Chancellor George Osborne has delivered the final budget before the General Election in May. We take a look at the key points in pensions, savings, tax...
The thinktank Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) is calling for regulation to be relaxed in order to allow for the creation of a network of ethical...
Charity Bank has announced they approved loans worth £11 million in the first half of 2014, almost double that of the same time last year. This...
Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney has added fuel to the speculation that interest rates could rise this year after commenting it could happen “sooner...
The amount of money held in cash ISAs fell in April at the fastest monthly rate since the accounts were introduced in 1999, according to figures...
Economic growth reached a record high in May, according to the Confederation for British Industry’s (CBI) latest growth indicator. The survey suggests that the economy is...
A Bank of England policymaker has suggested that interest rates must rise sooner rather than later, in order to avoid shocks. His comments indicate that an...
Bonds are a form of debt. Essentially they are like an IOU where the investor loans money to a company, the government or another organisation. The...
The Labour party is reviewing its “financial arrangements” and could move loans worth more than £1 million to social bank Unity Trust breaking ties with the...
Individual savings accounts (ISAs) and self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) are two of the UK’s best kept investment secrets, according to Stephen Sutherland, chief investment strategist at...
The Co-operative Bank has introduced a £100 current account switching offer that also includes a £25 donation to a leading charity of the individual’s choice, as...
Ecology Building Society has teamed up with the Plunkett Foundation to launch a bespoke mortgage package specifically for community-owned shops. The initiative aims to tackle the...
The Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB), the UK’s only wholly Sharia compliant retail bank, has announced the launch of the UK’s first Islamic ISA. The account...
Fran Boait, campaign manager at Positive Money, looks at the role of the housing market in creating a more sustainable economy. This article originally appeared in...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has declared that it is “time for payback” for payday lenders, saying that the loan companies will be hit by higher taxes...