Pet owners ignore insurance

Posted in insurance, News on May 14th, 2008 No Comments »

More than 11 million dog and cat owners have no pet insurance cover, according to Sainsbury’s Finance.

Credit card users get raw deal

Posted in Credit Cards, News on May 13th, 2008 No Comments »

More than 2.5 million credit card customers have been told they will be charged a fee, have their account closed or have their credit limit cut in the last 12 months, according to price comparison site uSwitch.

Current account customers feel the pinch

Posted in Banking, Credit Cards, News on May 13th, 2008 No Comments »

The current account market has seen plenty of rate changes since the Bank of England cut interest rates by 0.25% in April, but some lenders have used the opportunity to tweak their rates by more than that amount, according to Moneyfacts.

Volatility changes attitudes to risk

Posted in News, Save & Invest on May 13th, 2008 No Comments »

Stock market volatility has prompted a dramatic switch among investors in their attitude to risk, research among independent financial advisers (IFAs) by Prudential shows.

FEATURE: A guide to loan protection

Posted in Loans, News on May 12th, 2008 No Comments »

With hard hit Brits continuing to turn to personal loans, how are they protected when securing such finance? Barney McCarthy takes a look

More than a million drive uninsured

Posted in insurance, News on May 12th, 2008 No Comments »

Around 1.15 million people have driven a car in the last 12 months without having insurance, according to Sainsbury’s Car Insurance.

Consumers should follow “five a day” plan for finances

Posted in Banking, insurance, News, Save & Invest on May 12th, 2008 No Comments »

The Government should implement a widespread campaign to raise awareness of financial wellbeing, similar to those it has released for healthy eating and drink driving, according to JP Morgan Asset Management.