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How to Maximise Your Child's Savings
How to Maximise Your Child's Savings

We show you how to help your child get the best financial start in life by maximising the potential of their savings.

TipPrincipality's 2.85% e-Saver Issue 2 Offers Best Instant Access Savings Rate For Sub-£10k Savings

The Principality Building Society's e-Saver Issue 2 now offers an instant-access return of 2.85% AER on balances from as little as £1

What Do Low Interest Rates Mean For My Savings?

Low interest rates might be good news for some mortgages, but they are a headache for savers so what's the smart thing to do with our spare cash? Here are the answers you need.

TipM&S Offer Best Instant Access Cash ISA Rate with their 3.02% Advantage Cash ISA

The M&S Advantage Cash ISA is instant access, pays a tax free 3.1% gross/3.02% AER and accepts transfers-in from other Cash ISA providers.

Group Calls For 'Pro-Active' Action on Pensions
Group Calls For 'Pro-Active' Action on Pensions

Improving public perceptions of saving would help, according to the NAPF.

BSA Signals Support in Nationwide Savings Furore
BSA Signals Support in Nationwide Savings Furore

The way the FSCS is funded needs to be looked at, the industry group said today.

'Unfair' Compensation Bill Slammed by Nationwide
'Unfair' Compensation Bill Slammed by Nationwide

Payments to the FSCS remain a contentious issue to the building society, which has suffered a 69 percent drop in profits.

Poll Shows Severe Pension Savings Shortfall
Poll Shows Severe Pension Savings Shortfall

Private pension pots are not held by 50 percent of the working population - with youngsters even less likely to save.

Pensioners Compensation Fight Continues
Pensioners Compensation Fight Continues

Equitable Life policyholders have got their day in court.

Older Workers Face Savings Concerns
Older Workers Face Savings Concerns

People are less confident that their pensions and savings will see them through a comfortable retirement.

TipWest Bromwich BS Offers Market Leading 4.27% AER on 1 Year Fixed Rate Account

The 1 Year E-bond 23 from the West Bromwich Building Society offers the best rate currently available on a 1 year fixed-rate savings account.

Upbeat Survey Shows 'Strong Building Society Sentiment'
Survey Shows 'Upbeat Building Society Bosses'

Heads of societies predict their firms' finances to remain strong - but have expressed worry over the regulator's savings compensation levies.

Savings Deprioritised as 'Debt is Good' Culture Ends
Savings Deprioritised as 'Debt is Good' Culture Ends

There has been a big shift in the way Britons think about their finances, according to one financial planning firm.

Expert Calls for Re-Think on Markets
Expert Calls for Re-Think on Markets

Change needs to come in the retirement savings sector, Dr Ros Altmann said in a new report.

'Savings Intention' Poll Reveals Depleted Deposits
'Savings Intention' Poll Reveals Depleted Deposits

People are putting less money by than before - but a significant number plan to save more in future.

With-Profits Savers in Compensation Wrangle
With-Profits Savers in Compensation Wrangle

The FSA's plan for elderly with-profits policyholders' compensation is a 'backward step', according to one group.

Savers' Confidence 'Rising, but Still Weak'
Savers' Confidence 'Rising, but Still Weak'

Government policy is discouraging a majority of people from putting money by, according to building society Nationwide.

TipBirmingham Midshires's 3.15% is Best Rate for 1 Year Fixed Online Cash ISA

The Internet 1 Year Fixed Rate ISA from Birmingham Midshires pays a guaranteed, tax free 3.15% AER for 12 months.

Pensions Facing
Pensions Facing "Perfect Storm"

Cost pressures from the credit crunch are putting retirement savings scheme providers in a very difficult position, according to Standard Life.

Survey Uncovers Shock Savings Attitudes
Survey Uncovers Shock Savings Attitudes

'High Wire Britain' is living without a safety net of savings, according to Scottish Provident.

Women 'Saving More Than Men'
Women 'Saving More Than Men'

Significant regional and gender-based differences have been uncovered by a cash savings study.

Workplace Savers 'See Schemes Suffer in Crunch'
Workplace Savers 'See Schemes Suffer in Crunch'

Many savers found out in a new report that their pension schemes are still deep in the red.

More than 4m Kids have Child Trust Funds
More than 4m Kids have Child Trust Funds

New figures from The Children's Mutual reveal the popularity of Child Trust Funds among parents.

TipING Direct's 2.75% is Best Rate Available on an Accessible Instant Access Savings Account

The ING Direct Savings Account pays 2.75% AER, can be opened with as little as £1 and offers rate-reassurance with a 2.22% first year bonus.

Savings Account Providers Slam Equality Bill
Savings Account Providers Slam Equality Bill

Preferential rates offered to over-50s could be on the way out, according to the BSA.

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