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Daniel Hegarty, the founder of mortgage broker app Habito, does not have the physique of a tech geek. The 35-year-old’s arms are muscled and densely covered in tattoos, a legacy from his time, perhaps, as a successful guitarist.Even by the standards of tech

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In Shanghai, an Uber driver logs into an online forum. He is not looking for a passenger. He is looking for someone to pretend to be a passenger. He finds a willing taker. He pretends to collect the customer and drop her at the airport. In fact, they never meet. Then

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Equitable Life’s pension fund collapsed in 2000, leaving thousands of people out of pocket. The company has closed to new business, but it still needs to make money for its existing clients. Chief executive Chris Wiscarson is taking a radically different

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Is it lonely for women who work for themselves? Catherine Asta Labbett thought so, which led her to set-up ‘Girl Tribe Gang’ – a network exclusively for business women. She created the ‘tribe’ after finding corporate networking events

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Black, Asian and minority-ethnic staff (BAME) who work at PwC in the UK earn almost 13% less than other employees, according to figures provided by the professional services firm.The firm said its BAME workers were statistically paid less because more of them worked

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Data about British people “may potentially have been accessed” during the data breach at the US credit rating firm Equifax.The UK arm of the organisation said files containing information on “fewer than 400,000” UK consumers was accessed in the

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A company behind a record 146 million illegal calls about payment protection insurance has been fined £350,000.People were left feeling harassed and threatened by the recorded – also known as automated – calls from Your Money Rights Ltd, based in

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Media playback is unsupported on your device A five-week wait for Universal Credit has been a major factor in pushing some claimants into rent arrears, the government’s own research has found.Universal Credit merges six existing benefits into one and is being

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Speed of reaction to social media trends is becoming more important in the battle between fast fashion and more established High Street retailers, say experts.Young women are increasingly being influenced by what they see on apps such as Instagram, as well as by

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The pound has hit its highest level against the dollar since the Brexit vote after a senior Bank of England official fuelled speculation it could raise rates in the coming months.Gertjan Vlieghe, who has previously argued against a rate rise, said the “moment is

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