From INVESTMENTS Feb 8, 2013

Backing UK business – tax-efficiently

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Shrinking bank finance provides opportunities

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Don’t expect a bumper Isa season

Savers hit by Funding for Lending scheme

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New-builds ‘offer inferior returns’

Period properties record bigger capital growth

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Insurers under fire over annuities

Rates fail to match gilt yield rises

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High Noon for the ready meals industry

Lord Gulam Noon on breaking the housewife’s shackles

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Bank shares unbowed

Shareholders come through a difficult week unscathed

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Can I protect my Swiss home purchase?

Fears over currency transfer costs

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Lenders start fixed-rate price war

Two and five-year deals hit historic lows

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Home loan boom fails to lift ownership

Young more likely to rent than buy

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Schools to embrace financial education

Campaigners jubilant as subject added to national curriculum

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