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Do you have a lost Child Trust Fund?
07th September 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Do you remember the Child Trust Fund? Launched in 2005, these accounts were introduced as a way to help parents to save for their children’s future.
🔔 Yorkshire Building Society launch fixed rate cash ISAs paying up to 1.65%
07th September 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Today, we have seen four new fixed rate cash ISA best buys and two new leading notice accounts hit the market.
Ask Anna: Compound interest
07th September 2018
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

Generally, savings accounts will allow you the choice of adding interest to the account, or having it paid into a separate, nominated account. Sometimes however, the provider will stipulate that interest must be paid into a separate account. But how much difference can this actualy make on the amount of interest you'll earn?
Rates Rundown: Fixed rate best buys galore
07th September 2018
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

Catch up with the latest movements of the savings market with our Rates Rundown. We have seen a plethora of fixed rate bonds of varying terms enter the savings market this week, along with two new notice accounts.
🔔 Masthaven launches market-leading fixed rate bonds paying up to 2.69%
05th September 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Masthaven has today launched a plethora of fixed rate bonds with mulitple account, including two-market leading rates.
How to Brexit-proof your savings? How safe will your cash be?
31st August 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

The media is increasingly reporting on the very real possibility of a no-deal Brexit. And while of course we may not know for sure what this means until we are in the middle of it, there are some schools of thought. So, with that in mind, you may wish to try and Brexit-secure some of your savings.