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Is your charity making the most of its donations?
02nd March 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

There are more than 167,000 registered charities in England and Wales and collectively they generated more than £75 billion of revenue in the 2016/17 tax year. With rates as high as 2.50% for charities that don’t need access to their funds for some time, you’d think that cash deposits would be a good source of income for the charity sector.Alas, this is not the case.
Are you due a windfall from a forgotten savings account?
02nd March 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

The UK government recently announced it would be unlocking £330m that has been sitting in dormant accounts for at least 15 years, to spend on a number of social initiatives. Act now to find out if some of it is yours and how to claim it back.
Rates Rundown: Fixed rate market sees multiple new leaders…
24th February 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

This week we have seen a varied assemblage of fixed rate products enter the savings market, including multiple market-leading rates.
Why pay tax on your savings if you don’t need to?
24th February 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

We all have to pay tax, but there’s no point in paying more than you need to and as savers are still suffering from low interest rates, it’s important to keep as much of that interest as possible.
'Is cash the best investment for me?'
24th February 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

After years of low interest rates, should you move your money away from cash. The question is, is it worth getting a financial adviser to advise you?
Spotlight on PCF Bank
23rd February 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

We are often asked for more information on various providers that are of interest to savers. In this regular series of articles, we aim to turn the spotlight on these banks and building societies to give you more information about their background and history and why they are of particular interest in today’s savings market. The provider chosen this time is PCF Bank, the winner of Best New Provider in the 2018 Savings Champion Awards.