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Vulture funds - preying on the wastelands? »

Dominic Sowa

Capitalism is under scrutiny as the recent Newsnight and Guardian investigation into the practices of ‘vulture’ companies has highlighted the moral bankruptcy of the system. The facts appearing from the investigation show sections of the f...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Dominic Sowa | Read more »

New schemes help students with money matters »

Student at a cash machine

The National Union of Students has launched an initiative to educate students about finance, as Edinburgh University Students’ Association rounds up its Money Week.  NUS collaborated with Credit Action, a debt and finance charity, to help s...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Sarah Vesty | Read more »

Students rely on parents for money as loans fall short »

Students at university are increasingly having to rely on parents and grandparents to support them through their university career. For many, student loans barely cover accommodation costs forcing them to be dependent on their parents' support.  ...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Sarah Purvis | Read more »

Government puts brakes on deflation loan windfall »

British students could be in line for a student loan repayment from the government as the UK is hit by deflation for the first time since the 1960s. Interest on student loans is calculated using the Retail Price Index (RPI) measure of inflation, with t...

Tue 28 Apr 2009 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

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