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LV= Reports Kids Come First As Parents Increase ‘Back To School’ Spending To £709 Million

LV='s new Cost of a Child study has found that parents will spend £709 million* on 'back to school' basics including uniforms, stationery, sportswear and winter coats as parents prepare to kit their children out for the start of the new school year. This is equivalent to parents spending an ...

Prudential Reveals 1 In 3 UK Couples Know Nothing About Their Partner’s Finances

Prudential has revealed new research that shows UK couples could be risking poverty in old age because they are failing to talk to one another about financial planning for their retirement. The study found that nearly a third of couples (32 per cent) aged 40 and above but not yet retired* ...

ProtectmyId.co.uk Reveals British Public Lending A Hand To Online Fraudsters

New research by ProtectmyID.co.uk has revealed just how relaxed the Great British public are when it comes to protecting themselves in the digital world. In the face of one of the fastest growing crimes in the world, the research has shown that millions of online users are readily making the ...

Children Life Insurance And The Need to Purchase A Policy Early On In Life

Lifeinsurance.org Resource and Information Center today reported the need for parents to acquire Children Life Insurance. Looking down on your bouncing little bundle of joy, the last thing you ever want to think about is - do I need to have life insurance for my child? As unpleasant a thought as ...

LV Research Suggests Equity Release Set To Become Big Growth Area For IFAs

LV= conducted new research at its recent equity release road shows that reveals IFAs believe equity release is set to become a big growth area for their future business, helping to deal with the needs of the UK’s ageing population. Research amongst IFAs that attended the road shows, which took place ...

Barclaycard Has Increased The Balance Transfer Period On Barclaycard Platinum

Barclaycard has announced it is increasing the balance transfer period on Barclaycard Platinum to 16 months at 0% for new customers with a handling charge of 2.9%. Barclaycard Platinum also offers 0% interest on purchases for the first three months and a typical APR of 16.9%. The extension of balance transfers to ...

Northern Rock Launches Issue 2 Of The Little Rock Fixed Rate Bond

Northern Rock has launched a new issue of its Little Rock Fixed Rate Bond to help children save for their future following the unprecedented popularity of the Little Rock Fixed Rate Bond (Issue 1) that was launched in early August. The new 3 Year Little Rock Fixed Rate Bond (FRB) (Issue ...

Barclaycard Reveals Two Minute Limit For Britain’s Impatient Shoppers

Barclays' and Barclaycard's latest research reveals that far from the stereotype as a nation that loves to wait in line, two fifths of Brits refuse to queue for longer than two minutes and 68% regularly abandon purchases. According to the poll of 2,000 shoppers*, women will queue only 12 seconds longer ...

MidCountry Financial Corp. Website And Newsletter Named Finalist For National Awards

PR News has named MidCountry Financial Corp. a finalist for its "2010 PR Digital Awards" in two separate categories: Best Newsletter, and Best Website Redesign. Directed by PR News, a leading communications and public relations news source, these awards for digital communications expertise are nationally recognized and highly competitive. "MidCountry Financial ...

Saxo Bank Announces Half Year Results

Saxo Bank has announced its half year results, with the trading specialist reporting pre-tax profits of DKK 729 million and a net profit of DKK 551 million. The results for the first half of 2010 also revealed the company's operating income reached DKK 1,992 million and an EBITDA of DKK ...

Barclaycard Spending Index Shows July Year-On-Year Growth Up 9.9%

Consumer spending on cards saw a near double digit increase in July compared to the same month last year, challenging concerns that consumer confidence has dipped. According the latest figures released by Barclaycard, traditional summer discounting by retailers appears to have enticed consumers back to the high street, with the amount ...

Saxo Bank Joins SunGard As Co-Title Sponsor In 2011

It has been announced that Saxobank, the trading and investment specialist, is to become a co-title sponsor with SunGard, one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies. Following the announcement during the Tour de France that SunGard had agreed to become co-title sponsor for the next two years, Bjarne ...

M&S Money Urge Drivers To Make Car Security A Priority This Summer

M&S Money has revealed a new survey that reveals thousands of drivers are risking invalidating car insurance claims by failing to make vehicle security a priority. The poll* found that more than half (56%) of UK motorists have been victims of car crime - 12% of car owners have experienced maliciously ...

Saxo Bank Re-Launches ForexTrading.com

Saxo Bank, the specialist in online trading and investment, has re-launched its website www.ForexTrading.com to provide a simple entry point to anyone looking to become a forex trader and to be a useful resource for foreign exchange traders, or others, interested in the trading of currencies. The redesigned ForexTrading.com website will focus ...
August 6th 2010
Tags: Business, Financial, Security

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MMRSS Now In Hong Kong, Singapore And Taiwan

MMRSS which has been expanding its geographic footprint over the past 5 years announced the opening of new full service offices in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. MMRSS which has a presence in India, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam and UAE has further strengthened its position in delivering Asia ...

Northern Rock Grows Its Children’s Account Family With A Market Leading Rate

Following the successful introduction of the Little Rock Instant Access Account in April 2010, the Little Rock Fixed Rate Bond is the latest member of Northern Rock's family of children's savings accounts. The new Fixed Rate Bond offers a market leading rate of interest for a minimum deposit of only £1. As well ...

D.P.Wood Management Makes It Even Easier To Send Your Money Abroad

D.P. Wood Management has recently completed an expansion; both in terms of our workforce and the services we offer. Our new website at www.dpwoodmanagement.com provides a user friendly interface that is both easy to navigate and comprehensive in the information it provides. As a result we are now widely recognised as ...

Saxo Bank Celebrates Success Of Its Sponsorship During Tour De France

With Andy Schleck as team leader, the Saxo Bank team won four stages, the youth competition and finished in second place overall. Saxo Bank remained front and centre as the cycling drama unfolded, from Fabian Cancellara's time trial win in the Rotterdam prologue and Andy Schleck's seventeenth stage victory in ...

Aetna Life Insurance Offers New Services

The LifeInsurance.org News Center reported today that Aetna Life Insurance recently announced some new company service additions. One added option includes a process for expediting claim payments when a loved one passes. The life insurance company has also put into place a method for making funeral planning available to policy holders and their beneficiaries. What ...

LV= Warns Of £264m Repair Bill For Alcohol-Fuelled Home Accidents

LV= is warning that accidents caused by Brits drinking and partying at home this summer is predicted to leave UK homeowners with a total repair bill of £264 million*. New research by LV= home insurance suggests that the explosive combination of the football world cup and hot weather has fuelled a boom ...

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