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Wednesday 3rd September 2008
Mobile phone payments enjoy successful London trial Londoners could soon be able to make payments with a swipe of their mobile phone, following the success of a trial from Nokia and network providers O2. The Finnish mobile phone firm provided 500 c...
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Tuesday 26th August 2008
Now You Can Buy Bank Details On eBay! The lax levels of security which some financial institutions in the UK currently have in place have culminated in the sale of a £35 PC on eBay which contained the details of over 1 million... |
Tuesday 26th August 2008
Are The Banks Choking The Buy To Let Sector? News that the number of mortgages approved in the buy to let sector fell by almost 20% in the first six months of 2008 has not gone down well with landlords around the country. During the good... |
Monday 25th August 2008
Danish Bank Does A Northern Rock! News that Roskilde Bank in Denmark has been saved from the jaws of collapse by a government led bailout has brought back disturbing memories of the Northern Rock debacle in the UK. While this is... |
Thursday 14th August 2008
Barclays Looks To Change Overdraft Service In a move which looks very interesting in theory but may not be as good in practice, Barclays Bank has announced a number of changes to the way it deals with unauthorised overdrafts. Currently... |
Thursday 14th August 2008
Do You Know How Much You Pay In Bank Charges? While we have all seen the news about the banks being taken to court by disgruntled customers it seems that many in the UK do not actually know how much they paid in charge last month, over the... |
Tuesday 12th August 2008
How Inflation Could Erode Your Savings Today’s news that year on year inflation has risen to 4.4% and looks set to hit 5% in the later part of 2008 does not bode well for the legion of savers in the UK. This dying breed of careful... |
Tuesday 12th August 2008
Does Loyalty Pay In The World Of Finance? In many areas of life we are taught the value of loyalty, none more so than the world of finance with the majority of UK savers and borrowers remaining with the same bank for much of their working... |
Thursday 7th August 2008
Bank Of England Leave Rates Unchanged News that the Bank of England has left interest rates on hold this month has received a muted response from the financial markets. While many had expected rates to remain unchanged there was a... |
Sunday 3rd August 2008
Is It Safe To Use Overseas Banks? As investors and savers look to squeeze the last penny of profit out of their assets it seems as though many in the UK are looking towards the Iceland banking community with 300,000 British... |
Wednesday 30th July 2008
Dormant accounts project 'a success' Halifax's dormant accounts scheme has successfully reunited 7,200 people with long-lost funds, the firm has said. According to the bank, around £16.6 million has been transferred back to its ... |
Wednesday 30th July 2008
Webchat Thursday 2pm: Student Finances with Alvin Hall FinancialAdvice.co.uk is proud to present a live webchat with Alvin Hall this Thursday at 2pm. The webchat will take place here: |
Monday 28th July 2008
Tesco Set To Take On The High Street Banks In a move which has surprised many in the financial markets, Tesco has acquired the remaining 50% share of its joint venture with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) for £950 million. This now... |
Sunday 27th July 2008
Student Financial Incentives Are Diminishing In Numbers The once obligatory student credit card and overdraft facilities with a number of freebies and added extras have been shelved by many financial companies for the time being. Slowly but surely more... |
Saturday 26th July 2008
Is Debt Counselling The Final Option? As the UK debt mountain continues to rise, more and more people are on the verge of serious financial trouble. Bankruptcies are on the up and credit card companies are starting to squeeze many of... |
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Bank accounts
Using a keynote speech at the CBI in Scotland we saw Gordon Brown looking more upbeat than he has for some time, more resilient and more candid in his approach to the struggle with the economy.... 
