FURTHER increases in pension business and a diversification of its product range helped Aegon UK, the Edinburgh-based life and pensions group, to deliver increased sales.
Scotsman: Home Owners Face Heavier Bills In New Year As Bank Raises Rates
INTEREST rates are likely to rise again early in the new year, home owners were warned yesterday, after the Bank of England increased borrowing costs to the highest level for five years.
Money Links For 9th Nov 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 9th Nov 2006.
Motley Fool: What Financial Firms Think About You
I had a great day on Tuesday at the 2006 Moneyfacts Conference.
This Is Money: NTL Wants Merger With ITV
ITV shares rose sharply after satellite TV, phone and broadband company NTL said it was interested in pursuing a merger
Motley Fool: Find £100 Extra A Month To Be Safe
Unsurprisingly, interest rates have just been raised to 5%. I’m not going to dwell on the obvious. (Expect your mortgage rate to rise soon, look out for better savings accounts – blah blah blah). Instead I’m going to consider how to stay solvent and prosper during a prolonged period of rising interest rates.
Motley Fool: Selling Your Endowment Policy
If like many people you’ve become rather disillusioned with endowment policies – particularly if you have a mortgage-related endowment and you’re facing a shortfall – you may be wondering what to do with it.
Motley Fool: Could You Survive Payment Shock?
As was widely expected, the Bank of England has just lifted its base rate from 4.75% a year to 5%. This decision takes the base rate to a five-year high, with mortgage rates soon to rise in its wake. What’s more, the money markets are pricing in another 0.25% hike in February, so there’ll be more pain to come for borrowers!
This Is Money: MPs Want Action Over Financial Adverts
The FSA has been criticised by a committee of MPs over the ‘worrying level of compliance’ among financial advertisers
Motley Fool: Profiting From The Calendar
The recent recovery in share prices, following a generally miserable start to the summer, has led some to consider the old stock market adage of “sell in May, and go away; don’t come back until St Leger day”. (If you don’t follow the horses, the St Leger is in early September).