Major lenders are cutting their standard variable mortgage rates by 0.25 per cent mirroring the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee's base rate cut.
Halifax and Cheltenham & Gloucester's new rate is 7.45 per cent. The cut takes the Nationwide's rate to 6.95 and Royal Bank of Scotland's to 6 per cent.
Coventry Building Society has rejected a move by butler and self-proclaimed carpetbagger Michael Hardern to become a director of the building society to force its conversion to a listed company.Hardern has stepped up his campaign to compel the biggest building societies to convert to banks. He is targeting seven societies this year: Britannia, Chelsea, Coventry, […]
Co-operative Insurance Society says the premiums it took from new life assurance, pension and unit trust business increased by 21 per cent to £231m in 1998.It says the highlights of the year were the 38 per cent increase in sales from its unit trust arm and the successful launch in July of its new with-profits […]
Major lenders are reluctant to predict when they are likely to stop passing on the benefits of base rate cuts to borrowers.Following the Bank of England's 0.25 per cent cut lenders such as Nationwide and Cheltenham & Gloucester immediately cut their standard variable rates by the same amount.Cheltenham & Gloucester press officer Peter Mounty says: […]
Co-operative Insurance Society is advising their 80,000 customers with unit trust PEPs to switch to one of their ISAs so that they can continue to save tax-free after next April.The CIS ISA consists of a maxi and three mini accounts. Investors will be able to choose from a deposit account at The Co-operative Bank, three […]
Employees at Johnson Fleming, in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, are looking forward to trying out some dramatic new hairstyles on Wig Wednesday. A host of colourful wigs will brighten up the office on 20 May as staff support children and young people with cancer.
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Invesco Perpetual leads the latest edition of the infamous Spot the Dog report, which identifies underperforming equity funds, as the number of dogs hits a record high. In its bi-annual Spot the Dog report, Bestinvest names and shames funds that have underperformed their benchmarks for three consecutive years and by more than five per cent over […]
Most firms regulated by the FCA are satisfied with its performance and believe it is an efficient regulator, the watchdog has said. The survey conducted by the FCA and its Practitioner Panel – one of its advisory bodies – sought feedback on the regulator’s performance from the firms it oversees. The results showed that both satisfaction and […]
Investing at this stage of the market cycle is a tough balancing act. While over-exposure to risky assets leaves a portfolio vulnerable when a correction really bites, taking too much risk off the table too soon can mean missing out on the remaining opportunities which may still present themselves over the coming months. With so […]
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