Savings News
Top ten saving tips for 2010 from Friends Provident
As 2010 begins, Friends Provident is urging people to use the New Year as a time to start planning for the retirement they would like.
Start gaining Sterling pounds in 2010
While many Brits resolve to shift unwanted Christmas kilos in the New Year, moneysupermarket.com reveals how consumers can be gaining Sterling pounds through savvy savings on their financial products.
Yorkshire launches savings account paying 3.50%
Yorkshire Building Society is launching a 2010 Christmas Saver account paying a fixed interest rate of 3.50% gross/AER, aimed at helping people spread the cost of next year's festive season.
Building society lending steady in November
Gross mortgage lending by building societies was £1.6 billion in November, compared to £1.7 billion in October.
Confidence among savers for year ahead
The British population is increasingly confident about the ability to save more in the coming year, according to recent research by NS&I.
Time for change to improve retirement income options
The ABI has published policy proposals intended to improve peoples' options for taking retirement income from their Defined Contribution pensions.
Halifax gives current account customers extra Rewards
'Rewards' are available to any Halifax customer that funds their current account with £1,000 or more each month or holds an Ultimate Reward Current Account.
Boys and girls in London are UK's biggest savers
Children in London have the highest average savings balances in the UK, according to research based on savings accounts held with the Halifax.
Nationwide increases Champion Saver rate
Nationwide Building Society has announced that the interest rate of its Champion Saver account will increase to 2.69% gross p.a/AER for balances over £1,000 from 1 January 2010.
Make a resolution, save for next Christmas
The OFT and Citizens Advice are urging people who have struggled financially this Christmas to start thinking now about saving for next year.
In a fix – bond holders will see interest halve
Savers with one-year fixed-rate bonds are heading for an unhappy Christmas with the interest paid on their cash slashed by up to 40%, new analysis from MoneyExpert.com shows.
Rates plummet on children's savings accounts
Children looking to invest Christmas cash in their first ever savings account are in for a nasty shock with the returns offered on children’s accounts plummeting since last year, according to MoneyExpert.com.
10 ways to save in 2010
Turning over a new financial leaf with the start of the new decade could save consumers at least £1,000 by the time the year is out, says Which?
Over half of Brits believe recession will last for most of 2010
Public opinion of the country's economic outlook is as bleak as our current weather, according to new research by Gocompare.com.
Health and finances top the Nation’s New Year’s resolutions
More than 27 million people plan to make New Year's resolutions and losing weight, taking more exercise and sorting out the finances top the Nation's to-do list, according to new research by Gocompare.com.