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Probes ordered by FSA surge

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:06:36 GMT

Record numbers of UK financial firms are forced to hire accounting firms or other outside experts to investigate potential problems and their inner workings

Vital pensions questions unanswered

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:25:07 GMT

Lord Hutton has summed up his recommendations but sensitive decisions on exact details of pensions reform for millions of public sector workers are still to come from George Osborne

UK softens hostility to EU company tax plan

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:37:13 GMT

London has softened its opposition to proposals for a pan-European corporate tax system. UK officials said they planned to discuss the scheme with EU counterparts

Treasury bears try to avoid looming Fed gap

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:49:44 GMT

Not everyone agrees that the end of QE2 will push yields higher, because demand from foreign investors is still strong, and yields are dependent on the pace of the US recovery