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Anyone aged 50-54 only has days to draw a private pension and take a tax-free lump sum worth 25% of their pot , or wait until they are 55.
13 March 2010
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A free Government-supported money guidance service will fully launch on 1 April.
11 March 2010
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The UK's third biggest building society is in talks to merge with a smaller rival in the latest of a series of tie-ups in the struggling sector.
8 March 2010
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Savers were dealt another blow after the top-paying standard easy access deal was pulled this week.
5 March 2010
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The base rate has been held at 0.5% for the 12th consecutive month, the Bank of England revealed today.
4 March 2010
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The next few years see the biggest pensions revolution for a generation. And the changes start on 6 April this year, so you've just a month left to act.
3 March 2010
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Not one standard easy access savings account currently beats the rate of inflation. This means all savers with cash in one are losing money in real terms as their purchasing power is diminished.
2 March 2010
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Complaints about financial firms to the independent Ombudsman Service were up by 18% during the second half of last year, after many banks and other providers wrongly rejected consumer gripes.
25 February 2010
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Government-owned Northern Rock is scrapping its 100% savings guarantee, it announced this morning.
24 February 2010

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