Archive for March, 2007

UK takes home £24bn in bonuses, says finance company

Friday, March 23rd, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Over £24 billion was given out to British workers in bonuses over the past year, it has been revealed.Birmingham Midshires found that 29 per cent of workers received extra pay ... Read more..

Budget ‘tormented buyers’

Friday, March 23rd, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The Budget was the perfect opportunity for the chancellor to help out thousands of first-time buyers (FTBs) - but it was missed, according to a consumer finance company.The Motley Fool ... Read more..

BoE ‘deliberately caused Britain’s debt crisis’

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Britain's current debt crisis was intentionally caused by the Bank of England, according to one of its former governors.Lord Eddie George has said that the bank kept interest rates deliberately ... Read more..

Reform stamp duty to help FTBs, say one in three Britons

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

More than half of Britons believe stamp duty should be reformed, with the exclusion band adjusted to help first-time buyers (FTBs), according to a new survey.Research from GE Money Home ... Read more..

Cut risk with regular savings, says expert

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Britons looking to invest could limit any potential risk by saving regularly, a financial services provider has claimed.Savings provider Invesco Perpetual has claimed that a monthly savings plan or phased ... Read more..

Mums have ‘most influence on finance’

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

Mums hold the biggest influence when it comes to finances, according to research by a finance company.Some 38 per cent of people surveyed by Scottish Widows claimed that their parents ... Read more..

Consumer group issues car finance tips

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

People should take financial care when purchasing a new 2007 registered car, a consumer finance company has claimed.While hire purchase is the most popular purchase method, Moneyextra.com has stated that ... Read more..

Millions would ‘lie to avoid losing insurance’

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

Some two million drivers in the UK would commit fraud for reasons related to car insurance, according to research.Moneysupermarket.com found that in order to ensure a payout, 2.5 million motorists ... Read more..

More parents relying on ‘bank of children’ for retirement fund

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

An increasing number of parents are looking to their children to finance their old age, having saved so little for it themselves, a new survey has revealed.According to a survey ... Read more..

Financial Inclusion Fund ‘extremely pleasing’

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

New government measures regarding financial exclusion have been hailed by a consumer finance charity.Economic secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, has announced that the Financial Inclusion Fund will run until ... Read more..