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Press Release For immediate release LONDON & CAPITAL�S MARKETGRADER ENHANCED INDEX RETURNS 181.5% OVER THREE YEARS Merit-based US Equity Index Outperforms NASDAQ, S&P 500 and Dow Jones London, 17 May 2006 � London & Capital, a boutique, UK-based asset manager, today announced th(Added: Wed May 17 2006)

The figures are shocking and deeply disturbing. The question is, are bankruptcy statistics a sign of the worsening debt problems facing the UK or instead are they more to do with a major change in attitude? For older consumers, bankruptcy was and still is something to be avoided. Going bankrupt c(Added: Tue May 16 2006)

During May 2006, Ann Hardie will be the first Monahans employee to join their new Specialist Development Programme. This programme has been created by Monahans to give newly qualified Chartered Accountants positive career development and hands on experience in a variety of the specialist areas f(Added: Tue May 16 2006)

Press Release For immediate release RULE FINANCIAL LAUNCHES REAL-TIME BUSINESS MONITORING DASHBOARD Next-Generation Business Activity Monitoring and Service Management Solution to Enhance Operational Efficiency and Improve Client Service London, 16 May 2006 – Rule Financial, London-based (Added: Tue May 16 2006)

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has awarded Monahans with Approved Employer – Professional Development status. The ACCA Training Manager stated “Obtaining Approved Employer – Professional Development status is a significant accolade for your organisation.” Under this new(Added: Tue May 16 2006)

A new survey from BACS, the company behind Direct Debit and BACS Direct Credit and one of Europe’s leading payment scheme providers, has revealed that one of the largest ever electronic banking customer migration projects was a resounding success. For the last three years, BACS has worked in clo(Added: Mon May 15 2006)

The number of bankruptcies is rising at an alarming rate. In 2003 around 45,000 people were declared bankrupt in the UK. However, by the end of 2005 this figure had surpassed 70,000. Worryingly, the number of bankruptcies recorded in 2005 was much higher than the figures recorded when the British ec(Added: Fri May 12 2006)

Rapidly increasing SWAP rates mean that fixed rate mortgages are likely to become uncompetitive in the next two weeks with the best value to be found in tracker or discounted rates says the Woolwich. This has led Woolwich to launch its new range focusing heavily on tracker

Aaqius & Aaqius goes West with creation of first US affiliate