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Thursday 25 September 2014 11:54 am|Updated:Friday 07 June 2019 11:15 amBarclays is the most complained about bankBy: Lynsey BarberShareFacebookShare on F
stanley becher acebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleBarclays is the most complained-about bank, according to new figures from the Financial Conduct Authority.The bank received more than a quarter of a million complaints in the first half of the year. But it was not out on its own ndash; Barclays was closely followed by Bank of Scotland and Lloyds.Despite taking the top spot, the number of complaints about Barclays had actually dropped by 10 per cent compared to the second half of 2013.Bank of Scotland on the other hand saw a dramatic rise, with a whopping 46 per cent increase in complaints compared with the previous six months, according to the financial watchdog. Overall,
brumate canada complaints about financial services firms dropped five per cent to 2.3m, more than half of which concerned PPI complaints.The number of PPI cases continued to fall ndash; down 11 per cent ndash; although it was the most complained about item.The drop in cases, which made up 89 per cent of all payouts, contributed to a fall in the value of compensation paid from pound;2.
polene 65bn for the last six months of 2013, to 2.34bn in the first half of this year.However, the number of cases could rise again in the second half of the year after the FCA told banks they had to reassess more than 2 Fbuf High-frequency trading does not boost volatility
Sunday 23 September 2012 11:22 pm|Updated:Thursday 30 May 2019 5:22 pmInvestors warm to UK nuclear plant projectsBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleTHE UKrsquo next generation of nuclear power plants will come closer to construction this week, as bids roll in for the Horizon project
stanley ca and EDF progresses in talks with potential partners for work at Hinkley Point. Horizonrsquo future was put in doubt in March, when RWE and E.ON put the pound;15bn joint venture up for sale, blaming the onerous cost of going ahead with the project. But a raft of firms are expected to table final bids ahead of Fridayrsquo deadline, including a consortium led by Westinghouse and Exelon, another fronted by Areva and Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation, and General Electric Hitachi. Horizon is made up of sites in Gloucestershire and Angelsey, with a goal of generating 6.6 gigawatts of nuclear power.Nomura, acting for the se
polene llers, has set the end of September as a final deadline for offers. But th
polene ca e line-up of bidders could be altered by EDFrsquo separate efforts to make progress on its Hinkley Point site in Somerset. Francersquo EDF last week started a public consultation about a new plant at Sizewell, and is searching for a partner to shoulder some of the financial burden for Hinkley Point.It is believed to be in talks with several Chinese institutions befo
