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The Children’s Mutual Reveals Dads Are Number One Hero For Kids

The Children's Mutual has revealed that Dads, and not footballers or pop stars, are the number one hero for kids aged between five and seven for the second year running. The annual UK poll by The Children's Mutual has revealed that although Dads have topped the list of heroes, mums will be ...

Boots Covers Volcanic Ash Claims

Boots Travel Insurance has announced that it is covering claims resulting from the closure of airspace due to volcanic ash. Boots Travel Insurance will not invoke any exclusion relating to "closure of airspace by the CAA" and all the conditions and exclusions in the customer's policy will remain unchanged. For those ...

M&S Insurance Scoops Industry Awards

M&S Money has been named 'most trusted motor insurance provider' and 'best travel insurance provider for service' at the 2010 Moneywise Customer Service Awards. The award winners results follow the largest dedicated customer service survey held in the UK and were presented in front of 270 guests and industry leaders at ...

Barclaycard Launches New Prepaid Card

Barclaycard Commercial has announced the launch of its new Prepaid card, providing organisations with a simple way to improve efficiency and gain more control over their spending and the way funds are distributed. The new card will benefit organisations by removing the need for them to rely on traditional paper-based methods ...

M&S Money Credit Card Scoops Industry Award

M&S Money has won the 2010 Moneyfacts award for Best Card Provider (Introductory Rate). The awards were announced at the Millennium Hotel, Mayfair, London in front of 300 industry professionals from leading financial institutions who had gathered for the special luncheon which was hosted by ITV News' Economics Editor, Daisy ...

Prudential Reports Over A Third Of Women Face Retirement Poverty

Prudential has revealed new research that shows more than a third of women (35 per cent) planning to retire in 2010 will receive an income which is below the poverty line* - £14,000 a year or less - according to the latest findings** from Prudential's Class of 2010 retirement survey. By ...

LV= Discovers Wealthy Young Brits Make Easy Target For Thieves

Research from LV= Streetwise has revealed that many young brits are making themselves easy targets for thieves as 92% of 13-15 year olds carry a mobile phone on them whilst out and about with their friends, 74% carry cash and 42% leave the house with an iPod. The clothes and gadgets ...

The Children’s Mutual Reveals Cost Of Top Career Aspirations Set To Soar

The Children's Mutual, the leading Child Trust Fund provider, has revealed new research* that suggests parents could be facing a bill in excess of £100,000 if their children grow up to fulfil their career ambitions. The annual 'What I Want to Be' poll revealed that among five, six and seven year-olds, ...

M&S Money Warns England Fans To Take Care When Flying The Flag

M&S Car insurance has announced that according to a new survey over a fifth (22%) of England fans will add a St. George flag to the family car this month to show their support for the England team whilst they play out in South Africa for the World Cup. In the ...

Barclaycard Contactless To Receive Consumer Awareness Boost

Barclaycard contactless is to receive a consumer awareness boost as EAT. and London branches of Subway both launch in-store marketing campaigns to highlight that customers can use contactless enabled debit and credit cards to make purchases of £15 and under. The in-store ads and point-of-sale material have started appearing in EAT. ...

LV Launches Innovative Recruitment Advertising Campaign

LV=, the insurance, investment and pensions group, has announced the launch of a ground-breaking recruitment advertising campaign. The campaign uses unique technology that enables jobseekers to interact with existing LV= staff and find out about the jobs on offer before even applying. The poster and taxi campaign includes five different poster ...

Saxo Bank Launches Forex Education Programme On Facebook

Saxo Bank has announced the addition of a Forex Trading Education tab to its Saxo Forex fan page on Facebook, allowing traders of all experience levels to enhance their Forex trading knowledge and gain new insights into the psychology of trading. Facebook has over 400 million users worldwide, and a growing ...

LVAM To Be Offered By Verbatim

LV= Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm of mutual insurance and investment group LV=, has reached an agreement to offer the LV= Managed Portfolio fund range via Verbatim Asset Management, the investment firm launched by The SimplyBiz Group in February 2010. LV= Managed Portfolios are global, unfettered, multi manager funds ...

The Children’s Mutual Finds Parents Of Younger Children Being Warned To Start Saving

According to research by The Children's Mutual, a leading Child Trust Fund provider, parents of 18 to 30-year-olds are warning families of younger children to start saving now to fund the future, with nearly a 28% saying that they have either remortgaged or are planning to remortgage to fund their ...

Barclaycard Has Reduced The APR On It Barclaycard Simplicity Card To 6.8%

The new rate, which is one of the lowest rates available on any card in the UK, applies to both purchases and balance transfers. Barclaycard Simplicity offers customers an affordable way to manage their finances, from significant purchases such as large household goods and holidays, to everyday spending. In addition to the ...

The Children’s Mutual Reports Saving For Children Is Still Crucial

The Children's Mutual, a leading Child Trust Fund provider, reports that saving for children is crucial and urges the 5 million families whose children hold Child Trust Fund (CTF) accounts to continue saving for their children into CTFs. David White, Chief Executive of The Children's Mutual, said: "The CTF has changed the nation's ...

LV= Announces Improvements To Its Protection Range

LV= has announced that it has improved its term rates for higher sums assured, re-priced its FPP Term Assurance, Family Income Benefit and Gift Inter Vivos products, as well as cut prices on its accident and sickness cover under its Mortgage & Lifestyle Protection product. The changes to the term rates ...

Vebnet Reports J.P. Morgan In Its Element With Take Up Of Re-Branded Employees Benefits Scheme

J.P. Morgan, advised by Vebnet, has just announced impressive results from the recent re-brand and re-launch of their employee benefits scheme. Enrolment first opened in February 2012 and within the first three weeks over two-thirds (66%) of staff had made active benefit choices, an increase of 26% on the previous ...

The Royal Mint reveals Britannia 25th anniversary sets for 2012

The Royal Mint has announced that it will reprise Philip Nathan's original 1987 depiction of the British icon on the Gold and Silver Proof coins for 2012, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Britannia commemorative coin. To mark the milestone The Royal Mint has also created two very special ...

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