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  • Santander in trouble? The FSCS secures your savings
    MPs have been complaining this week that not enough is being done to spread the word about the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, which guarantees savers’ deposits for up to £85,000 across registered banks and ...
    Fri 18th May, 2012
  • More savings needed for happiness
    The volume of savings required for people to consider themselves "happy" has shot up in just two years, according to investment specialist Skandia.   In 2010, 82% of people said that having up to £5,000 in their savings ...
    Wed 9th May, 2012
  • Comment: Savings Accounts and Bonus Rates
    Over the ISA season, Which4U was keen to point out that making the most of your savings relies on more than simply choosing the table-topping rates. Do Virgin Money and Sainsbury's provide the answer for standard savings ...
    Wed 25th Apr, 2012
  • ING Direct nudges savings rate back up to 3.10%
    ING Direct has returned to the top of the tables for genuine instant access savings accounts by increasing its rate once again to 3.10% AER.   The Dutch-based provider offered this improved rate last year before dropping to ...
    Fri 13th Apr, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Principality competing for instant access savings
    Though still not a household name despite its 150 year history, Principality, the UK’s 7th largest building society, is beginning to make serious inroads into the market for mainstream savings accounts. Which4U marks St ...
    Thu 1st Mar, 2012 (2 Comments)
  • Consumers missing out on tax-free savings
    Up to £182 billion in tax-free savings allowances will be sacrificed as the tough financial climate continues to weigh heavily on British savers. Only half intend to use cash ISAs during this tax year, and only half of the ...
    Wed 29th Feb, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Post Office keeps instant access savings above 3%
    The Post Office’s Online Saver has taken instant access savings back above 3% on Which4U.   Unlike Nationwide’s MySave Online Plus, which previously topped our tables but which restricted customers to just one free ...
    Tue 21st Feb, 2012 (4 Comments)
  • Comment: Riposte Against Inflation-Linked Savings
    At Which4U we’ve been wary of inflation-linked bonds for some time - since November, in fact - and it’s a surprise that it has taken the Financial Times until last week to pay these vogue products some sustained ...
    Tue 21st Feb, 2012
  • New Savings Guides at Which4U
    Which4U endeavours to provide the best possible guidance in matters of personal finance during these testing times. The options for UK savers have been limited and often complex in the face of high inflation. Could we help ...
    Thu 16th Feb, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • 'A nation of savers'? Average UK savings remain miles behind Chinese
    The Bank of England recently reiterated an old adage of the UK being 'a nation of savers'. But how true is that remark? New research investigates.   The proportion of disposable income saved by UK households has been ...
    Fri 3rd Feb, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Women with savings goals, but men plan to save more
    A free tool available to Natwest customers to help them achieve their savings goals has revealed interesting new data about saving priorities based on age, gender and location.   The number of women using the tool to ...
    Wed 25th Jan, 2012
  • Virgin Money unveils its savings account rates. How do they compare?
    Earlier this week, Virgin Money completed its takeover of Northern Rock. Today, it released its savings account rates: a 2.85% instant access account and a 2.85% cash ISA.   Both accounts are instant access savings ...
    Fri 6th Jan, 2012 (2 Comments)
  • New Year’s Resolutions: Savings and Balance Transfers
    More Brits are pledging to sort out their finances as a New Year resolution, as surveys of financial regrets show how priorities are changing.   According to First Direct, almost half of Brits have been unhappy with their ...
    Tue 3rd Jan, 2012
  • Households add to debts and demolish savings to fund Christmas
    Despite subdued levels of spending across the year, household debts are now rising and savings are shrinking as Christmas approaches.   Lower spending has slowed the recovery throughout 2011, the Bank of England’s recent ...
    Mon 19th Dec, 2011
  • Savings and Investments: Smash and Grab
    The market for savings products continues to eke out increasingly competitive rates, but delay and you’re likely to miss them.   Banks and building societies are resorting to smash and grab tactics with high rates eager ...
    Thu 15th Dec, 2011
  • ING Direct providing serious competition in instant access savings
    ING Direct has increased its instant access savings rate to 3.1% AER, providing serious competition at the top of the instant access savings market.   With a good number of consumers still apathetic about savings rates on ...
    Wed 7th Dec, 2011
  • Comment: Inflation-Linked Savings - Smoke and Mirrors
    There have been some significant moves in the market for savings products this week, driven mostly by concerns about inflation.   Santander has looked to muscle into the space vacated by NS&I, who announced a withdrawal of ...
    Thu 24th Nov, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • Brits hide £4.6 billion from partners in secret savings
    More than one in 10 keep secret savings of over £1,000 on average due to concerns over their partners' financial decision-making, while nearly one in four admit to self-security.   Based on a sample of 2,000 savers aged 40 ...
    Wed 16th Nov, 2011 (2 Comments)
  • Competition hots up again for savings accounts
    Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks launch new cash ISA, while Santander looks to match inflation.   The Australian owned Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks this week launched two-year fixed-rate ISAs which are to mature in October ...
    Fri 11th Nov, 2011
  • National Savings & Investments to break from the Post Office
    NS&I delivered a bitter blow for savers as it announced the end of its 150 year affiliation with the Post Office.   As part of what it describes as a 'modernisation programme', NS&I are to retract to postal, phone and ...
    Fri 4th Nov, 2011 (5 Comments)
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