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ICICI HiSave Account Update
More information about the Indian bank.
2 New Life Insurance Providers
The A.A. and Scottish Gas are entering the life insurance market.
Review Of Lending Service Zopa
Zopa is a “person-to-person” lending service (the “eBay of banking”) which launched to mixed reactions a few months ago. Being a new service, people were naturally sceptical (me included), as to how it would compare to the banks. On the one hand, it cuts out the middleman (the banks), allowing users to set their own […]
Insurance For Criminals
Are you an arsonist looking for buildings & contents insurance?
Interest Rates Unchanged
The Bank of England has decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.5%
Wage Gap Between Men & Women
Some quite surprising figures (at least to me) are being quoted in a story on the BBC website, saying that on average, women earn 27% less than men in the U.K. A survey by the salary site PayFinder suggests that the difference is biggest in London (surprise surprise), with the gap being a massive 35%. […]
Contents Insurance For University Students
Students moving into a new house should check their possessions are insured.
Tax Man Eyeing eBay Traders
If you’re a regular eBay seller, you might want to start thinking about whether your trading will start to attract the attentions of the tax man. According to an article on the FT, the Revenue & Customs office is planning to look more closely at this type of trading, as the volumes of trades increase […]
University Leavers Finding Work
Three-quarters of last year’s leavers have found employment.