Guy Anker

Deputy Editor & Head of Operations

Guy manages the Editorial team (which writes the content on MSE) and is one of the site's editors, ensuring guides, the weekly email and news stories are in tiptop shape. He also regularly appears on radio and TV as a spokesperson for MSE. He joined MSE in December 2008 after a year as assistant producer on Martin Lewis' It Pays to Watch on Channel 5. Before that, he was a personal finance reporter at the Daily Mail.

His MoneySaving skills are best demonstrated when haggling. He never misses a chance to get a few quid off when shopping for clothes or to cut his digital TV and mobile phone bills by playing the 'I'm going to cancel my account' card.

Latest from Guy Anker

The Government has responded to our e-petition for compulsory financial education in schools by stating it wants youngsters to be taught about money but without committing to compulsory lessons, in what's been described as "political waffle".

7 November 2011

HSBC and First Direct customers have reported being unable to use their cards or access their accounts online this afternoon.

4 November 2011

Supermarkets have cut the price of petrol today, in one case to its lowest level since February.

4 November 2011

British Gas will raise the price of its cheapest energy deals for new customers later this month in return for Government-requested simpler tariffs.

3 November 2011

Santander will pay interest upfront on its new savings account in what is the latest move by banks to tempt savers, by giving them instant cash.

2 November 2011

Over 100,000 people have now signed our petition calling for compulsory financial education in schools, which means it must be considered for a Parliamentary debate.

31 October 2011

More banks have admitted they are failing to hit the 28-day deadline between agreeing a payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation figure and paying it.

28 October 2011

The major banks have shunned the launch of junior Isas next week.

27 October 2011

New rules to ensure banks and building societies check customers are eligible to claim on insurance products before selling them as part of packaged current accounts have been proposed.

27 October 2011

Lloyds TSB customers due a payment for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) have vented their fury at huge compensation delays, though they may be entitled to extra cash as a result.

27 October 2011

Lloyds Banking Group may be the biggest banking organisation in the UK, but its customers are far from ready to laud it as the best when it comes to customer service.

26 October 2011

University applications for 2012 are down, figures from admissions body UCAS show, with the fall attributed to a misguided fear over higher fees.

24 October 2011

The Government is putting the wheels in motion to develop simpler financial products.

20 October 2011

A Labour MP is spearheading a campaign to force fee-charging debt management firms to clearly state free help is available.

20 October 2011

Over one million people are about to be given the shock news they owe the taxman an average £600 each, while millions more will receive rebates of around £300 each.

19 October 2011

BlackBerry users will be given a selection of free apps as compensation for blackouts last week that left millions unable to access emails, BlackBerry messenger and the mobile internet.

17 October 2011