Parents who have young children could benefit from the introduction of a new savings account from Scarborough Building Society.
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MoneyExpert: Consumers Advised To Shop Around For Store Cards
Shoppers are being advised to look for the best rate when entering into a store card agreement.
This Is Money: Banks In Foreign Currency Rip-off
Some of the country’s biggest banks are imposing a stealth charge on customers who use their Visa debit card to buy foreign currency
Motley Fool: Free, Quality Debt And Pensions Advice
Not long ago, a committee of MPs (a Treasury Select Committee) wrote a report that suggested a free financial advice service is needed, particularly for the 8 million people who earn £10,000 to £20,000. People who earn less tend to get free advice, and people who earn more can more easily get advice through an IFA, but those in the middle struggle to get affordable support.
This Is Money: Poor Seen As ‘2nd Class Citizens’
Banks need to stop treating basic account applicants like 'second class citizens', an influential group of MPs said today.
Scotsman: Trusts Offer Risk Takers An Adventurous Investment
WHILE Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are well known for growing without either income tax or capital gains tax deductions, few realise the same benefits are available with Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs).
Motley Fool: A Case For Compulsory Water Meters
On 20 November, the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will outline the next steps for proposals to accelerate water metering in areas of water stress. The idea behind the scheme follows ongoing work by the Water Saving Group to identify long term efficiency measures to help protect the sustainability of water supply.
MoneyExpert: Charge Introduced For First Direct Current Accounts
It has been announced that first direct is to charge customers who hold a current account or cheque account with the bank.
MoneyExpert: Treasury Committee Aims To Provide More “affordable Credit”
A number of issues have been outlined in the Treasury committee’s twelfth report of this year’s session.
Motley Fool: Make Your Child A Millionaire!
All keen savers out there will be rejoicing, following the announcement last week that ISAs are to remain indefinitely. Around 16 million of us have accumulated nearly £215 billion in our ISAs since they began, and this latest news that they are “this Government’s primary savings vehicle outside pensions” should help us feel more confident.