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Kier opting for long-server as its new chief

19.11.09
When chief executive John Dodds retires at the age of 65 next year, Deena Mattar, Kier's 44-year-old finance director, and partner of Dodds after he left his wife for her two years ago, will not be succeeding him ... more

Bank to launch 'fee-free' account

19.11.09
Spanish banking giant Santander is set to launch an assault on the current account market with the introduction of a fee-free account available to mortgage customers... more

Enterprise Inns boss worries that UK has ‘too many pubs’

17.11.09
Enterprise Inns’ chief executive Ted Tuppen said today that “there are too many pubs in this country” ... more

OFT is probing bust firms ‘rip-offs’ by accountants

12.11.09
The big firms of accountants could be ripping off the British economy for million of pounds a year by charging high fees when dealing with companies that go bust ... more

Pub giants cheered as OFT refuses to probe beer tie

22.10.09
Shares in Britain’s sprawling pub giants surged today after the Office of Fair Trading refused to launch a new investigation into the so-called beer tie ... more

Smiths News boss upbeat after busy year

22.10.09
The country’s biggest distributor of newspapers and magazines, Smiths News, has had a hectic year ... more

How we should tackle bonus outrage

19.10.09
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OFT fines recruitment firms £40 million for price-fixing

30.09.09
Six recruitment agencies supplying the construction industry with labourers and managers were today fined a total of almost £40 million for price fixing and forming a cartel in order to boycott a new rival ... more

OFT holds back news referral

24.09.09
The Office of Fair Trading today said it would not be referring the massively consolidating newspaper and magazines distribution industry to the Competition Commission despite suspicions of potential monopolistic behaviour ... more

Jobless are a worry for JD

22.09.09
Kevin the teenager is still splashing out, but rising unemployment among the young remains a worry for his favourite shopping group, JD Sports Fashion ... more

Top British builders fined millions for price fixing

22.09.09
Several of Britain’s top building firms were handed fines running into millions of pounds today, after being found guilty of brazen scams to rip off the taxpayer and private developers ... more

Watchdog set to probe 'high' local bus fares

20.08.09
Britain's £3.6 billion-a-year local buses industry is to be referred to the competition watchdog after it was claimed that restricted competition on many routes has almost certainly made fares too high... more

Probe into local buses

20.08.09
Britain’s £3.6 billion-a-year local buses industry is to be referred to the competition watchdog after it was claimed that restricted competition on many routes has almost certainly pushed fares up too high ... more

Osborne’s plan to scrap FSA gets a mixed reaction in City

20.07.09
The City today gave a mixed reaction to Tory proposals to give the Bank of England greater regulatory powers to try to prevent future financial crises ... more

Ban on credit card 'dirty tricks' to stop family debt soaring

02.07.09
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Scam victims 'likely to be caught out again'

19.05.09
Those who have fallen victim to "get rich quick" scams or bogus lotteries that cost the public £3.5 billion a year are likely to fall victim again to such schemes, the consumer watchdog the Office of Fair Trading said ... more

Tumbling rates may bring end to free banking

05.03.09
The future of free banking is in fresh doubt as historically low interest rates threaten bank profits... more

Refunds for charges may run into billions

26.02.09
Bank customers are celebrating a "momentous" legal victory that could open the floodgates to billions of pounds of refunds... more

Bad deal for the Spanish but they deserve some sympathy

25.02.09
Commentary: Little Englanders can be excused for sniggering at this cautionary tale of corporate comeuppance... more

Flights will cost £35 less as BA cuts fuel charge

17.12.08
British Airways will drop its fuel surcharge by as much as a third on long-haul flights, the airline announced... more

Bupa job for BA chief in price-fix scandal

02.12.08
Health: The most senior executive involved in the British Airways price-fixing scandal has landed a job at Bupa... more

Recruiters ‘conspired to fix fees on construction sector work’

21.10.08
Eight of the country's biggest recruitment consultants, including the stock market-quoted Hays, are accused of price fixing by the Office of Fair Trading... more

Ryanair hits out at BP in aviation fuel price rise row

16.10.08
BP, one of the oil giants accused of ripping off customers at the petrol pumps, has now been accused of hiking up prices for airlines as well... more

Supermarkets facing huge fines over price-fixing claims

25.09.08
Supermarkets are facing the threat of fines totalling tens of millions of pounds over the alleged price-fixing of shopping-basket staples and big-brand items... more

Banks make £152 a year in overdraft charges on every current account

16.07.08
High Street banksmake £2.6billion a year from overdraft charges on "complex and uncompetitive" current accounts, a report said... more

Fans' group calls for an inquiry into rising ticket costs

28.05.08
A leading fans' group urges the Government to clamp down on the soaring cost of football season tickets... more

New names targeted in OFT 'price fix' inquiry

28.04.08
Mars and Reckitt Benckiser joined Unilever and Procter & Gamble in admitting they had been dragged into the Office of Fair Trading probe into alleged price-fixing at supermarkets.... more

Supermarkets 'in cigarette price fix plot'

25.04.08
Eleven supermarkets have been accused of conspiring with tobacco giants to fix the price of cigarettes... more

Supermarkets 'in cigarette price fix plot'

25.04.08
Eleven supermarkets have been accused of conspiring with tobacco giants to fix the price of cigarettes... more

Morrisons wins OFT 'price-fix' apology

23.04.08
OFT forced into a humiliating climbdown after incorrectly accusing Wm Morrison of colluding to fix prices on dairy products... more

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