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Banking outages to be investigated by the FCA

Major banks and building societies will be investigated by the FCA, following a number of high profile IT failures

31 March 2014

New Club Lloyds current account offers 4% interest – should you sign up?

Lloyds is replacing its Vantage account with a new bank account offering up to 4% interest on balances of up to £5,000

29 March 2014

Locked into a poor-value investment? It could soon be easier to leave

Savers locked into poor value pensions could be able to leave them penalty free or be given the option to move

28 March 2014

Government confirms workplace pension fees cap

The Government has confirmed it will introduce a 0.75% cap on workplace pension charges from April next year

27 March 2014

Big six energy firms face competition probe

The big six energy companies could face an investigation into whether they are preventing competition in the market

27 March 2014

Barclays current account fee revamp means big losers but some winners

Barclays current account customers who use their overdraft regularly will be hit by a huge hike in charges from June

27 March 2014

Over 74? You could be owed backdated energy bill cash

Some could be eligible to claim Winter Fuel Payments for 1997/98, 1998/99 and 1999/2000 - but you need to claim now

27 March 2014

Court ruling over 16-year-old laptop 'could affect millions'

A Supreme Court ruling over a laptop bought in 1998 could affect millions of credit agreements

26 March 2014

Santander fined £12.4m for 'serious failings' in investment advice

Customers who sought investment advice from Santander could be due redress after the bank was fined almost £12.4 million

26 March 2014

SSE freezes prices until 2016 – but you can still fix energy costs for less

Scottish and Southern Energy is to freeze household gas and electricity prices until at least January 2016

26 March 2014

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JPMorgan Chase strikes deal to buy robo-adviser Nutmeg - but there's no change for investors

18 June 2021

JPMorgan Chase has this week struck a deal to purchase UK digital investment platform Nutmeg. Both firms have confirmed there will be no change for Nutmeg customers for now, although they've promised a wider range of products and services in future.
Warning - certain Applaws, Pets at Home and Sainsbury's branded cat food has been recalled over fears it could be linked to fatal disease

17 June 2021

Pet owners have been warned to stop feeding certain dry food to their cats over fears it could be linked to a fatal disease. Certain Applaws, Pets at Home, and Sainsbury’s branded cat food made by Fold Hill Foods are affected by the precautionary recall but you can get a full refund from retailers.
First-ever financial education textbook arrives in Scottish schools, funded by Martin Lewis

17 June 2021

The first-ever curriculum mapped financial education textbook – funded jointly by MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis and the Money and Pensions Service – has now landed in secondary schools in Scotland.
Martin Lewis: 'Mortgage rates drop below 1% – check urgently if you can switch & save £1,000s'

16 June 2021

New mortgage deals are at their LOWEST EVER rates, with two-year fixes down to 0.95% and five-year fixes at 1.17% (though in some cases they load the cost in the form of hefty fees). That means huge savings are possible for some.
Tesco Bank trials new debit card that gives you extra Clubcard points during the first three months - and budgeting help

16 June 2021

Tesco Bank has quietly launched a prepaid debit card called 'Clubcard Pay', which it's currently trialling.