Listen to 92.2fm for Simone's Weekly Finance Slot

Link Fm (92.2FM) have asked Simone to chat to Roni on her weekly show about finance. Its every friday at 1pm and also broadcast live on the web. Go to www.linkfm.net to view on line.

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At a Glance: G20 Agreement

G20 world leaders have revealed their communiqué to tackle the global economic crisis. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the $1.1 trillion deal as he closed the G20 summit. For a summary of the key points, click on the link....

(Thursday, 2nd April 2009)

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Insurer Aviva to cut 1,100 jobs

UK insurer Aviva, which owns Norwich Union, is to cut 1,100 jobs during 2009 as part of an efficiency drive, it has said in a statement.

The company also said that it would be closing 590 contract positions over the next few months.

The majority of the jobs being lost are at the offices in York, Norwich, Sheffield and Eastleigh.

The firm said it was "fully committed" to doing all it could to minimise the number of compulsory redundancies.

(Thursday, 2nd April 2009)

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Banks will Appeal in Charges Case

The UK's banks have been given permission by the House of Lords to appeal against a recent Appeal Court judgement on bank charges.

In March the Appeal Court upheld a High Court decision that the fairness of overdraft charges could be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

The latest move will extend the long-running legal test case over the fairness of bank charges.

The first stage of the litigation has already lasted for 18 months.

During this time nearly all new claims for the return of bank charges have been put on hold in the county courts and at the Financial Ombudsman Service.

(Wednesday, 1st April 2009)

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Nationwide takes over Dunfermline

The Nationwide is to buy the Dunfermline Building Society's branches, good loans and deposits, it has been confirmed.

The mutual was put up for sale after incurring losses of £26m.

The Nationwide said the 140-year-old brand would keep its name but that there may be redundancies from its back office and support operations.

The Treasury will take on about £1.5bn of commercial property lending and acquired mortgage debt under the deal.

The agreement with the Nationwide was struck less than 48 hours after the UK Government announced that the building society was to be put on the market.

The Bank of England used new powers under the Banking Act to rush through the deal and prevent the Dunfermline - Scotland's largest building society - from going bust.

(Monday, 30th March 2009)

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Simone Appears on Dave Monks Show on BBC Essex

Simone appeared on Dave Monks BBC Essex Radio Mid Morning show on wednesday 3rd September 2008. Simone was invited onto the show to discuss retirement planning and equity release, being a local female IFA.

(Wednesday, 3rd September 2008)

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