Money Links For 16th Sep 2006
September 17th, 2006 No Comments » | POSTED BY ROB
- Halifax Student Bank Account ‘offers best value’
The Halifax Student Bank Account offers better value than some other banking offers for studying customers, the bank has claimed, saying many accounts hide poor value behind empty gimmicks. - Halifax Home Insurance discounts offered
Halifax Home Insurance is offering discounts of up to 25 per cent on policies bought online. - Praise for Coventry MOREgage re-entry
A mortgage expert has welcomed the re-entry of the Coventry MOREgage to the lending arena, but warned that not all first-time buyers will qualify for the 100 per cent plus offerings. - Coventry Sixty-Plus Notice Account extends offering
Tomorrow will see the addition of the new Coventry Sixty-Plus Notice Account to the building society’s savings offerings. - Standard Life Bank Professional Mortgage available to more
More people now qualify for the Standard Life Bank Professional Mortgage, with those in over 15 professions eligible for loans from this range. - Sainsbury’s Bank buy-to-let home insurance help for landlords
Landlords with a small portfolio of properties could save money by taking out the Sainsbury’s Bank buy-to-let home insurance, the firm has claimed. - Skipton Pick ‘N’ Fix Fixed Rate Bond range to be launched
Various new offers will be launched tomorrow as part of the Skipton Pick ‘N’ Fix Fixed Rate Bond offerings. - Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund launched
A growing demand for such a product has led to the introduction of the Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Fund to the market. - Yorkshire Building Society five-year fixed-rate mortgage rate reduced
A reduced rate on the Yorkshire Building Society five-year fixed-rate mortgage has been announced. - Lloyds TSB Insurance reveals coolest wheels
Lloyds TSB Insurance has revealed its top ten list of the nation’s favourite fictional cars. - Zurich Guaranteed Capital Account improved
Zurich has launched a new and improved version of its Guaranteed Capital Account. - Leeds 2-year fixed rate mortgage is ‘market leader’
Leeds Building Society has launched a new market leading Leeds 2-year fixed rate mortgage designed to give customers peace of mind over their repayments. - UK first with Aegon 5 for life investment
Aegon is launching a new type of investment product aimed at the pre-retirement and at retirement markets. - Halifax Home Insurance warning over electrical safety
Halifax Home Insurance is warning homeowners of the importance of electrical safety after figures show that 2,500 Brits are killed or injured every year as a result of electrical fires. - Birmingham Midshires Wolves savings bond kicks off
Birmingham Midshires has launched a new savings bond for Wolverhampton Wanderers supporters. - GE Life Global Fidelity Funds available
GE Life is to launch two new Global Fidelity Funds for its customers, enhancing the number of funds already available through its pensions range. - Apacs Cards and Students guide published
The UK payments association Apacs has published a new guide to give students the financial information they need to make savvy money choices. - General’s Safety Uncovered Index reveals low theft stress
General. - Lloyds TSB internet banking Access Code Device wins award
One of the UK’s leading high street banks is set to receive two awards at the National Customer Service Awards, due to be held in London next week. - Alliance Trust Retirement Confidence Index uncovers worried workforce
British adults in the prime of their working lives are least confident about their ability to provide for a comfortable retirement, according to recent research by Alliance Trust. - Advisers see demand for inventive schemes
New A-day rules have made it easier for those interested in winding down their working hours or changing careers in order to stave off a mid-life crisis to do so. - Websites log on to the power of private sales
Large numbers of property sellers are abandoning the traditional services provided by estate agents and marketing their homes directly to house hunters via a growing number of private websites. - FSA to distribute warnings to shareholders about boiler room scams
UK shareholders will receive warning leaflets in the post from next month as part of a targeted campaign to clamp down on bogus stockbroking firms pushing shares that are either worthless or non-existent. - NU hopes to end price war with hike in car premiums
Britain’s motorists are likely to see a sharp rise in the cost of their car insurance after Norwich Union, the market’s second-largest provider, raised its rates by as much as 40 per cent. - Insurers adopt a more understanding bedside manner
The rapid rise in the number of individuals suffering chronic conditions coupled with falling demand for expensive medical insurance means that some of the biggest insurers are not so quick to rule out individuals with illnesses. - All roads lead online if you keep it simple
Taxpayers have just three weeks to complete their tax returns by the September 30 deadline although they can delay until the end of January if they are prepared to go online. - Retailers now give customers a worse deal
Many electrical retailers have raised the premiums on extended warranty insurance, despite the introduction last year of much tougher rules on this form of cover. - Message to save early and save often falls on deaf ears
Pension providers have long been lamenting the fact that individuals are not saving enough to support the lifestyles they want in retirement. But how many individuals – especially those in their 20s and 30s – are actually sitting up and taking notice? - Payment protection comes under FSA spotlight
Some companies offering payment protection insurance could have their rights to sell this cover revoked next month when the Financial Services Authority issues its update on the PPI market. - Don’t miss the boat on this homebuying boom
Living on a river boat might seem the preserve of bohemians or nature lovers but a growing number of city dwellers are trading brick walls for barges. - How landlords can avoid that 3am call
The marketing blurb for one company’s landlord insurance policy reads: "3am. Who do they call? Don’t let it be you." - Well-heeled tread a path to the pawn shop
Pawnbroking is really borrowing money from yourself. Or at least, that’s what the National Pawnbrokers Association says. - Stellar performance that could become dimmer
A survey by Hotbed, a private equity investor network, suggests private banks have doubled their suggested allocation to private equity in private client portfolios to 10 per cent over the past three years. - Sipps to be hit by new way of valuing shareholdings
A change in the way pension providers are required to calculate the value of shares in their clients’ portfolios will lead to delays and additional costs for no obvious benefit, according to a leading provider of personal pension schemes. - Customers can click on advice beyond compare
Comparison websites, internet-based supermarkets that collate and compare the prices of a range of products from mortgages to credit cards, are changing the face of the financial markets.
