SAVERS have been dealt a further blow after Government-backed National Savings & Investments (NS&I;) cut the interest rate on a key savings account.Read
FAMILIES in the UK are struggling to build up their savings as the impact of inflation puts pressure on incomes and debt levels, according to new research.Read
NEWS of stalling profits at supermarket giant Tesco stunned the stock market, but small investors are piling in on the assumption good times will return.Read
TOUGHER procedures to tackle serious tax fraud will be introduced this month, meaning those who refuse to sign a civil contract detailing their wrongdoing could end up facing a criminal prosecution, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned.Read
HEAVY discounting over Christmas failed to entice shoppers into splashing out as consumer spending fell in December both on a monthly and a yearly basis, figures from Visa show.Read
COMPETITION in the personal loans market has intensified over the new year, with one deal to borrow £10,000 offering the lowest rate in four years, Moneyfacts has found.Read
MANY of tomorrow’s pensioners will become self-employed consultants, online traders or run odd-job businesses to make ends meet in retirement, according to research.Read
ONLY one in five people knows how much of their cash would be protected if their bank or building society went under, the savings safety net said on the anniversary the new limit was put in place.Read
The bleak financial situation faced by the younger generation was laid bare yesterday with figures showing more people aged between 25 and 34 are turning to a type of insolvency than any other group.Read
A one-year fixed-term deposit and a two-year fixed-term deposit are permanent additions to Investec’s existing product range, and currently pay 3.55% gross and 4.00% gross respectively.Read
A FAMILY of four on a two-week holiday in the Mediterranean costing 2,500 (£2,180) could save anything from £63 to £111 by carefully handling the way they change their currency and use cards, the OFT has said.Read
CHEQUE guarantee cards will not be reintroduced, the body which oversees payments said yesterday, after finding the scheme’s closure had a “minimal impact” on consumers and businesses.Read
