UK Finance News

The UK’s Furness and Harpenden building societies have announced that they have signed up to compete for savers’ cash with Europe’s first and largest online interest rate auction house for time deposits, licuro.com.They make up seven UK societies that have signed up to the scheme that offers large lump sum investors the best time deposit [...]

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As the winter draws in and the recession bites further into our incomes, memories of summer holidays long since passed may start us thinking of next years vacation or even thoughts of a life changing experience of  a ‘better life’ overseas.
The ‘easy’ life always sounds attractive, but is the grass really greener? It is worth [...]

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Research conducted by Newcastle Building Society, the biggest building society in the Nort East, has found that savers are risking getting lower returns on their investments by not utilising the financial information and support that is freely available to them on the market.
With the base rate at an all time low many savers have already [...]

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The flagship store of London’s Knightsbridge borough, Harrods have this week started selling gold bars and coins, over the counter. While the commodities are obviously not on display, the discreet private investor is able to conduct business in the Harrods Bank.
Situated on the lower ground floor the gold including a 12.5kg bar will be displayed [...]

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Another long cold wet winter in the UK followed by a pretty dismal summer, may get us thinking about moving abroad to live, but a recent report from Alliance & Leicester International, proves that financially at least, the grass is not always greener elsewhere.
The research was conducted by TWC and commissioned by Alliance & Leicester [...]

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