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30 Jan 2012
The ifs School of Finance, the not-for-profit financial higher education specialist has seen demand double for its 2012 full-time degree programmes. This is despite the overall decline of 8.7 per cent in applications reported by UCAS today. Formed in 1879, the City-based charity specialises in financial services education and started offering full-time BSc degrees in banking last year, having offered them on a part-time basis since 1996.
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24 Jan 2012
The ifs School of Finance has today published a survey of its higher education alumni focused on their employability and careers. The survey finds that 95 per cent are in employment whilst 87 per cent said that their ifs higher education qualification had helped their professional development. The survey also found that 80 per cent had been promoted or received additional responsibilities since completing their course.
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16 Jan 2012
ifs ProShare, the voice of the employee share ownership industry in the UK, has today welcomed the coalition Government's announcement that it will be cutting red tape and reforming the tax system to encourage employee share ownership. With 44% of eligible employees already participating in a Save As You Earn scheme (SAYE), according to its latest annual survey, ifs ProShare hopes that more employees will see the benefits of this tax efficient, low risk method of saving.
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