A closer look at Raisin
20/09/2021
James takes a closer look at Raisin UK, the savings marketplace, and what it offers savers
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The week in savings - w/e 17th September
18/09/2021
Recognise Bank are fully authorised, Chase set to launch in the UK next week and Tandem Bank cut their easy access rate. James reviews the key market changes and announcements from the past week.
The week in savings - w/e 10th September
13/09/2021
James reviews the key market changes and announcements from the past week, including falls in fixed rate bond pricing, increases to ISAs and Cambridge & Counties hitting their £1bn deposits milestone
The week in savings - w/e 3rd September
06/09/2021
James takes a look back at the past week in the savings market with his review of the key market changes and announcements
The week in savings - w/c 23rd August
31/08/2021
James takes a look back at the past week in the savings market with his review of the key market changes and announcements
25+ firms chasing banking licences
27/08/2021
With Kroo and Bank North becoming the 33rd and 34th newly authorised banks since 2010, James reviews the runners and riders still in the process
Kroo gets its banking licence
12/08/2021
Kroo, formerly B-Social, has become the latest firm to be authorised as a bank
July magazine column
15/07/2021
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his July column which looks at NS&I's annual results and rising interest rates on savings and ISAs
Marcus and Coventry top easy access savings
01/07/2021
With Marcus and Coventry Building Society both increasing their easy access rates to 0.50%, James explains why this is significant for the savings market
Is the prize pool for Premium Bonds about to be cut?
08/06/2021
In September 2020, NS&I announced a series of rate cuts across their product range, to take effect two months later. This included Premium Bonds, where the prize pool rate was reduced from 1.40% to 1%. However, seven months on, thi...
May magazine column
12/05/2021
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his May column which looks at the impact of the budget on savers and whether they should save in Premium Bonds
April magazine column
19/04/2021
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his April column which looks at the impact of the budget on savers and whether they should save in Premium Bonds