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Weekly Financial Market Update for 7th November

  Index     Week   Ytd Value   CR TR   CR TR FTSE 100 6693 -4.33% -4.28% 7.22% 11.05% S&P 500 USD 2085 -1.94% -1.89% 2.02% 3.88% NASDAQ COMP USD 5046 -2.77% -2.70% 0.78% 1.86% EURO STOXX 50 EUR 2955 -4.05% -4.04% -9.58% -7.06% NIKKEI 225 YEN 16905 -3.10% -3.09% -11.18% -9.58% HANG…

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Money transfer firms to tip off HMRC about transactions

  Expats switching cash from Britain offshore with money transfer services will soon have their transaction reported to the tax man. Under a new initiative, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) intends to demand any money service firm dealing with foreign currency exchange should report the details of the transaction. The aim is to stop expats…

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Market Update
Weekly Financial Market Update for 31st October

Weekly Market Update for 31st October Index     Week   Ytd Value   CR TR   CR TR FTSE 100 6996 -0.34% -0.30% 12.08% 16.02% S&P 500 USD 2126 -0.69% -0.67% 4.03% 5.88% NASDAQ COMP USD 5190 -1.28% -1.27% 3.65% 4.68% EURO STOXX 50 EUR 3079 0.05% 0.07% -5.76% -3.14% NIKKEI 225 YEN 17446…

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Insuring against a ghost of a chance of disaster

  If you are worried about alien abduction or living with a poltergeist or ghost, there’s always the option of covering the risk with insurance. Most people know they can take a policy out to cover their life, sickness or unemployment. But few are aware that insurers will accept claims for outlandish claims providing the…

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SME Beyond Borders Dubai 2016

  Credence International are proud to have been a partner in the SME beyond borders event at the Atlantis hotel in Dubai last week. The event saw speakers from around the world come together and offer valuable insights into the SME and larger business community in the UAE. Credence can help SME’s and enterprises prosper…

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Cost of living is too much for pension savers

  Retirement savers do not have enough money to save into a pension after they have paid their monthly bills. A massive 93% of 45 to 54 year olds approaching retirement complained that they could not save any more or sometimes anything at all because they had too many bills. Just one in eight older…

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