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What a difference a week makes!
30th June 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

On 20th June Mark Carney made a bold statement in his annual Mansion House speech that now is NOT the time to raise interest rates.
Savings Focus: Sharia Compliant Savings
30th June 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

What is it? How does it work? Are the accounts worth considering?Whilst Sharia compliant savings accounts are very much a fixture in the UK savings market, there is still some confusion about how they work and the difference between them and standard savings accounts.
Any action is better than no action
30th June 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Savers languishing on low rates need to act now, as the rate war among providers heats up.
What next for Peer to Peer lending?
30th June 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Peer to Peer (P2P) lending has seen a huge growth in popularity as interest rates on savings accounts have remained in the doldrums, but as interest rates begin to rise, we are starting to see a reduction in the difference in rates between traditional savings products and their newer P2P counterparts (which should never be considered as cash savings).
Rates Rundown 16th June 2017
16th June 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

We have seen a number of changes throughout June so far, with new accounts coming thick and fast across a range of our best buy tables...
Continued political uncertainty - What does it mean for savers?
15th June 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

The continued political and financial uncertainty has made us all think about the decisions we make and the risks we take.