The Office of Gas and Electricity Marketing (Ofgem) has started an investigation into four of the ‘big six’*** UK energy suppliers over concerns of the mis-selling of power contracts. …read more
Posts Tagged ‘business’
Energy suppliers face Ofgem probe
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Can strong growth still be bad news?
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Today’s GDP data confirmed that the UK economy bounced back surprisingly strongly between April and June – in fact, growth was revised up slightly from the first release to +1.2%Q/Q, equivalent to an annual pace of almost 5%. That should be cause for celebration. But, …read more
Use factoring to protect your cash flow
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
I have a business and it seems my invoices are going astray as no one seems to really want to pay them! It’s causing quite a bit of cash flow problems so I have looked at factoring as a possible solution. Any thoughts on its suitability? …read more
The motorist hit in the pocket again
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Every day brings more bad news for that most vilified of person, the motorist. It seems now that councils have resurrected the scheme to charge workers for their work car parking spaces. …read more
Insurance fraudsters beware!
Saturday, August 21st, 2010
There you are, driving along a busy road when the driver in front seems to be a bit slow. You may be in a bit of a hurry but there’s no chance of overtaking. You get to that roundabout and the driver in front seems to be dithering …read more
The UK is recovering, but not rebalancing
Friday, August 20th, 2010
The past week has been a good one for the UK economy. Following on from the surprising news that GDP grew by 1.1% in the second quarter, the past week’s data suggest that the recovery is continuing apace. Stripping out petrol, retail sales increased by …read more
Most prescription drugs don’t work claims critic
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
US Professor Donald Light has claimed that pharmaceutical companies have over-hyped the benefits and under-played the adverse side effects of their drugs. …read more
The Hindenburg Omen spooks investors
Friday, August 13th, 2010
When several technical factors that represent certain conditions underpinning the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) exist concurrently, called the Hindenburg Omen (HO), then according to some analysts a stock market crash is sure to follow. …read more
China – a spent investment story?
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Is China a spent investment story or do you feel it’s a place to be investing your money?
In 2008 I sold out of China (and Asia for that matter) and bought back again in May 2009. I’d had a great run for four years to 2008 but saw the noise around oil as a real threat. …read more
The new green taxes slapped on UK companies
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Green taxes devised by the last Labour government have now been implemented by the coalition and threatens to squeeze the pips of hard pressed UK companies even harder. …read more
The Duchess – too big to fail?
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Since her recent ‘cash for access’ scandal the Duchess of York has been forced to acknowledge her financial problems. She had been caught on video attempting to sell an undercover reporter from the News of the World posing as a rich businessman, …read more
Brokers don’t always offer the best mortgage deals
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Looking at the four most popular mortgage types, the two and five years fixed rates and the two year and lifetime tracker deals, a recent study shows …read more
