VocaLink, the specialist provider of transaction services to banks, has launched a scheme to help raise money for Bonita Norris in her attempt to become the youngest British female to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in order to raise money for Global Angels.
VocaLink, as the official sponsor of the ...
On Wednesday the 10th of March 2010, hundreds of thousands of people up and down the UK will stub out their final cigarette as they kick the habit and give up smoking for good. Smoking currently claims around 106,000 lives in the UK each year due to a plethora of smoking ...
The VocaLink Take Home Pay Index for February has continued January’s downward spiral to hit an all-time low of 1.0%. The combination of the two recent consecutive falls has nearly halved the index during that period, taking it from 1.9% in December to 1.0% in February, signifying the Index’s lowest ...
February 25th 2010
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Principle First now offers clients the ability to interact with an adviser online, as they are brought across to his screen to discuss their financial plan using a range of graphical tools, charts and graphs illustrating their proposed or current investments.
Principle First’s remote financial advice service has already been rolled ...
February 24th 2010
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Trading Floor, the website featuring commentary by Saxo Bank’s strategy team, is launching a news widget - a 'mini web site' - allowing the latest stories from Trading Floor to be placed on any website or blog by pasting a few lines of computer code.
The widget is the first of ...
It's official, the recession that flaunted a stranglehold over the world's economic superpowers during 2008/09 has finally loosened its grip.
The end of the biggest recession in 70 years doesn't mean a return to frivolous spending or reckless borrowing however as a continued slump in car sales and slow growth in ...
NS&I has revealed new research that shows people across Britain are not yet planning for the changes to ISA entitlements this year and risk missing out on tax-free returns. Just 15% of Britons surveyed say they understand the new limits, which enables individuals to save up to £10,200 per year ...
Quoteboffin.co.uk – a new money saving website that offers price comparison on life insurance - is today calling for better education on financial products to be made available to UK consumers.
In a recent report conducted by global reinsurer, Swiss Re, it emerged that just 34% of UK citizens aged 21 – ...
To make it easier for the customers to understand the competitive credit card and credit report market, Free-Credit-Reports.com has introduced a reliable and quick free credit report online service free of cost. A good credit history is very important when customer is looking to get a certain amount of money from ...
The Children's Mutual, a leading Child Trust Fund provider, has revealed that the cost of having adult children is hitting parents hard, with its new research showing they expect the cost of supporting an 18 to 30 year old to exceed £30,000. Their findings highlight the growth of a generation ...
A new money saving website that compares prices on life insurance packages has announced customers can now get quotes from market leaders BUPA and Aviva when they enquire via QuoteBoffin.co.uk.
QuoteBoffin.co.uk which launched early this month, is the latest price comparison site to hit the ether. The price comparison industry itself has proved ...
The financial crisis and the weaknesses revealed by the Reserve Primary Fund's "breaking the buck" in September 2008 precipitated a full-scale review of the money market fund regulatory regime by the SHMEX. The SHMEX new rules are intended to increase the resilience of money market funds to economic stresses and ...
Traditionally, April sees a flurry of financial activity as savers rush to renew their ISAs with the current tax year drawing to a close and a new session starting afresh. With a plethora of competitive packages and ISA bonuses to entice shoppers, there's never been a better time to tighten ...
According to new figures from the Prudential Class of 2010 retirement survey* women planning to retire in 2010 expect to receive an average annual pension of £12,169, while their male counterparts expect to collect an average pension of £19,593 - a pension gender gap of £7,424. And the pension income ...
New figures from M&S Money show that February is one of the most popular months of the year to buy wedding insurance, with sales of M&S Wedding Insurance expected to increase in the weeks after Valentine's Day as couples planning their big day make sure they are covered in case ...
A new LV= commissioned report into the impact of pet illness and death on their owners' work attendance has revealed that British businesses are losing £18 million* a year in lost workforce hours, as thousands of staff take 'pet sick leave' either to look after their sick animal or to ...
February 11th 2010
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Prudential has released findings from its latest research which shows that financial advisers are predicting a significant return to the stock market in 2010, with 72% expecting an increase in the number of clients looking to invest in equities over the coming 12 months.
While Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) questioned for ...
The Children's Mutual, a leading Child Trust Fund provider, has revealed new research that, five years on from the first CTF vouchers being issued, the introduction of the CTF has revolutionised long-term savings for children.
With every eligible child born since 1 September 2002 having a CTF account, 2010 will see more ...
As the UK emerges from the recession with economic growth up 0.1% and unemployment falling for the first time in 18 months, it's easy to get sidetracked by the future and forget to learn lessons from the past.
Although the recession saw a dramatic slump in consumer spending on high end ...
Since the start of the global recession in 2008, consumers have become more and more frugal with how they spend their money and approach their finances as a whole. Redirecting funds from high end or luxury products such as property and cars, consumers have begun to avidly protect their savings ...
