This is in addition to LV=’s road rescue company, Britannia Rescue, which is already based in Huddersfield town centre, employing around 100 people. The new LV= offices will be in Folly Hall and are scheduled to open in July 2010. This will also become the new home to Britannia Rescue, which ...
The latest NS&I (National Savings and Investments) survey release has shown that the average age for Britons to start saving seriously is 25 years-old. More than a fifth (22%) of the population said they didn't start setting money aside in earnest until they were past their 30th birthday, while more ...
Experian, the global information services company, has announced that it has partnered with HypoVereinsbank (HVB), one of the largest commercial banks in Germany, to provide the bank and its corporate customers with a data validation and conversion service to aid compliance with the latest SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area) standards. ...
NS&I's Savings latest survey has found that this winter, the amount of money the population is saving has decreased to its lowest level for over two years. On average, the British public is now setting aside 6.25% of their monthly take-home income. This figure has fallen consistently since this time ...
Barclaycard Freedom customers are being provided with the chance to boost their accounts by up to £160 of Reward Money in a year, thanks to npower's new reward offer launch.
The reward, the first in the scheme to be paid regardless of the amount the customer spends on their card, is ...
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 ...
Barclaycard's rollercoaster campaign has topped the AdWatch list of current advertising campaigns, with 60% of adults questioned by Marketing Magazine recalling the advert.
Launched on 22 January 2010, the advert tells the story of an adventurous and innovative commute to work - on a rollercoaster. Filmed in New York and Hollywood using ...
March 5th 2010
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35.6 million Brits are heading abroad for their main vacation this year, suggesting a shift from 2009’s ‘staycation’ trend
1/3 of holidaymakers blamed the UK’s recent cold weather as their main reason for travelling abroad to sunnier climes
1 in 3 Brits still plan to travel in the UK for shorter breaks
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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 ...
Giving back to the communities it serves is an integral part of Pioneer Services' workplace culture, and those efforts were recognized when the company received the “CSR Award for Workplace Innovation” from PR News during an event at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., Feb. 24. Pioneer Services received first place, ...
Halfpricesoft.com, a leading provider of easy-to-use payroll software and check printing software for accountants, small to medium size businesses and families, give buyers a new way to get free products by partnering with TrialPay, the leader in alternative online payments. Buyers can now get full version check printing software and ...
First time buyers who didn’t manage to find a new home before the government’s stamp duty concession ended shouldn’t despair, says a leading UK mortgage broker.
In an effort to tempt buyers into the market, the government removed the stamp duty levy on properties costing under £175,000 for just over a ...
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 ...
One of the major advantages of today’s world is that we have choices in nearly everything we buy.
And considering that a mortgage is probably the biggest financial commitment we will ever make, then it’s the one decision that we should have some help with, to ensure that we get the ...
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 ...
These changes will affect any borrower that is on an SVR or an SVR-linked product (generally known as a discounted rate) and if your mortgage rate is going up then this will clearly lead to an increase in your monthly repayments.
L& C’s SVR watch table gives an overview of the ...
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 ...
The 1 Minute Life Insurance Check calculator only requires a few simple pieces of information – date of birth, level of cover, type of cover, whether nicotine products have been used in the past 12 months, the remaining term on the policy and the current monthly premium. The calculator then checks ...
