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Travelsupermarket

Travelsupermarket is part of Moneysupermarket group and has expanded on the Travel theme. The types of services offered for comparison include flights, hotels, car hire, package holidays and insurance. They are a one-stop shop for all your travelling needs. They also present a number of extra services which make the s...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

TESCO Compare

Tesco Compare is a competitive online comparison site from one of the UK's favourite supermarkets. Simply enter your details once and they do the rest, helping you find the quote for insurance or financial products that suit you best. TESCO decided to set up its own comparison website in response to the growing market...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Comparethemeerkat

Comparethemeerkat is a spoof website created by Comparethemarket as part of their marketing strategy. The website is cleverly authentic and actually allows you to compare different meerkats. Each meerkat has three attributes: size, hobby and location. Using very professional looking drop down boxes, meerkats can be sel...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Comparethemarket

Comparethemarket is an insurance and finance comparison site designed for everyone who has better things to do with their time than repeatedly entering the same details over and over again when they're looking for insurance. Comparethemarket brings together search results from all over the web into one place to make yo...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Moneysupermarket

Moneysupermarket is a price comparison website-based business specialising in financial and insurance services. The website enables consumers to compare prices on a range of products, including mortgages, credit cards and loans. Launched in 1999 Moneysupermarket provided on-line mortgage information and in 2000 expand...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Gocompare

Gocompare is one of the most comprehensive insurance comparison services in the UK, committed to finding the right product at the best price, and dedicated to saving you time and money. The company does more than just compare insurance you can also search for a wide variety of different products. Gocompare provide the...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Email Providers

Email Providers Email is one of the fastest and most reliable forms of communication today, with millions of emails being sent every day in the UK. Signing up for an email account isn’t difficult either – once you’ve entered your registration information you could be sending emails within a matter ...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Central China Goldfields plc - Directors Dealings

Central China Goldfields plc (“GGG” or “the Company”)  DIRECTORS DEALINGS  23 February 2010  Central China Goldfields plc was notified by Peter Ruxton, Jeffrey Malaihollo, Ciceron Angeles and Paul McGroary of their purchases yesterday of 880,446 ordinary shares in the Com...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Central China Goldfields plc: Heads of Agreement signed with Auzex Resources Limited Option to Joint Venture Bullabulling Gold Property

Central China Goldfields plc is pleased to announce that it has signed a Heads of Agreement with Auzex Resources Limited (“Auzex”) (AZX.ASX) which provides an exclusive option to joint venture, with Auzex, the Bullabulling Gold Property in the Coolgardie Goldfield, Western Australia (“Bullabulling&rdq...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Mobile Banking Is The Way Forward

Mobile banking should be the next big innovation in technology, one expert has claimed, but in order to do so it is going to need to be simple. According to a leading association dealing with mobile data, paying for goods with a credit card linked up to a mobile phone has to be as easy as buying an application for an ...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

People In Debt 'Must Understand Their True Situation'

Consumers overspending on credit cards and living beyond their means in other ways have been told they must face up to the reality of their situation before things can improve. According to the Debt Advice Foundation, consumers need to be more open to debt resolution plans during the recession. Analysts at a well...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

It’s time the FSA insisted we bring back City press conferences

Around 20 years ago, a major shift occurred in how the financial press secured interviews from the senior executives who run our publicly owned companies. In the late 1980s, public company press conferences were phased out in favour of more polite one-on-one briefings between journalists and chief executives. If you ...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Current Account Lending Code

High street banks have come under fire recently for their allegedly unscrupulous conduct in the current account market. Levying disproportionately high charges on overdrafts, charging for products that used to be free and introducing unnecessary add-ons are all practices that banks have been criticised for. So, perhap...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Credit Cards Still A Popular Form Of Finance

During the recent financial crisis some of us have been using savings to help make ends meet. However, it seems there are still many people out there who are still using their credit cards for everyday living. While the recession has pulled on consumers' purse-strings they have not learned their lesson when it comes t...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Unauthorised Current Account Upgrades 'Must Stop'

The unauthorised upgrading of current accounts must stop, as it does not benefit consumers, one expert has claimed. A financial advice website made the assertion, noting that thousands of consumers have monthly fees charged to their accounts, after providers elevate the status of products that were initially free. Es...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Credit Card Landscape 'Set To Be Reshaped'

Government proposals are set to "reshape” the credit card landscape for consumers, one expert has predicted. The Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) made the comment after legislative plans were revealed to tackle unfair practices by credit card companies. Under the new measures, lenders would be ba...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

One-In-Three Households Too Lazy To Switch Utilities Suppliers

Since the birth of the internet, shopping around for the best energy deals and switching utilities suppliers has been made easier than ever, with consumers able to make use of price comparison sites to easily assess their options.   Sadly, as charities and consumer groups continue to point out, some of the most ...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Direct Debit Scheme To Benefit Consumers

Current account customers will benefit from new direct debit systems being introduced, it has been claimed. According to the European Payments Council (EPC), banks' decision to allow both companies and individuals with current accounts to make direct debits in any of the 32 Single Euro Payment Areas (SEPA) from a sing...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Current Accounts 'To Be More Transparent'

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced that banks have agreed to a series of measures, including telling customers the size of the fees charged annually on current accounts. The OFT's announcement follows an investigation into the fees being levied on current accounts when consumers cross their overdraft limit...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Pre-Paid Credit Cards 'Could Save Holidaymakers Cash'

Holidaymakers have been advised to take advantage of credit cards that can be topped up with foreign currency at times when the pound is doing well. According to a well known comparison website, by topping up a card on a day when the pound is exchanging favourably - even if it is a few months before the traveller depa...16:37 Mon 24th May 2010

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