Scottish Widows
Guaranteed Investment Bond
Type: Guaranteed equity bond
Aim: Growth linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 index?
Minimum-maximum investment: £2,000-£100,000
Term: Six years
Return: 75% of the growth in the index at the end of the term
Guarantee: Original capital returned in full regardless of the performance of the index
Closing date: January 8, 2007
Commission: Initial 3%
Tel: 0845 600 8910
Record lending is likely to be the major talking point of a year that has seen the emergence of a multitude of new lenders, the birth of retention strategies and worries from the FSA over quality of advice.The Council of Mortgage Lenders expects gross lending to hit £345bn, up from £288bn last year. Many attribute […]
Coventry Building Society
Offset 0.1% Flexx Base Rate Tracker
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