Using introductory rates to tempt savers into opening accounts is to be reviewed by the financial regulator as part of a wider study into the £1 trillion cash savings market, it's been announced today.
Around nine million more adults are struggling with money now compared with seven years ago, according to a major report into the health of the nation's finances.
The Duchess of Cornwall has praised credit unions after one London-based co-operative announced it will keep offering "affordable" payday loans following a pilot scheme.
Parents may be able to move cash from a Child Trust Fund (CTF) into a junior Isa (JISA) in future, as the Government has launched a consultation on the issue.
14 May 2013
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