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RESEARCH NEWS: Stopping mail-based communications can damage customer …B2B Marketing OnlineThis is according to a study commissioned by Royal Mail. The research suggests that four in 10 of those questioned agree that mail-based communications are … More: continued here

If Royal Mail is a hedge fund that delivers letters … why didn't it tell us?Financial NewsThere has been much commentary in the press this morning about the Royal Mail Pension Plan, which made a whopping 29% return last year thanks in part to … More: continued here

The Royal Mail should remain a public service, not privatisedJohn O’Groat JournalOver the years I have campaigned on a range of Royal Mail and Post Office issues and opposed the possible loss of the universal service obligation (USO) … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail criticised for pension investmentsThomson’s Online BenefitsRoyal Mail has been accused of taking too many risks with its pension fund after it was found to have channelled £5 billion to an off-balance sheet last …Royal Mail's pension scheme 'bets' £5bn on financial productsTelegraph.co.ukIf Royal Mail is a hedge …

The week that was: 24 September 2010Post and ParcelIn the UK, it was revealed this week that Royal Mail workers will be offered at least 10% of the company's business shares if it is privatised. …and more » More: continued here

Comet 24 Plans to close Royal Mail Hitchin office announcedComet 24PLANS to close Royal Mail's sorting and distribution office in Hitchin were announced yesterday (Wednesday). … More: continued here

Reuters UK Postal workers revive Royal Mail sell-off fightHucknall TodayIt is feared that plans to break up the Royal Mail and sell off chunks to the private sector will be rushed through. In response, the 'Keep The Post Public' …Royal Mail employees to be given 10% of sharesEmployee BenefitsRoyal Mail …

The Guardian New-build homeowners struggle to move servicesThe GuardianThe Royal Mail surveyed 168000 properties built in 2009 and found that 74% of residents faced difficulties ordering goods and services. … More: continued here

Royal Mail set to close Welwyn Garden City delivery officeTimes 24PLANS to close the Royal Mail's WGC delivery office and move postal services to Stevenage have been … More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail's pension scheme 'bets' £5bn on financial productsTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail has been likened to a "hedge fund that happens to deliver letters" after its pension scheme invested billions of pounds into complex financial …Royal Mail: A hedge fund that delivers lettersBBC News (blog)Royal Mail'put £5bn of its pension …