There remains a yawning gap between the amounts of money that British women expect to receive each year in retirement as compared with their male counterparts. The disparity has long been recognised but has been highlighted again by figures from the financial services group Prudential. According to the latest numbers, the average British male’s taking…
The financial services operation of Marks and Spenser (M&S) is to enter the UK’s retail banking market as a provider of current accounts among other mainstream products, it has been announced. Around 50 new bank branches branded with the well known M&S logos are now set to open over the course of the next few…
A new survey has highlighted what are considered to be the steepest challenges for young Britons when it comes to managing their finances, with pensions, savings, and writing a Will among the foremost issues. The list of what are assumed to be top priorities for young people aiming to take control of their finances as…
Setting money aside in a savings account has long been a tough challenge for many thousands of families across the UK, with the parlous state of the UK and European economies of late making matters all the more uncertain for many. One way in which you can give yourself a much better chance to get…
Reassessing the state of your savings and the rates of interest being offered by the account you’re using can be crucial to the effectiveness of any effort to increase your assets. And the latest evidence to that effect has been delivered by a new study on the subject from the independent financial research company Defaqto….