The Financial Services Authority plans to set up a multi-million pound programme of financial education in schools and through employers.The regulator believes the changes could be added to school curriculums within the next year. The most likely approach is to incorporate financial services issues within existing subjects, such as maths and information technology.The budget has […]

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Building societies laid claim to being &#34the third way&#34 between old nationalised industries and public companies, at the Labour party conference last week.Building Societies Association chairman John Heaps, who was speaking at Blackpool, claimed that member-owned mutuals were in line with Labour&#39s vision of partnership and co-operation.In an attempt to emulate the Labour party&#39s success […]

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