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		  <title>Investors turning to JISAs as Government mulls CTF transfers</title>
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		      		      Junior ISAs (JISAs) are rapidly overhauling Child Trust Funds (CTFs) as the investment vehicle of choice when it comes to saving for children, according to the latest Halifax Share Dealing Market Tracker.
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>More than half of CTF savers have cut back or stopped investing</title>
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		      		      More than half (55%) of Child Trust Fund savers have stopped or cut back on investing new cash into the accounts which have pulled in more than £4.3 billion, new findings from Consumer Intelligence shows.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Child Trust Funds continue to dominate children&#039;s savings accounts</title>
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		      		      The majority of parents with children currently 10 years old or under have some form of savings account for their child in place, according to the latest research from Lloyds TSB.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Nearly one in three parents still saving into CTFs</title>
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		      		      Nearly one in three parents saving regularly for their children are paying into Child Trust Funds despite concerns about a lack of choice and relatively poor returns, new research from housing investment and shared equity mortgage provider Castle Trust shows.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Don&#039;t forget Child Trust Funds</title>
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		      		      TISA is reminding parents whose children hold a Child Trust Fund to review their investment when the new Junior ISA is launched on 1 November.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Children&#039;s Mutual finds Brits favour Katie over Catherine</title>
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		      		      The Children’s Mutual has identified that the British public favour the name Katie over Catherine, but William over Wills.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Child care costs soar by £276 million a year</title>
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		      		      Families across the UK are forking out an additional £276 million this year to meet rising child care costs compared to twelve months ago, according to research by Family Investments.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>This Easter make the most of the Child Trust Fund</title>
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		      		      Despite the Government&#039;s decision to stop creating any new Child Trust Funds from the start of this year, over 5 million British children born between September 2002 and January 2011 hold one of these valuable assets.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Junior ISAs are the ‘rich man&#039;s child trust fund&#039;</title>
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		      		      With the Government announcing details of the new Junior ISA, Stefan Maryniak, savings expert at uSwitch.com, comments on what this will mean for parents:		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Saving for our children is important - but what are the options?</title>
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		      		      With Child Trust Funds no longer available and a new children&#039;s savings plan - called Junior ISA - expected to be launched later this year, independent financial research company Defaqto outlines the options available for people that want to start saving for their children in the meantime.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Parents need to save £82 each month to cover tuition fee costs</title>
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		      		      Parents need to save up to £82 each month starting from the birth of their child if they are to cover the cost of the new university tuition fees cap, according to analysis by Family Investments, a leading children&#039;s savings provider.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>CTF contribution levels increase</title>
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		      		      Lump sum contributions to Child Trust Funds have risen for the fourth consecutive quarter, according to the latest statistics compiled by TISA from providers representing 72% of all CTF accounts.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Family Investments partners with Bounty to offer Junior Bond</title>
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		      		      Family Investments, provider of long-term savings for children, has announced its partnership with Bounty, the UK&#039;s favourite parenting club, to offer a Junior Bond.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Bank of mum and dad make children’s savings a priority</title>
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		      		      As the Government ends contributions to children&#039;s savings via the Child Trust Fund scheme at the end of the 2010, new research from Halifax reveals that parents of school children continue to make saving for their future a priority.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Generous grandparents spend over £6k on each child</title>
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		      		      As parents begin to feel the pinch of Government cuts, new research from M&amp;S Money reveals that grandparents in the UK are providing more than £6000 of support to grandchildren. Over the first 18 years of each grandchild’s life, grandparents gift on average £6165 in either money or presents.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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