Graduates ‘can impact parental home insurance’
Posted in Home Insurance | on August 22, 2008
Parents may need to reconsider their home insurance policies when their children return from university, Virgin Money has said.
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Downpours and debt keep drivers indoors
Posted in Investment Funds | on August 19, 2008
Poor seasonal weather and a lack of funds are forcing UK drivers to make alternative Bank Holiday plans, the Automobile Association (AA) has said.
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Fidelity European Fund switches funds to healthcare
Posted in Investment Funds | on August 5, 2008
As the economic outlook for Europe deteriorates, Tim McCarron, manager of the £4.4billion* Fidelity European Fund, has taken a more defensive stance, increasing his exposure to the healthcare sector w
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Lloyds TSB in new mortgage initiative
Posted in Fixed Rate Mortgages | on August 1, 2008
Effective immediately, Lloyds TSB is reducing the rate on its 2-year fixed rate mortgage and launching a further three new products (2 and 5-year fixed rate deals and a 2-year tracker). The 2-
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Credit cards - APACS details initiatives
Posted in Credit Cards | on July 31, 2008
APACS, the UK payments association, has launched its latest report into transparency and responsibility in the credit card industry. ‘Sharing Best Practice’, details the steps the industry has
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Six tips to help you deal with rising credit card rates
Posted in Credit Cards | on July 30, 2008
Credit card rates – never low – are set to rise. And that means if you have outstanding balances you should make a plan to pay them off pronto. Ruth Jackson has some tips to help you become debt-free. …Read more
Fixed Rate Mortgages Continue to Fall
Posted in Fixed Rate Mortgages | on July 29, 2008
There is a faint glimmer of hope that the fixed rate mortgage market is returning to some sort of normality. New mortgage borrowers are now finally benefiting from this, as lenders pass on a string of welcome interest rate cuts on their popular fixed rate deals. …Read more
Healthy returns from the dead
Posted in Life Insurance | on July 25, 2008
It may sound morbid, but the market for investing in the life insurance policies of ill or elderly people is predicted to grow to $160bn in the next few years. …Read more
Credit cards - ‘Forever’ in debt?
Posted in Credit Cards | on July 25, 2008
As expected, since the OFT’s intervention in the credit card market to reduce default fees, providers have not taken this loss in revenue lying down. Indeed, in the last three months, according to financial data provider, Moneyfacts, 19 card prov
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Non-insurance on the up?
Posted in Car Insurance | on July 25, 2008
New research from Sainsbury’s Bank reveals that 480,000 people claim to have driven without car insurance over the past 12 months. But it warns that this problem could get much worse as a result of the rising cost of driving. The bank has fo
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