Archive for February, 2007

uSwitch: Online shopping on the rise

Monday, February 19th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Around 40 per cent of UK retail activity will be conducted online by the year 2020, a consumer group has announced.Online transactions amassed £40 billion this year and will quadruple ... Read more..

Pensioners need “appropriate advice”

Monday, February 19th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

There may be some pensioners in the UK who are being given inappropriate information when deciding their pension plans, a magazine has reported.At retirement, some people are being advised to ... Read more..

Chip and PIN is 1 today

Friday, February 16th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Today marks the one year anniversary of Pin day - the point at which chip and Pin became the official method by which card payments are verified, a financial trading ... Read more..

Trust: Vulnerable hit hardest by inflation

Friday, February 16th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The elderly and poor families are the two groups in society hit hardest the inflation, new findings indicate.Although headline inflation has dipped, the Alliance Trust has found that the over-75s ... Read more..

90 per cent ’still love thy neighbour’

Friday, February 16th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Around nine-out-of-ten UK residents reckon they are good neighbours, a new study has found.But more than half wish their street was more neighbourly, research by Churchill Home Insurance has revealed.The ... Read more..

Teenagers struggling with debt, says personal finance group

Friday, February 16th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Children as young as 14 are struggling to manage their finances, new research has suggested.Around 66 per cent have daily money worries, while more than 50 per cent have owed ... Read more..

Zopa: People paying too much interest

Friday, February 16th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

People in the UK are paying as much as £9.3 billion more interest than they need to when it comes to unsecured borrowing, a financial services firm has stated.Interest expert ... Read more..

Study: £185bn children still dependent

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Children are continuing to be financially dependent on their parents into their 20s, new research has revealed.Some 64 per cent of respondents over 50 told GE Life that they still ... Read more..

Valentine idea ‘a costly proposal’

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Staging an elaborate Valentine's Day proposal could end up costing half as much as the wedding itself, new findings have suggested.A standard engagement ring is priced at nearly four times ... Read more..

More confident buyers look to haggle

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

House buyers are showing confidence in the current property market by making low offers for properties, believing they can make a big profit, new findings have shown.Some 71 per cent ... Read more..

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