Links to other interesting money articles on 4th Nov 2006.
MoneyExpert: Visa Vouchers ‘just Like Using A Credit Card’
A new voucher scheme has been launched to “help beat the fraudsters”, by providing a method of payment similar to using a normal credit card.
MoneyExpert: ‘Non-traditional Lenders Offer Average To Bad Value’
Many financial services from supermarkets and other “non-traditional providers” offer value which is “at best average”, it has emerged.
Scotsman: No Strings At Britannia
Britannia Building Society has launched a brand new savings product with an interest rate of 7.5 percent.
Scotsman: Fixed Position At Leeds
Leeds Building Society has launched a new ten-year fixed-rate mortgage with a rate of 4.99 per cent.
Scotsman: Phone Calls
IF YOU are one of the 12 million people planning to jet off to Europe over the next few months, for a bit of winter sun or your annual ski trip, make sure you check how much your mobile phone companies charges you to make overseas calls.
Scotsman: Trust In Choice
ZURICH has launched a new trust to give intermediaries and their customers even more choice for inheritance tax planning.
Scotsman: Looking East At Alliance
ALLIANCE Trust Asset Management this month launches its first two funds – the Premier Alliance Trust Japan Equity Fund and the Premier Alliance Trust Asia-Pacific Fund.
Scotsman: FSA Unveils New Rules As It Takes On Reversion Plans
HOME reversion plans, which allow elderly people to raise cash from their property by selling at least part of it, should become a safer equity release option from next year.
Scotsman: Problem Is Growing As Debt Loses Its Stigma
THE quarterly figures for 2006 were already alarming, but these latest statistics for the third quarter show Scots are continuing to suffer under an enormous debt burden.