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Ratewatch - savings, credit cards and loans

00:01 | 14 Mar 2010 | By Lorna Bourke

The best short and long term savings rates, and a guide to payday loans.

Fed up with your mobile phone deal? It's easier to change than you think

00:01 | 14 Mar 2010 | By Lorna Bourke

You can get increased minutes, more internet and a better phone - sometimes for less money than you pay now. The key is knowing what and what to ask.

Ratewatch - mortgages

00:01 | 13 Mar 2010 | By Lorna Bourke

The best remortgage and guarantor mortgage deals.

Home sales slumped by half in January

16:42 | 12 Mar 2010 | By Victoria Bischoff

The number of house purchases dropped by half in January, after the stamp duty holiday ended in December.

We messed up on mis-selling but we're clamping down now, says regulator

14:04 | 12 Mar 2010 | By Victoria Bischoff

The Financial Services Authority vows to be more proactive, do more to protect the consumer and toughen up on the mis-selling of financial products.

Six Budget predictions and eight Budget wishes

13:47 | 12 Mar 2010 | By James Phillipps

Accountant Tenon warns the HMRC is set to turn the screw on tax avoidance and will clamp down on schemes that turn income into capital ahead of the 50% tax rate in April

Lehman report - more litigation on the way

08:21 | 12 Mar 2010 | By Lawrence Lever

Investors in Lehman now have very strong evidence that they were misled, following the publication of a US report. Those with deep pockets and insurance will be targeted.

Guernsey regulator tells savers: onus is on you to check stability of banks

08:00 | 12 Mar 2010 | By Iain Martin

The Guernsey financial regulator says it is up to consumers to read banks financial accounts to check if it is safe to deposit savings.

Better to be wealthy than healthy in retirement

00:01 | 12 Mar 2010 | By Victoria Bischoff

Three quarters of employees think wealth is the key to a happy retirement, according to NAPF survey.

The HSBC 1.99% mortgage is back again

14:53 | 11 Mar 2010 | By Victoria Bischoff

HSBC is relaunching its 1.99% mortgage for borrowers who can afford a 40% deposit.

FSA to link with ombudsman and OFT to form consumer committee

14:26 | 11 Mar 2010 | By Michelle McGagh

The Financial Services Authority has teamed up with the Office of Fair Trading and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to create a new consumer protection committee.

Could the Chancellor unveil a Budget sweetener for ISA savers?

11:01 | 11 Mar 2010 | By Lorna Bourke

Allowing ISA savers to invest their whole allowance into cash investments might be a cheap and easy way of wooing middle class voters.

Why this bull market could last two more years

09:28 | 11 Mar 2010 | By James Phillipps

As the recovery moves into its second year, there are reasons to be optimistic with every post-war bull market having run into a third year and lasting 50 months on average.

Bill Gates is no longer the richest man on earth

09:04 | 11 Mar 2010 | By Victoria Bischoff

Mexican Carlos Slim has beaten American Bill Gates to the number one spot on the annual Forbes rich list.

FSA tells banks to prepare for double-dip recession

09:03 | 11 Mar 2010 | By Tony Bonsignore

FSA stress tests mean banks must prepare for possibility of double-dip recession, including rise in unemployment to 13.3%.

Grant Thornton’s top 10 Budget predictions

00:01 | 11 Mar 2010 | By James Phillipps

With Gordon Brown announcing that the Budget will be held on March 24, the tax experts are dusting off their crystal balls.

Online banking fraud up by 14% amid wave of 'phishing' attacks

14:01 | 10 Mar 2010 | By Victoria Bischoff

Online banking fraud rose by 14% to £60m in 2009, while card fraud dropped for the first time in three years.

The economy is not yet out of danger, Gordon Brown warns

11:49 | 10 Mar 2010 | By Victoria Bischoff

You can trust me, prime minister says, as he unveils a pay freeze for doctors, dentists, and hospital consultants.

Consumer groups attack delay to reform of PPI market

10:36 | 10 Mar 2010 | By Victoria Bischoff

Consumer bodies urge Financial Services Authority to push ahead with reform of PPI after it announces a further six week consultation period.

Euro equities face long debt struggle in wake of Greek crisis

10:01 | 10 Mar 2010 | By Matthew Goodburn

Economists warn that austerity measures in the PIIGS will result in a protracted period of low growth.

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