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Insurance and investment giant Aviva has launched its own cash savings platform, This is Money can reveal, but savers will earn more by going to the banks directly. Britain’s largest insurance firm’s answer to the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown Active Savings and Flagstone has opened with 15 fixed-rate bonds offered by Aldermore, Oaknorth and Paragon … Read more

Rising inflation continues to ‘erode’ gains on millions of people’s savings accounts up and down the country, new findings reveal.    Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics today showed that rising furniture and food prices pushed the Consumer Prices Index up to 0.7 per cent in January, up from 0.6 in the year to … Read more

More cartoon coins as the Royal Mint celebrates 50 years of Mr Men… but you won’t be Mr Happy if you’re hoping for one in your change The three-piece collection will feature Little Miss Sunshine and Mr Strong too  Six versions will be available from £13 all the way up to £2,375 for a 1oz … Read more

New logo, old switching deal: First Direct brings back £100 cash carrot as current account switching battle returns The bank closed its doors to newcomers last March amid the pandemic  Its £100 switching bonus hadn’t been available for almost a year Its parent bank HSBC brought back £125 to switch since last week Virgin Money … Read more

More cartoon coins as the Royal Mint celebrates 50 years of Mr Men… but you won’t be Mr Happy if you’re hoping for one in your change The three-piece collection will feature Little Miss Sunshine and Mr Strong too  Six versions will be available from £13 all the way up to £2,375 for a 1oz … Read more

The Government has again refused to publicly back proposals designed to make it easier for the parents of disabled children to access Child Trust Fund savings, as it was warned as much as £107million could be ‘lost’ over the next decade. Responding to questions in the House of Lords on Thursday, justice minister Lord Wolfson … Read more

Most pizza delivery firms offer an array of extras, from tubs of ice cream to bottles of fizzy drink. But another, more unexpected, side order could soon be offered: cash.  A lack of access to cash is an escalating crisis in the UK. As bank branches and ATMs close down every day, many communities are … Read more

Most pizza delivery firms offer an array of extras, from tubs of ice cream to bottles of fizzy drink. But another, more unexpected, side order could soon be offered: cash.  A lack of access to cash is an escalating crisis in the UK. As bank branches and ATMs close down every day, many communities are … Read more

Save money AND have the chance to win a cash prize while you’re doing it By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 13 February 2021 Stephen Turner could not believe his luck when he won £100 in a Nationwide Building Society prize draw last … Read more

Britain’s first bank in 100 years to lend money solely to farmers has opened its doors to everyday savers with a range of competitive deals, This is Money can reveal. Cheshire-based Oxbury Bank, which obtained its banking licence in January 2020, will pay savers 0.58 per cent on a 95-day notice account, the third-best rate … Read more