Bonuses to Scottish civil servants doubleThu, 11 Mar 2010 19:43:46 GMT ... in salary and bonuses. Scottish ministers insisted most of the bonuses were paid under a framework decided solely by the UK Government. But the Tories claimed the figures undermined Mr Salmond's opposition to spending cuts, with the First Minister ... At John Lewis, 'happiness' beats profitThu, 11 Mar 2010 18:59:48 GMT ... service. That, in turn, is what regularly leads to either the department store chain or Waitrose being named as the UK's favourite shop by the Which? consumer organisation. If it sounds like a sort of worker heaven, it shouldn't. Ask those made ... ISA and Pension ExpatThu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:35 GMT I have moved from the UK and am now tax resident elsewhere in the EU. My new country of residence has a double-taxation treaty with the UK. Pension Protection Fund eyes investments in private equity and infrastructureThu, 11 Mar 2010 02:08:00 GMT ... Daily Telegraph last year, Mr Rubenstein said he hoped investment returns would eventually replace the levy it places on UK business as the PPF's major source of income. At the time he said: "In five to 10 years time we hope the levy will be a ... Huge cost of council pensionsThu, 11 Mar 2010 10:29:51 GMT Figures released by the Tax Payers Alliance reveal in detail the barely-believable debt in pension provision accumulated in Leeds Council's LGPS employee pension scheme - " in the top ten of all UK local authority plans. Dollar dazeMon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT Is the dollar safer than the Euro? Currency managers say U.S. institutional investors that hedge some or all of their non-U.S. equity exposure remain a decided minority, but with bearishness on the dollar's outlook giving way to more mixed views, a growing number are revisiting their options. Standard Life annual profits jump to $109 million from just $3 millionWed, 10 Mar 2010 22:15:29 GMT Standard Life Financial Inc., a Canadian financial services company that's part of the Scottish-based Standard Life plc group, reports its net profits for 2009 rose to $109 million from just $3 million the previous year. Andy Burnham sets out options for elderly care fundingWed, 10 Mar 2010 18:14:49 GMT ... and the Liberal Democrats to resume consensus talks over how to provide for the aged. In the conference organised by Age UK , Britain's biggest charity for older people , Burnham revealed that a white paper on the subject would be published in the ... Principle First to offer remote financial adviceWed, 10 Mar 2010 18:43:31 GMT Principle First Chartered Financial Planners has become the first independent financial planning specialist in the UK to offer remote financial advice. Ten predictions for the Budget 2010Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:34:49 GMT ... been reform of the controlled-foreign company regime and the Chancellor may announce further amendments here to boost the UK's attractiveness as a location for business. 8. Statutory Residency Test for Non-Doms The UK's tax rules on UK residency for ... GB Is No Good For GBWed, 10 Mar 2010 17:03:02 GMT The U.K. prime minister, the Right Honorable Gordon James Brown, is a doctor of history. Standard Life reports improved 2009 results in CanadaThu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT Note: All figures are based on Canadian GAAP measures and shown in Canadian dollars. High Conviction: Short the YenWed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:00 GMT ... worries persist, Japan and its currency are obvious targets for speculators. Finally, we think consumers in the US and UK are undergoing a lasting shift in psychology that will cause them to save a larger share of their incomes going forward. Over ... Money expertWed, 10 Mar 2010 10:04:24 GMT ... to answer any money or consumer problems you may be facing at the moment. You can contact me by e-mail at fergus@bbc.co.uk I will deal with a selection of your e-mails every second Wednesday on lunchtime Reporting Scotland, Scotland Live and on the ... Public spending cuts would hurt women the most, TUC warnsWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:22 GMT ... the proportion of men. Wales has a higher proportion of women working in the public sector than any other part of the UK, the study suggests. The report also argues that many areas with a high proportion of female public sector workers also have ... 'Restore pension top-ups', Darling toldWed, 10 Mar 2010 07:56:00 GMT Campaign groups are demanding justice for the UK's 12m pensioners in Alistair Darling's final Budget before the General Election. TCS' PADA deal comes under Conservative fireWed, 10 Mar 2010 05:01:02 GMT The A 600-million UK Personal Accounts Delivery Authority deal, which was recently awarded to Tata Consultancy Services [ ] to administer the National Employee Savings Trust scheme for 10 years, has come under the scanner of the Conservative Party. Mercer, 14 plans to gauge impact of climate change on allocationsMon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT Fourteen major worldwide pension funds, including CalPERS, CalSTRS and the Norwegian Government Pension Fund-Global, are supporting a Mercer study to identify the potential impact of climate change on asset allocation over the next 40 years. Aon Survey: Interest Rates Are the Greatest Pension RiskTue, 09 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT ... risk is next, with 21% of the responses, followed by equity markets at 15% and inflation at 6%. Plan sponsors in the UK, the survey finds, have made more progress in "implementing innovative solutions" than those in the U.S. and Canada. ... British Airways Pension Trustees Retain State Street to Provide...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:23:12 GMT State Street Corporation , one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, announced today that it has been retained by the British Airways Pension Trustees to service its 14 billion UK pension fund. |