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Sharia'a compliant savings accounts: Are they worth considering?
30th April 2014
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Sharia’a compliant savings accounts are increasingly part of the UK banking landscape and whilst they are designed to allow the millions of Muslims living in the UK to save money without compromising their faith, anyone can open one.
Switch My Savings Campaign - Update
30th April 2014
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

We launched our Campaign in February to make switching savings accounts easier, because we feel that the nation’s savers need help. A rise in the base rate alone is not enough. What is desperately needed is more competition in the market to improve interest rates.
Why it's more than just interest in saving
23rd April 2014
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

The losses recently announced by Co-op Bank will no doubt leave some savers cold, not least its members, including savers with Britannia. However, they are not the first to show signs of financial difficulty in recent years.
Are you NISA ready?
07th April 2014
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

The Budget took many of us by surprise, none more so than the banks and building societies that now have to scramble in preparation for the new ISA rules coming into force on 1 July.
LAST MINUTE CASH ISAs
03rd April 2014
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

With just days left until the end of the 2013/14 tax year, savers would be wise to move fast if you don’t want to miss out on this tax years' ISA allowance. That’s why we’ve worked up a handy guide of the last of the best rates available for this years' allowance.
Topping up your Cash ISA could cost you dearly
26th March 2014
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

As we near the end of the current tax year, we expect the usual rush of savers looking to maximise this years’ ISA allowance. However choosing the wrong account could cost savers over time as some existing ISAs pay derisory rates of interest.