November magazine column
24/11/2020
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his November column which looks at options for savers with rates continuing to fall
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October Magazine Column
09/10/2020
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his October column which covers the NS&I rate cuts and what action savers should take.
What do NS&I rate cuts mean for the savings market
21/09/2020
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) today announced a round of interest rate reductions across their product range which have significant ramifications for the savings market.
September magazine column
08/09/2020
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his September column. Interest rates continue to rise on savings In last month’s column, I wrote about the turnaround in intere...
August magazine column
19/08/2020
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu and Channels. This is a reproduction of his August column. Interest rates on savings rising The past month has seen a turnaround in the savings market. Having had three...
Why NS&I is propping up the savings market
21/07/2020
On Thursday 16th July, HM Treasury announced an update on National Savings & Investments (NS&Is) net financing target for 2020/2021, which has significant ramifications for the savings market. The key highlights of this are:* NS&I now...
July magazine column
21/07/2020
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu and Channels. This is a reproduction of his July column. Last month I wrote about the steep falls in interest rates we have seen on savings during the Covid-19 lockdow...
June magazine column
08/07/2020
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu and Channels. This is his column from their June magazines, which was published late in the month after lockdown restrictions for Covid-19 were eased. ---------------------...
Savings round up - review of last week and predictions for this week
15/06/2020
The savings market is probably the most volatile I have seen it in the 12 years I've been in the market. Rates are changing on a daily basis and often what feels like an hourly basis, as providers race to respond to movements from competitors....
Why the cuts in savings rates will come to an end
26/05/2020
The word 'unprecedented' has been overused in the past two months but these are truly extraordinary times in the savings market. The last couple of days of last week saw some truly remarkable activity in the savings market with a host of provi...
2020 set to be a record breaking year for new banks
01/05/2020
After the high-water point of 2017, the market has been relatively starved of new entrant banks. That’s all about to change with 2020 poised to be a record-breaking year for authorisations and launches. James Blower takes us through the runners a...
Snoop launches aiming to save us £1500 per year
27/04/2020
A new money saving app, Snoop, has launched with the aim of helping us to save up to £1,500 per year.