Article: Netting a deal.(With the whole world at his fingertips, Stephen Pritchard tries his hand at online sharedealing)

Article: The clock's ticking: as the pension timebomb ticks away, ...
What Investment;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... this time conducted by IFA Promotion, the financial advisers' trade body, puts the retirement savings 'black hole' at 66 billion ... final-salary pensions are too expensive, too risky or both. Trade unions also allege that many companies have underfunded pension ...

Article: Going mobile.(Stephen Pritchard checks out the ...
What Investment;  September 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Stephen Pritchard checks out the scope for investment in the world of telecommunications The mobile phone is one of technology's success stories ...

Article: My switch hitch ; Banks tempt us to switch but financial writer ...
Evening Standard - London;  February 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ...THE early part of the year is when we are most likely to resolve to sort out our finances, often putting switching our current accounts at the top of our to-do lists, according to banking industry research. Hence a recent spate of advertising, led by First Direct and HBOS (Halifax and Bank of

Article: Please sir, can I have more? ; As mortgage companies are ...
Evening Standard - London;  May 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ...THREE cuts in the Bank of England's base rate since December have brought little relief to homebuyers so far. Despite the cuts, mortgage rates in the high street are rising, and lenders are asking buyers for larger deposits. In the past few weeks, all mainstream 100 per cent mortgages have

Article: Work that mortgage ; As banks pull back, a bigger mortgage could ...
Evening Standard - London;  February 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ...EATING the credit crunch by borrowing more against your house might seem risky. But taking on a larger mortgage can make financial sense, provided it replaces other, more expensive borrowing. Before the US sub-prime crisis hit global credit markets last year, unsecured borrowing in the UK was

Article: Counting the cash ; MONEYIf you shop around, there are plenty of ...
Evening Standard - London;  April 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ...HOUSE prices are under pressure and stock markets falling, so cash could be one of the few safe havens open to investors. At the same time, banks and building societies are looking to bolster their reserves, bring in fresh cash to fund mortgages and other loans or, in the case of Northern Rock, pay

Article: A new keyboard that lets the user adopt a more natural posture ...
The Independent - London;  February 13, 1995 ;     700+ words ...People who buy computers agonise long and hard over memory, monitors and processors. But when it comes to the keyboard, most of us simply accept what we are given. That may be changing. In September, Microsoft, the software giant, launched its Natural Keyboard as an alternative to the