to communities, are still closing their doors at an average rate of 39 per week; over 2,000 each year. However, bucking this trend is a new source of funding for pub purchase or refinance for the smaller Independent. With the Budget looming and therefore the obligatory rising duty and taxes, we hope [...]
