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The end of the road for the City regulator?

11:58 | 25 Jul 2008 | By Chris Marshall

The FSA has been with us for just over a decade. But perhaps it's time to call it a day, break it up and share its powers between several smaller organisations

Is this the beginning of the end for low-cost flying?

12:04 | 24 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Soaring fuel costs have forced Easjet and Ryanair into slashing flight capacity over the winter months. Does this trend tell us anything about the long term future of budget air travel?

How many of us are living on the financial edge?

11:45 | 23 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

According to a survey to be published later this week, more than two thirds of Brits would face financial ruin within two weeks of weeks of losing their income.

An appealing Spanish red

15:14 | 22 Jul 2008 | By Jancis Robinson

Tasting this rioja feels like putting on an old pair of slippers.

Save money on road tax

15:05 | 22 Jul 2008 | By Tightwad

Tightwad has a cunning, yet simple way of cutting your road tax bill.

If your bank needed government money to keep going, when would you expect to be told?

13:21 | 22 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Proposed new rules would allow the government and regulators to delay public disclosure of Northern Rock-style rescue deals. Is it right that our financial futures should be decided in this way without us knowing?

Would you still buy in Spain?

12:39 | 21 Jul 2008 | By Chris Marshall

Worrying news for the thousands of Brits who have bought homes in Spain – prices are estimated to be falling by as much as 20 per cent.

Is the government right to rewrite the spending rules?

14:28 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

How things have changed since every other word out of Gordon Brown's mouth was 'prudence'...

Equitable Life - justice delayed has been justice denied

11:04 | 17 Jul 2008 | By Gavin Lumsden

Equitable Life policyholders have spent seven years resenting the lack of a proper inquiry into the collapse of their insurer - now it's the government's turn to regret the delays in justice it caused.

How bad are bank personal current accounts?

13:39 | 16 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Today's report by the Office of Fair Trading is scathing in its criticism of high street banks. Does the market need reforming or should the OFT leave it alone?

When will the government start telling the truth about inflation?

14:11 | 15 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Food inflation is up 10.6%, electricity and gas 13.8%; so where does the fantasy figure of 3.8% come from?

A cool and fresh Italian white

10:27 | 15 Jul 2008 | By Jancis Robinson

Plus a £70 prize on offer in our wine competition.

All is not well with A&L

16:23 | 14 Jul 2008 | By Gavin Lumsden

The haste with which Alliance & Leicester has been sold off to Banco Santander suggests the bank was in worse condition than previously thought. How many more banks are going to disappear during the credit crunch?

Can we really expect justice for Equitable Life victims?

16:08 | 10 Jul 2008 | By Chris Marshall

Just because the parliamentary ombudsman says so, doesn't mean the government will pay up.

What's wrong with Marks & Spencer?

13:07 | 09 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Sales down, shares down, investors up in arms...M&S has had a rough ride of late. Is it just another victim of the economic crisis, or is something rotten in the state of St Michael?

A true bargain Riesling at under a fiver

15:32 | 08 Jul 2008 | By Jancis Robinson

Not dry, but priced so sweetly.

Northerners need help managing their finances; Southerners don’t. Agreed?

09:47 | 08 Jul 2008 | By Chris Marshall

The govt is focusing its financial help on Northerners. What about the South?

Bradford & Bingley: the pain of watching Northern Rock in slow motion?

10:13 | 04 Jul 2008 | By Matthew Goodburn

The Northern Rock crisis was hard to watch but B&B's unfolding drama is like watching a Quentin Tarantino version which has been slowed down for maximum effect. 

5 reasons why now is a good time to Buy-to-let

10:08 | 04 Jul 2008 | By Chris Marshall

Truth or flight into fancy?

How bad is the economy going to get?

14:11 | 03 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

From mild slowdown to economic armageddon, everybody has an opinion on how bad the slowdown is going to be.

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