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One-year fixed rate ISA from Chelsea Building Society

Chelsea Building Society is offering their branch savers an excellent new product with the launch of a new one-year fixed rate ISA.

Risky Britain not rewarding enough for private investors

The grass always seems greener on the other side, and sometimes it can be, says popular investing website The Motley Fool at Fool.co.uk.

Financials top trading activity

Darren Hepworth, Trading and Customer Services Director, TD Waterhouse comments: "The ongoing economic crisis in Greece dominated the financial news agenda in the week ending Tuesday 21 June, as the country continued to look at ways in which it can avoid defaulting on its debts and exiting out of the Euro."

Barnsley offers excellent rates to online savers

Barnsley Building Society has launched a new best buy online ISA offering customers an excellent return on their savings.

Prudential guarantees to shake-up UK life and pensions market

Prudential UK has launched a major assault on the UK's bond and pensions market with the launch of a range of new guarantees across the PruFund Growth and PruFund Cautious funds.

Skipton International 2 year bond paying 3.25%

Skipton International Limited has launched a seventh edition of its popular two year fixed rate sterling account paying 3.25% gross/AER per annum.

Northern Rock increases fixed rate cash e-ISA rates

Northern Rock has launched three new online issues of its Fixed Rate Cash ISA to complement its competitive portfolio of web-based savings accounts.

Northern Rock maintains healthy interest rate for cash ISA savers

Northern Rock is launching three new issue of its fixed rate cash ISA, offering savers the chance to take advantage of competitive tax-free interest rates.

The Co-op and Britannia increase rates on Fixed Term Deposits

The Co-operative Bank and Britannia will be raising rates on their Fixed Term Deposits on Friday (24 June) by up to 0.4%. These will offer customers a highly competitive rate in-branch and are also available online and via the telephone.

Coffee sales drive Whitbread's growth

As hotel and restaurant group Whitbread reports a rise in first-quarter sales Graham Spooner, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains what this means for investors:

Children's Mutual finds Brits favour Katie over Catherine

The Children’s Mutual has identified that the British public favour the name Katie over Catherine, but William over Wills.

Charities Aid Foundation launches new social investment fund

Interest in philanthropy is at an all time high and with many major donors looking for new ways to help charities and achieve the maximum impact with their donations, the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has launched a new social investment fund, the CAF Social Impact Fund.

Child care costs soar by £276 million a year

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.

Legal & General 6 Year Growth Deposit Bond 8

The launch of 6 Year Growth Deposit Bond 8 marks the eighth product in Legal & General's continuing series of structured deposit bonds.

Asian infrastructure increasingly attractive

Vijay Pattabhiraman, Chief Investment Officer for Asian Infrastructure in the Global Real Assets Group of J.P. Morgan Asset Management believes that investing in Asian infrastructure can capture the growth in Asian economies.