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Banking & Savings

  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
    Rich People’s ProblemsJames Max
    The best things in life are anything but free

    So how can you continue to enjoy the luxuries life has to offer?

  • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Five ways to fix the Isa regime

    Ahead of the Autumn Statement, here’s my wish list for reforming tax-free saving and investing

  • Saturday, 4 November, 2023
    Steve Webb
    Turmoil lies ahead for the pensions lifetime allowance

    What can savers expect if the abolition of the limit is reversed after a general election?

  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
    Savings accounts
    Challenger banks look to exploit higher savings rates

    Newcomers offer more attractive deals than incumbents in a bid to win market share. Will savers respond?

  • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
    Investments
    Why Mohamed El-Erian favours cash over equities for now

    Top economist reveals his personal investment strategy on the FT’s Money Clinic podcast

  • Friday, 29 September, 2023
    UK economy
    UK money supply contracts as higher interest rates weigh on lending

    Annual growth in amount of money in the economy has turned negative for the first time since at least 2010

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  • Friday, 29 September, 2023
    Moira O'Neill
    Investing for income in the ‘new normal’

    Cash savings rates are attractive, but may not pay off in the long term

  • Friday, 29 September, 2023
    Isas
    How to make Isas even nicer

    The chancellor is ‘open to ideas’ about reforming tax-free accounts, so what could investors expect?

  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    UK politics
    Hunt plans Isa overhaul to boost share ownership

    Treasury looks to simplify tax-free savings regime and weighs new allowance for investments in UK companies

    Jeremy Hunt and an ISA application topsheet
  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    FT live news
    Interest rates as it happened: UK and Switzerland surprise investors

    Policy rate kept at 5.25 per cent as evidence grows of slowing inflation

  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    AI: the answer to everyday finances?

    A range of apps link to accounts to assist with spending, saving, debts and more

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  • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
    NS&I puts pressure on banks with market-leading 6.2% bond

    Move comes amid government pressure on deposit-takers to boost offering to savers

  • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
    NS&I increases green bonds interest rate to 5.7%

    Boost for environmental investments — but other providers offer higher rates

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  • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
    Quilter introduces ‘cash hub’ on advice platform

    Move comes as savers shift money to fixed-term deposits

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  • Friday, 4 August, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Grandparents: give the gift of investment education

    As inheritance tax bills rise, pass on your financial savvy as well as your cash

  • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
    Jason Butler
    Do you have a plan for your retirement money?

    People seldom have clear financial goals but planning can help

  • Friday, 21 July, 2023
    Consumer Duty
    Can the UK financial regulator really end rip-offs?

    New Consumer Duty regulations are, in principle, good for investors, but time will show what they mean in practice

  • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
    UK banks
    FCA tells UK banks to make faster progress improving rates for savers

    High-level meeting with lenders’ CEOs and senior management comes amid accusations of profiteering

    Charlie Nunn, chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, leaves the offices of the FCA after meetings with the regulator on interest rates for savers lagging behind the cost of mortgages
  • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
    Q&A
    How to get a better deal on savings rates

    Chancellor calls for action from big lenders in Downing Street talks

  • Friday, 23 June, 2023
    NS&I Premium Bonds rates increase

    Prize fund increases, but there will be fewer £25 payouts

  • Friday, 9 June, 2023
    Millennials
    Podcast request: The cost of weddings crisis

    Money Clinic podcast would like to hear from listeners whose wedding plans are changing

  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    MPs extend campaign over low savings rates

    As base rate rises to 4.5%, some high street banks offer less than 1% on easy access accounts

    Logos of major UK savings providers
  • Friday, 28 April, 2023
    Surge in UK current account switching

    Cashback and bonus incentives lure hundreds of thousands of customers

  • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
    Isas
    Andy Bell proposes radical Isa reform

    Simplify tax-free investment products to boost retirement savings, says AJ Bell founder

    Picture of Andy Bell
  • Friday, 21 April, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    The dash for cash savings is a new experience for many UK customers

    If you rediscover the savings habit, don’t let higher taxes be the sting in the tail

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