Beware of online bogus holiday deals
Nearly one in three holidaymakers booking online are putting themselves at risk of bogus deals
Archive for July 7th, 2010
Work out your pension on new iPhone app
A new iPhone app lets you work out how much you need to save for retirement using an interactive digital money pot. We take a closer look
5 of the best bank accounts for overdrafts
When money's tight, the last thing you want is to be hit with a hefty bill for going overdrawn. We reveal five of the cheapest banks for overdrafts
Lloyds helps buyers with small deposits
Lloyds TSB has extended its Lend a Hand mortgage to homemovers allowing them to buy with small deposits, but is it any good?
BoE expected to keep interest rates on hold tomorrow
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is tomorrow expected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5% for the 17th consecutive month.
Furthermore, all members of the MPC are expected to keep the quantitative easing programme (QE) on hold.
QE, also known as printing money, is a process [...]
European Parliament approves cap on bankers’ bonuses
From January next year, restrictions on bankers’ bonuses will take effect, the European Parliament has announced today.
Under the deal agreed by the EU members last month, cash bonuses will be capped at 30% of the total bonus.
60% of bonuses should be variable and for future payment only, with at least 40% having to be [...]