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Sir Mervyn King issues Help to Buy mortgage warning
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that a government plan to boost the housing market should not become permanent.
BoE governor King warns of risks in mortgage scheme  Reuters UK
Help to Buy puts mortgage market at risk, says King  Telegraph.co.uk
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Sir Roger Carr in line to become BAE Systems chairman
The Sunday Telegraph understands that the leading City figure and chairman of Centrica is favoured by the board's nominations committee and Nick Rose, the senior independent director leading the search for a replacement for the present chairman, Dick ...
Sir Roger Carr In Lead to Become BAE Chair - Sky News  Sky News
Carr in pole position to become BAE chairman  The Sunday Times
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M&S staff bonus at risk
Marks & Spencer's store staff could see their meagre �100 bonus trimmed or ditched after the retail bellwether posts a further fall in annual profits this week.
Sunday Interview: M&S chairman Robert Swannell  Telegraph.co.uk
Marks & Spencer set to unveil lowest profit for eight years  This is Money
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Scottish Independence: Treasury claims banks 'safer in UK'
The latest UK government paper on the impact of Scottish independence will claim the UK is better placed to manage the risk of a financial crisis.
An Independent Scotland More Vulnerable to Financial Shocks - UK Treasury  Wall Street Journal
U.K. Treasury Says Banks Too Big to Save in Independent Scotland  Bloomberg
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Tax avoidance from big global firms costs every British taxpayer �183 a year
Every British taxpayer is being cheated out of �183 a year as global giants including Google and Amazon avoid paying annual taxes of as uch as �5.5billion.
Fury at corporate tax avoidance leads to call for a global response  The Guardian
Miliband pledges tax crackdown  Belfast Telegraph
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Health alert as hospital charity offers small investors 6% bond
Nuffield Health, the charity that runs gyms and private hospitals, is the second organisation within a fortnight to offer small investors a high-paying bond.
Nuffield retail bond launches at 6% � but does it have a clean bill of health?  The Guardian
Jockey Club lengthens retail bond race  Financial Times
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Families to pay �600 a year towards green energy by 2020, says think-tank study
The report said the cost of hitting European Union targets on green energy is likely to be more than �16 billion by 2020. This includes the cost of subsidies for wind farms and nuclear power, improvements to the national grid and VAT on green costs.
Switching supplier isn't enough - we need to talk about energy consumption  The Guardian (blog)
Aid for islands renewables  Herald Scotland
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Citizens Advice calls for ban on cold calling after Ofcom study - MyFinances.co.uk
Ofcom has launched a consultation on price increases part-way through a contract. The telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on whether telecom, broadband and mobile firms should be allowed to raise prices part-way through a contract.
Citizens Advice urges cold calling ban after Ofcom study  The Guardian
How to stop nuisance calls and junk mail  Telegraph.co.uk
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HS2 rail benefits to economy 'unclear', says National Audit Office
The economic benefits of the HS2 high-speed rail project are unclear, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. In a report, the NAO said it had "reservations" about how the planned high-speed rail link would deliver growth and jobs.
Watchdog rejects strategic case for building HS2 link  Financial Times
Patrick McLoughlin defends High Speed Rail 2 as 'right for Britain'  Telegraph.co.uk
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Market Report: ENRC founders get bid breathing space
The founders of troubled Kazakh miner ENRC have been given more time to come up with a better bid, but the City isn't convinced a better offer will be made.
ENRC Seeks Revised Offer From Consortium  Wall Street Journal
ENRC Founders Said to Detail Offer Below 300 Pence in Bid Letter  Bloomberg
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