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  • Don't put up with poor savings rates

    The Bank of England may have kept base rate on hold again at 0.5%, but this doesn't mean banks and building societies are leaving savings rates unchanged. Despite the flat int...

    Jessica Bown - Financial journalist

    Updated: 09 October 2009

  • Base rate unchanged for 7th month

    The base rate remains unchanged at 0.5% for the seventh month in a row, but today marks a year since the economic crisis spurred the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) into fast ...

    Felicity King-Evans - Deputy Editor

    Updated: 08 October 2009

  • New ISA rules explained

    New ISA rules take effect from today. The annual allowance has risen from £7,200 to £10,200 but initially it is only those aged 50 or over who will benefit. ...

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 06 October 2009

  • Cash in on the mini ISA war

    You wouldn't normally expect to see competition in the ISA market at this time of year but the new rules which take effect on Tuesday (October 6) mean we've seen a spate of pr...

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 02 October 2009

  • Leading savings accounts unravelled

    Activity continues in the savings market. ICICI, Barclays, Bradford & Bingley, Leeds Building Society and Northern Rock have all launched new products. Good news for saver...

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 25 September 2009

  • Savers see returns plummet

    Millions of savers ploughed money into fixed rate bonds paying rates of more than 7.00% this time last year. Many of these were one-year accounts which are about to end, so yo...

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 18 September 2009

  • Financial crisis one year on - what's happened?

    It's a year since the US investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed - an event which marked a turning point for economies around the world....

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 15 September 2009

  • What should savers do now?

    Who'd have thought it - the Bank of England base rate has remained unchanged since March but savings rates are rising. A stark reminder of the highly unusual times we are livi...

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 11 September 2009

  • Interest rates remain at 0.5%

    As was widely expected, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep interest rates on hold again this month at 0.5%....

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 10 September 2009

  • Savings rates rise again

    The savings market has been a hive of activity for most of the year, although the past few weeks have been somewhat quieter. But the holidays are now over, the kids are back a...

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 04 September 2009

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