Electronic bank payments are to be processed within hours under new proposals backed by the Treasury today
This Is Money: Scottish Power Profits Leap 77%
Scottish Power revealed today why it is being stalked by Iberdrola of Spain after it revealed a staggering 140% profits increase
This Is Money: Line Goes Dead On EasyMobile
EasyMobile’s 80,000 customers will lose their service after the company’s Danish partner decided to pull out of the UK market
Motley Fool: The High Price Of Parenthood!
According to the latest annual “Cost of a Child” survey from Liverpool Victoria, the UK’s largest Friendly Society, the cost of raising a child from birth to age 21 has now reached over £180,000. Given that the average house is now priced around this mark, having a child is, financially speaking, almost on a par with buying a typical semi-detached house!
This Is Money: Vodafone Feels Pinch In Europe
Mobile phone giant Vodafone reported growth in underlying profits today, but admitted it was still feeling the pinch in a tight European market
Scotsman: Final Days For Final Salary Pensions In Sight
ALMOST half of all final salary pension schemes will close within five years, a report by Alexander Forbes Financial Services claims.
Scotsman: Credit-card Firms ‘set To Bring Back Annual Fees’
ANNUAL fees on credit cards are set to return in a move that could hit the pockets of consumers by up to £35 a year, according to research released yesterday.
Scotsman: ‘Point Nine Nine’ Rates A Nice Little Earner
BANKS and building societies are cashing in on the “point nine nine syndrome” – also used by supermarkets – by taking advantage of some customers’ limited ability to process numbers, Moneyfacts.co.uk has warned.
Money Links For 13th Nov 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 13th Nov 2006.
Motley Fool: The Death Of Cheap Credit?
As you’ve probably heard by now, last Thursday the Bank of England hiked its base rate by 0.25% to 5% a year. Naturally, some lenders have already sprung into action by raising the interest rates which they charge borrowers.