All articles featuring 'Investing'
Chancellor confirms bank plans to ring-fence savings
19 December 2011Banks are to be required to split their retail operations from risk-taking arms to prevent a repeat of the 2008 crash
Banks 'give poor investment advice'
16 November 2011Many high street banks and building societies are offering poor investment advice, says consumer group Which?
Government continues simple financial products crusade
20 October 2011The Treasury today announced the creation of a steering group tasked with devising a suite of less complicated deals
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Guest Comment: Don't sweat over stock market falls
12 August 2011With markets in freefall, Adrian Lowcock, from Bestinvest, says investors and pension savers shouldn't panic
Guest Comment: Should you open a cash or investment Isa?
6 May 2011A month into the tax year, savers must make an Isa choice. Dennis Hall, from Yellowtail Financial Planning, explains
Isa deadline looms: don't delay!
30 March 2011The countdown to the end of the Isa season is on with just hours left in some cases to get your hands on the top deals
Equitable Life to hand back millions
28 March 2011The mutual will hand back hundreds of millions of pounds to beleaguered policyholders who've seen their investments dive
Investment fund sectors to be renamed
28 February 2011Funds will no longer be labelled as 'cautious' or 'balanced' as consumers find the terms confusing
PPI leap hits Lloyds Banking Group complaints
23 February 2011The bank revealed a large spike in complaints, driven by a surge in gripes about miss-old debt insurance
Barclays to pay £60m compensation for investment mis-selling
18 January 2011Thousands of customers are set redress after the bank mis-sold risky investments to those wanting a safe haven
Government 'Nest' pension fees could hit joiners for 20 years
24 November 2010Savers who join the central pension fund from 2012 will have to pay a premium to cover set-up costs
Isa limits to stay, says Government minister
6 October 2010Mark Hoban has denied the Coalition is considering reducing Isa tax incentives in the upcoming spending review
Osborne defends "fair" budget
23 June 2010The Chancellor defended his austerity measures as "tough but fair" as he accused Labour of leaving the economy in a mess
The best buy savings deals that now pay pennies
11 June 2010A host of savers who opened top deals over the past two years are now earning well below current best rates
Act fast to grab top child trust fund savings deals
24 May 2010Parents risk their cash lumbering in miserly accounts after the Government's decision today to close the scheme
Home repossessions down but future looks gloomy
Eon shakes up direct debits to stop bill shocks
Lloyds TSB first big bank to launch junior cash Isa
Home phone and broadband prices on the rise
Which? launches collective energy switching campaign
"Wish I'd been stupid enough to get PPI in the first place"
Surprise call from Ed Davey, Energy Minister – on collective switching
A warning to freelancers and the self-employed everywhere
A dragon in the Napoleonic wars
Student loans will be interest free for many 2012 starters
