Retailer Rewards Scheme From Barclaycard Takes a Step Forward

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - The announcement of a national scheme for Scotland to protect tenants' deposits and provide Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Private Rented Sector has been welcomed by The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, TDS. The Scheme has offered to provide assistance wherever it can.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - With the licensing of both letting agents and landlords rapidly climbing up the housing agenda, NALS, the National Approved Letting Scheme, will offer licensing to all its existing registered letting offices from this week. This moves follows extensive consultation throughout the summer on a framework for statutory licensing drafted by NALS.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - NALS, the National Approved Letting Scheme, has appointed Harrison Communications (PR) to provide press and general news media services. NALS, the accreditation scheme for the private rented sector, was born of the government's initiative to raise standards in the lettings industry and currently has more than 1,800 registered letting offices.

September 6th, 2009 HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - Cotswold Fayre is introducing 'Fayre Rewards': a reward scheme to thank its loyal customers who have given the gourmet food supplier (www.cotswold-fayre.co.uk) continued support over the last ten years. The scheme will be run on a 'by invitation' basis, and rewards customers for: - VOLUME i.e.

September 2nd, 2009 DUBAI, UAE - - Citibank Teams up With Virgin Megastore for Exclusive Card Benefits DUBAI, UAE, September 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Citibank and Virgin Megastore have partnered to give Citibank customers constant excitement and rewards! A leading international bank and the foremost international entertainment retailer will work together to bring a host of exciting promotions including concerts, gaming tournaments and shopping sprees at Virgin Stores in Ramadan and Christmas exclusively for Citibank customers. To kick off the strategic partnership, Virgin will extend an exclusive 10% discount to all Citibank Lifestyle Credit Card customers on all purchases at Virgin Megastores in the UAE excluding electronics.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Pension Corporation, a leading provider of risk management solutions to defined benefit pension funds, today announces that the Trustee of Walthamstow Stadium Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme has accepted a proposal to insure its benefits with Pension Insurance Corporation ("PIC"). The pension scheme has assets of GBP19 million.

August 17th, 2009 READING, England - - UK's largest catalogue retailer to sell COOL-ER ereader Only months after its worldwide launch, Interead Ltd., maker of the COOL-ER ereader, today announced that it has partnered with Argos, a leading UK catalogue and online retailer of consumer products, to sell COOL-ER ereaders. The distribution partnership is the first announced by Reading-based Interead, which launched the COOL-ER in May.

August 5th, 2009 LONDON - Date: Thursday, 6th August 2009 Time: 9.30am - 11.30am Location: The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SD Workers from Barclays are today (Thursday) protesting outside the Barclays shareholder meeting as part of their dispute regarding pensions. Unite members will carry placards stating: "Hands off our pensions" to highlight their anger at proposals by Barclays to close their final salary pension scheme.

June 8th, 2009 LONDON - Pension Corporation, a leading provider of risk management solutions to defined benefit pension funds, today announces that the Trustees of the Warwick International Group Pension Scheme have agreed a pension insurance buy-in agreement, to insure members' benefits with Pension Insurance Corporation ("PIC"). The transaction relates to retired pensioners only and the liabilities are valued at approximately GBP57m.

May 17th, 2009 MUNICH - After a successful participation in 2008, rewards arvato services GmbH, the leading European provider of customized rewards management solutions, will once again be represented at the Loyalty Expo in the USA, where it will present how international loyalty programs can be successfully implemented. The Loyalty Expo is scheduled to take place from May 31 - June 2, 2009 in Hollywood, Florida.

August 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The UPA Government is preparing a new National Agriculture Insurance Scheme to make it more inclusive for farmers of the country. Union Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday, in reply to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, informed that the scheme takes into consideration, factors like larger unit area of insurance among low indemnity level and inadequate coverage of risk.

July 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - No one likes to be held in suspense when it comes to receiving rewards. And now, a new research has claimed that knowing that you're in line for a particular prize is as satisfying as actually receiving it.

January 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Saturday congratulated Iraqis on their 'significant' and peaceful election of local officials, calling it an 'important step' as the country takes control of its future. Obama said that Iraq's Electoral Commission had 'performed professionally under difficult circumstances,' with vital assistance from the United Nations, and from Iraqi police and military forces who 'helped secure the polling sites and protected voters as they cast their ballots'.

July 20th, 2009 New charges, rewards in drug warWASHINGTON — The US government has filed new charges against top Mexican drug suspects and offered a total of $50 million in rewards for their capture. The Justice Department says an updated indictment made public Monday in Washington adds the names of three alleged lieutenants of the Mexican drug cartel called "The Company" and its offshoot, Los Zetas.

September 26th, 2009 EU presidency: G-20 summit was 'a step forward'STOCKHOLM — The EU presidency calls the Pittsburgh Group of 20 summit "a step forward," because world leaders agreed to restrict bankers' bonuses and introduce tougher financial market regulation. Swedish Premier Fredrik Reinfeldt and Finance Minister Anders Borg say the agreements struck at the summit of rich and developing nations "took the first steps toward a more sustainable financial system." The key deals struck by the G-20 in Pittsburgh included tougher rules on bonus payments, improved regulation of the financial market as well as stricter supervision.

September 2nd, 2009 American Airlines offers frequent flier promotionsFORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp., said Wednesday it is offering promotions to its frequent flyers geared toward helping make them eligible for elite status and extra rewards. The airline said customers would be able to earn twice the elite status qualifying miles when they fly on American Airlines, American Eagle, and AmericanConnection between Sept.

October 1st, 2009 Tips on tax cheats skyrocket with bigger rewardsWASHINGTON — Dangle some cash and a lot of people are happy to turn in their employers for cheating on their taxes. Since Congress beefed up whistleblower rewards in late 2006, tips about suspected tax cheats owing at least $2 million have jumped more than tenfold, the Internal Revenue Service said in a report Thursday.

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja today informed the Lok Sabha that the government is planning to launch a new housing scheme for slum dwellers and urban poor since the scheme is aimed at providing subsidy up to five per cent on a loan of Rs one lakh availed by the poor. "Government proposes to launch 'Rajiv Awas Yojana' in the country for slum dwellers and urban poor.

August 18th, 2009 Former HP chief takes step toward US Senate bidSAN FRANCISCO — Former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive Carly Fiorina has taken the first formal step toward running for the U.S.

June 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Government has revised the bounty on the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud increasing it to a whopping 50 million rupees. In its latest advertisement, the government has announced a reward of 50 million rupees for the arrest (dead or alive) of Mehsud, besides announcing rewards on 11 other most wanted militants in the country.