Money Advice Scotland

Welcome to Issue #812

Conference 2008

The Conference takes place on Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd May at Crieff Hydro Hotel, Perthshire.

38 days to go! If you haven't booked your place on our annual conference, visit our website now! Places are going fast, and our subsidised places for members are limited.

Health Wealth & Happiness will appeal to a wide audience including money advisers, welfare rights officers, leaders and managers from the credit, banking and debt collection industries, Insolvency Practitioners, mental health professionals including community Psychiatric Nurses and others involved in the care of individuals with health problems.

For all the latest programme information, booking details and available delegate and exhibitor packages, visit our Conference website.

www.moneyadvicescotland.org.uk/conference

Training

Wiseradviser (Scotland) Training
We are now accepting bookings for the Generalist, Skilled and Specialist level training courses. For more information regarding the wiseradviser training please call 0141 572 0237, or email info@moneyadvicescotland.org.uk.

Wiseradviser (Scotland) is grateful to The Royal Bank of Scotland and The Scottish Government for their generous support.

If you are interested in taking part in any of our courses, please email info@moneyadvicescotland.org.uk

Noticeboard

OFT warns 13 companies about their debt collection practices
The OFT has issued warnings to 13 companies including debt collection agencies and financial institutions telling them that they need to take steps to improve their debt collection practices.

Link: http://www.oft.gov.uk/news/press/2008/47-08

We're looking for things to put on our noticeboard. If you have anything you would like to see featured here, just send us an email at webmaster@moneyadvicescotland.org.uk.

Vacancies

Training & Support Officer
Money Advice Scotland
As part of a small team, ideally you will have experience in administering training programmes and providing customer support.
Closing date: 18th April 2008

PA and Executive Assistant
Money Advice Scotland
As PA and Executive Assistant you will require to provide a secretarial and support service to the Chief Executive and other staff.
Closing date: 18th April 2008

For an application pack for either job, please email Louise McMaster at l.mcmaster@moneyadvicescotland.org.uk

If you would like to advertise a vacancy in your organisation, please get in touch: webmaster@moneyadvicesccotland.org.uk

In the News

Price websites 'needed checking'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7343839.stm
Source: BBC News

Extra £225m to beat fuel poverty
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7341809.stm
Source: BBC News

Rate cuts and the mortgage market
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7340478.stm
Source: BBC News

Simpler tax return for millions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7340205.stm
Source: BBC News

Will mortgage queues return?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7336450.stm
Source: BBC News

Pressure mounts over tax changes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7333496.stm
Source: BBC News

Extra help for first-time buyers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7335817.stm
Source: BBC News

House prices 'see sharp decline'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7336010.stm
Source: BBC News

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