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1st March 2021

HM Treasury announce the issuance of 'green savings bonds' via NS&I.  James spoke to This Is Money about the rise of green savings and what the bonds are likely to look like Read more

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11th February 2021

As Oxbury Bank opens its doors to savers, James spoke to George Nixon about the importance of new banks to savers and the savings market Read more

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26th November 2020

With Marcus announcing another cut to interest rates, James explains to This Is Money's George Nixon why NS&I rate cuts are still causing further falls in interest rates in the savings market Read more

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25th February 2021

This Is Money spoke to a panel of experts - former pensions minister Baroness Altmann, AJ Bell CEO Andy Bell and Savings Guru Founder James Blower - about what reforms the Chancellor should make to ISAs in the forthcoming budget Read more

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17th February 2021

Tandem Bank has launched a 'green' easy access saver paying 0.50% that goes straight to the top of our best busy.  James spoke to The Telegraph's Will Kirkman about the account and why we are likely to see more cause based savings accounts in the ...

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2nd November 2020

As NS&I publish it's Q2 results, showing it smashed its funding target, George Nixon looks at whether their rates could be cut further.  James explains why the opposite may happen in 2021.  Read more

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24th February 2021

TSB Gold customers have been given two month's notice of the loss of free perks on their account.  James shares his views on the new £15 per month charge with The Telegraph's Will Kirkman, and offers alternative accounts for TSB customers to consi...

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30th January 2021

With JP Morgan confirming the launch of Chase in the UK, James spoke to This Is Money about what this means for the UK savings market   Read More

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19th October 2020

With DF Capital and JN Bank entering the savings market, This Is Money examines the new entrants and James shares his views on them. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-8839319/Best-savings-rates-JN-Bank-UK-DF-Capital-launch-good-d...

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19th February 2021

Ahead of the budget, James shares his views on potential 'covid recovery bonds' being used to stimulate the economy Read more

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26th December 2020

2020 saw record levels of savings and interest rates hit all time lows for savers.  James talks to This Is Money's George Nixon about what 2021 has in store for the savings market, gives his three forecasts for the market and reviews his 2020 pred...

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29th September 2020

In the aftermath of 11 savings rate cuts in 24 hours, James spoke to This Is Money's George Nixon about the reasons for the market movements. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-8784383/Best-buy-savings-rates-starting-fall-NS-after...

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