Savings

Your Money Awards 2009 winners announced - Your Money - Fri 17 Jul, 10:33 AM
The winners of the 2009 Your Money Awards were unveiled in London yesterday (July 16). The full list of successful providers is below, but keep an eye out for the next issue of Your Money (on sale August 20 with Your Mortgage) for the awards booklet which contains profiles of all the winners. Best Life [...]

Arts and antiques still safe bets for investors - Your Money - Mon 13 Jul, 11:10 AM
Arts and antiques continue to provide an alternative safe haven for investors, with prices continuing to rise in most segments of the market. However, the drop in the number of surveyors reporting price rises in the second quarter suggests that the rebound in other investment markets may be having an effect on sentiment says the latest [...]

Brits could save £7.7bn a year by checking their savings rate - Your Money - Mon 13 Jul, 10:58 AM
Saving account holders could earn an extra £7.7bn a year by checking the interest rate paid on their savings (AER) and then switching to a better deal, according to Moneysupermarket. The comparison site is challenging all savers in the UK to call their banks this week and check their savings rate. Millions of savers have money [...]

Personal goals cause Brits to start saving - Your Money - Mon 23 Mar, 11:16 AM
By Imogen Crouch-Hyde  There has been a significant shift in Britons saving behaviour as taking that first step onto the property ladder becomes priority, according to Birmingham Midshires. Over the past six months young savers are starting to become more realistic about their future as the percentage of savers saving for nothing in particular has fallen by [...]

Consumers urged to start saving - Your Money - Thu 12 Feb, 02:14 PM
Nationwide Building Society has called on consumers to start saving after its latest savings research reveals 54% of people think now is a bad time to save with just 23% of those questioned admitting they do not save anything at all. It could be argued there has never been a more important time to put money [...]

Savings rates plummet - Your Money - Thu 05 Feb, 03:18 PM
Interest rates on UK savings accounts are set to drop below 1% for the first time ever. According to moneyfacts.co.uk, which keeps track of more than 900 savings accounts, the average rate paid out fell from 4.25% at the end of 2007 to 1.07% this month. As the Bank of England has slashed Base Rate by 0.5% [...]

Credit crunch breeds blitz spirit - Your Money - Mon 19 Jan, 11:57 AM
Research from Cahoot finds that the credit crunch is bringing households closer together. Indeed it seems that something of a blitz spirit is emerging as more of us choose to do things with our loved ones in order to share or cut our daily costs. And it seems as though its paying off, with Britons reckoning [...]

Hardy savers defy credit crunch - Your Money - Fri 12 Dec, 10:46 AM
Almost half of the population have managed to continue to set money aside on a regular basis, a figure that has remained constant for the last three quarters, according to National Savings and Investments (NS&I). Despite the expectation that savings levels might drop this autumn, the British population managed to maintain the amount of money set [...]

Penny-pinching consumers planning frugal festivities - Your Money - Mon 03 Nov, 03:35 PM
Research from Birmingham Midshires reveals that 78% of Britons are taking sensible steps to make Christmas more affordable this year. Christmas budgets have fallen by £102 this year, with Britons expecting to pay out £604 on festivities this year, compared with £706 this time last year. But that doesnt mean that Christmas will be all doom [...]

Change in law for millions of pension holders - Your Money - Wed 01 Oct, 10:50 AM
New legislation is being introduced today (October 1) giving millions of people with private pensions greater freedom to invest their money where they choose. Over the years, eight million have opted out of a State second pension (SERPS). This is the second part of the state pension into which our national insurance contributions are made. The [...]

Pension deficit soars to £70bn 03:01 PM [ Your Money]
National Savings & Investments slashes interest rates 02:36 PM [ Your Money]
Savings rates soaring 11:56 AM [ Your Money]
Investors remain cautious 10:06 AM [ Your Money]
Brits feel pressure as crunch continues 09:57 AM [ Your Money]

Consumers urged to take financial control 09:51 AM [ Your Money]
Savings habits start young 11:12 AM [ Your Money]
Savings on the rise 10:09 AM [ Your Money]
Parents waste tax-free savings 10:27 AM [ Your Money]
Fund investors reveal cautious side 09:24 AM [ Your Money]

Widening discounts could provide bargain 10:28 AM [ Your Money]
Short-term savers see rate cuts 10:24 AM [ Your Money]
Fidelity identifies investment opportunities 10:28 AM [ Your Money]
Gartmore expects inflation pressures to relent in 2009 03:25 PM [ Your Money]
Teenagers saving to avoid student debt 02:28 PM [ Your Money]

Savers dip into ISAs as credit crunch bites 11:40 AM [ Your Money]
Pension schemes weather market turbulence 09:33 AM [ Your Money]
Society savings on the up 09:46 AM [ Your Money]
ISA withdrawals on the rise 11:09 AM [ Your Money]
Investors confident of FTSE rise 11:06 AM [ Your Money]

Savers urged to read the small print 11:04 AM [ Your Money]
Popularity of insurance bonds cools 09:52 AM [ Your Money]
Savers not clued up on tax and inflation 09:33 AM [ Your Money]
Savings rates begin to fall 09:43 AM [ Your Money]
Moneyfacts heralds savings consistency 09:47 AM [ Your Money]

Child Trust Fund contributions on the rise 09:45 AM [ Your Money]
Investors capitalise on falling market conditions 09:42 AM [ Your Money]
Retirement costs hit by increasing longevity 10:05 AM [ Your Money]
May savings hit five-year high 01:46 PM [ Your Money]
Rising energy costs spark eco-action 09:37 AM [ Your Money]

UK investors to take advantage of emerging markets 10:04 AM [ Your Money]
Savings stack up for ex-smokers 09:36 AM [ Your Money]
Schooling costs cut into pensions 09:34 AM [ Your Money]
British men reluctant to splash cash 09:56 AM [ Your Money]
British football fans to save hundreds this summer 09:32 AM [ Your Money]

Banks upcoming rights issues attract attention 03:15 PM [ Your Money]
Investors turning to copper and oil 02:21 PM [ Your Money]
Brits to retire on less than minimum wage 09:39 AM [ Your Money]
Long-term investors reap rewards 10:30 AM [ Your Money]
Indirect commercial property investment begins recovery 03:09 PM [ Your Money]