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Leeds Building Society offers savers 10 year bond paying 4%

Leeds Building Society has launched a long-term fixed rate monthly income bond with a best buy return of 4% (4.07% gross AER).

NS&I increases prize fund rate for Premium Bonds

Following the announcement in the 2014 Budget that NS&I would help support savers by increasing the Premium Bonds investment limit to £40,000, and increase the number of £1 million prizes from one to two, NS&I has announced that the Premium Bonds annual prize fund rate will increase from 1.30% to 1.35% from 1 August 2014.

Leeds sees strong demand for competitive five year savings bond

Leeds Building Society is seeing strong demand for its five year income bond, with a competitive fixed rate of 2.85% gross/AER.

New market-leading bond from Leeds Building Society for shorter-term savers

An 18 month fixed rate savings bond with a market-leading rate of 2% has been launched by Leeds Building Society.

Skipton refreshes popular fixed rate ISA and e-bond range

Skipton Building Society has launched a new Fixed Rate ISA range which sees interest rates increase on its three year products.

Boost for savers as Skipton increases rates on its three year bonds

Skipton Building Society has launched a new Fixed Rate and E-Bond range which sees rates increase on its three year products.

Post Office launches new issues of highly competitive bonds

The Post Office continues to provide some of the most competitive savings rates on the market with the launch of two new issues - Growth Bonds and Online Bonds. The new issues are available to customers immediately.

Shawbrook leads the way with its new 2 Year Fixed Rate Bond at 2.10%

Shawbrook has launched a new 2 Year Fixed Rate Bond offering savers a rate of 2.10% AER.

Skipton adds to its savings range for savers wanting to lock in their money

Skipton Building Society has launched a new Fixed Rate Bond range, with rates paying up to 3.00%. The Society will also launch a new range of branch and online Fixed Rate ISAs, paying up to 3.00%.

Post Office relaunches its popular Online Bond

Post Office re-launches its popular Online Bond, with rates of up to 2.37% gross/AER fixed. These new rates are available to customers from Tuesday 7th January 2014 (available online only).

Investing in the bamboo boom

Emerald Knight, the ethical investment specialist, has delivered its second fixed annual return of between 4.55% and 6.00%, depending on the size of the initial investment, to investors in its exclusive asset-backed bamboo bond.

Leeds 5 Year Fixed Rate Bond at 3% with 25% penalty free access

Leeds Building Society has unveiled a 5-Year Fixed Rate Bond at 3.00% gross p.a./ AER, which allows penalty free access of up to 25%.

Leeds launches income bond paying 4%

Leeds Building Society has launched a long-term fixed rate monthly income bond paying a guaranteed return of 4%, which is eight times Bank of England Base Rate (BBR), for 10 years.

Virgin Money launches new range of savings products

Virgin Money is launching a new range of savings accounts. They offer choice for customers depending on whether they want instant access to their savings, or are happy to invest for a longer period of time for a higher return.

Skipton extends availability of competitive fixed rate bond and ISA range

Skipton Building Society is maintaining its attractive range of fixed rate bonds, e-bonds and ISAs, which have proved extremely popular with savers.