Archive for March, 2008

Banking code launched

Posted in Banking, News on March 31st, 2008 No Comments »

The new banking and business banking code contains an enhanced promise by banks and building societies to treat customers fairly and reasonably.

One in six adults to curb spending

Posted in Banking, Credit Cards, News on March 31st, 2008 No Comments »

One in six adults are planning to cut spending this year as worries about the credit crunch hit home in the real economy, research from MoneyExpert.com shows.

Brits waste stocks and shares ISA allowance

Posted in Banking, News, Save & Invest on March 31st, 2008 No Comments »

UK adults let billions of pounds worth of stocks and shares ISA allowance go to waste, according to Lincoln Unit Trust Managers.

FEATURE: What should you put in your ISA?

Posted in Features, News, Save & Invest on March 28th, 2008 No Comments »

For those of you who are yet to use up your self-select ISA allowance, the deadline of 6 April is fast approaching. Kate O’Raghallaigh asks some industry pundits about opportunities in mutual funds and equities

Cost of living strangling the UK’s savings

Posted in News, Save & Invest on March 28th, 2008 No Comments »

The rise in day-to-day living costs is leaving people with no spare cash to put away in savings, according to a study by the Post Office.

Investors looking to profit from bank volatility

Posted in News, Save & Invest on March 28th, 2008 No Comments »

TD Waterhouse customers have turned their attention to HBOS after rumours about its mortgage-related debt, which later proved to be false.

Brits heading abroad in search of their fortune

Posted in Banking, News, Save & Invest on March 28th, 2008 No Comments »

The NatWest International Personal Banking Wealth Ranking Survey has found that professionals looking to move to sunnier pastures can expect to be financially better off.

Savers cash in while loan customers lose out

Posted in Banking, Loans, News, Save & Invest on March 28th, 2008 No Comments »

While savers have managed to get a good deal out of Base Rate rises, personal loan customers are paying the price for banks’ lending mistakes, according to price comparison site Moneysupermarket.

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