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Proposed Levy on Cypriot Savers – and how it affects UK savers
18th March 2013
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

For those concerned about news of a proposed bank levy for Cypriot savers, we have details of the Cypriot providers who offer UK savings accounts and their statements for UK savers.
Although there’s lots of doom and gloom, ISAs are still worth it.
28th February 2013
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

There is little sign that interest rates are going to improve by a great deal any time soon, but there has been a small nudge in the right direction this month from some providers.
Negative interest rates: three scary words
28th February 2013
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

Deputy governor of the Bank of England has scared the wits out of savers with his talk of negative interest rates. Surely, interest rates are low enough we hear you cry.
Two more years of misery
14th February 2013
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

Inflation likely to stay above 2% until 2015, says the Governor. Savers can beat inflation with just a few ISA accounts, say we.
Rise in Building Societies restricting products
25th January 2013
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

2012 really was the savers’ ‘Annus Horribilis’ as the Funding for Lending Scheme drove savings rates down in the months leading to the end of year.
Inflation: however you calculate it, savers won’t be better off
17th January 2013
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

ONS defied calls to fiddle with Retail Price Index calculations that would have saved the Government, National Savings and pension funds billions of pounds.