News releases on Insidemoneytalk categorised by date
Sunday 1 April
to Saturday 7 April 2007
Alliance and Leicester comments on today's MPC decision to maintain base rate at 5.25%
Stephen Leonard, Director of Mortgages at Alliance and Leicester:
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 6 April 2007)
Gartmore News in Brief
Apple Grabs Gartmore's Attention
News from Gartmore ( 6 April 2007)
GE Life becomes "Tomorrow"
Same company, same people, same service - different name
News from Tomorrow ( 6 April 2007)
It's hold for now but inflation continues to be the key says John Charcol
Rate held at 5.25% pending Quarterly Inflation Report next month
News from John Charcol ( 6 April 2007)
moneysupermarket comments on today's MPC decision
Commenting on today's MPC decision to maintain base rates at 5.25 per cent Stuart Glendinning, managing director of moneysupermarket.com said:
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 6 April 2007)
Beckett Financial Services announces countdown to the launch of its client wealth management service
One of the UK's leading advisory firms, Bury St Edmunds based Beckett Financial Services, sets 1st May as the launch date for its new wealth management service.
News from Standard Life Bank ( 6 April 2007)
Easter get away from it all says American Express
More than two million Brits are likely to flee to foreign shores in the next two weeks in the full knowledge that holiday magic comes at the cost of travel stress.
News from American Express ( 5 April 2007)
Barclays wins anti-fraud award
Barclays has won a prestigious award for its work to combat online fraud.
News from Barclays Group ( 5 April 2007)
New exclusive market-leading lifetime tracker buy-to-let mortgages from John Charcol
Bank Rate + 0.39% @ 85% LTV
News from John Charcol ( 5 April 2007)
moneysupermarket.com comments on Alliance and Leicester 125 per cent PlusMortgage
Commenting on the launch of the Alliance and Leicester 125 per cent PlusMortgage, Louise Cuming, head of mortgages at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com, said:
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 5 April 2007)
Alliance and Leicester International launches competitive fixed rate bond at 6.00% AER
Alliance and Leicester International Limited (ALIL), the offshore savings bank, has launched a new, limited edition 1 Year Fixed Rate Bond (Issue 34) with a competitive fixed interest rate of 6.00%.
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 4 April 2007)
DIY leads to ?2.6 billion of accidents around the home
As a fifth of householders gear up to spend their Easter weekend painting, decorating and renovating, home insurer Churchill challenges householders to ensure they have adequate home insurance cover.
News from Churchill Insurance ( 4 April 2007)
Workers ditch commuting for globetrotting, says Direct Line Travel Insurance
Millions of British workers are set to trade in their parking permit for a passport as they plan to take sabbaticals from work.
News from Direct Line ( 4 April 2007)
Insurance fraud seen as a serious crime by the public, but one in ten still likely to commit it
Nearly one in ten adults (eight per cent), admit to making fraudulent insurance claims, according to a recent consumer survey by Experian, the global information solutions company.
News from Experian ( 4 April 2007)
moneysupermarket.com appoints new head of savings and current accounts
Price comparison website, moneysupermarket.com is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Mountford as head of savings and current accounts.
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 4 April 2007)
Alliance and Leicester launches PlusMortgage
Alliance and Leicester today launches its new 100% plus loan to value (LTV) mortgage, PlusMortgage which combines a mortgage with an unsecured personal loan.
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 3 April 2007)
AandL increases recommend a friend offer to £50 and introduces a £10 incentive for mobile banking
Recommend a friend to Alliance and Leicester's Premier or Premier Direct current account throughout April and you both receive ?50
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 3 April 2007)
Expand your real estate portfolio beyond offices and shopping malls with a property securities fund
Bricks and mortar funds can miss out on residential developments and other growing sectors driven by demographic trends, says Fidelity International
News from Fidelity International ( 3 April 2007)
Fast food - even faster thanks to MasterCard PayPass
MasterCard announces first European EMV contactless credit card transaction at McDonald's
News from MasterCard Europe ( 3 April 2007)
Newcastle launches new "market leading" two year fixed-rate mortgage
Newcastle Building Society has added to its mortgage range with the launch of a new two year fixed-rate mortgage at a market-leading rate of 5.22% until 30th April 2009.
News from Newcastle Building Society ( 3 April 2007)
Standard Life Bank extends Freestyle Professional Mortgage range
Standard Life Bank is today extending its popular Freestyle Professional Mortgage range, launching a new two-year fixed rate mortgage with the option of offsetting.
News from Standard Life Bank ( 3 April 2007)
Standard Life Bank adds Offset to 2-year fix
Standard Life Bank has launched an Offset feature on all new 2 year fixed rate residential mortgages.
News from Standard Life Bank ( 3 April 2007)
SLI launches FunDChoices DC investment platform
Standard Life Investments today announced the official launch of FUNDCHOICES, its new 'investment only' fund platform for defined contribution (DC) pension schemes.
News from Standard Life Investments ( 3 April 2007)
One year on from the OFT ruling on credit card penalty fees and the industry has not lost a penny
Increased purchase APRs and cash withdrawal rates alone generated £815 million: almost triple the £300 million lost since the OFT capped credit card default charges at £12
News from uSwitch ( 3 April 2007)
Parkmore hotel under new management following management buy in
Experienced hoteliers, Jeremy and Louise Leeds, are to take the reins at one of Yarm's top hotels following a management buy in deal with funding from Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank.
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 2 April 2007)
Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank funds 60,000th vehicle
Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank has announced that it has funded its 60,000th vehicle and has doubled the number of fleet vehicles it financed in the last eighteen months.
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 2 April 2007)
Rural areas in the Midlands are top hot spots for entrepreneurs in 2006 says Barclays
Predominantly rural areas in the Midlands, such as the Derbyshire Dales, have outpaced other areas around the country to see greater growth in start-ups in 2006 compared to 2005.
News from Barclays Group ( 2 April 2007)
BUPA acquires Euroresidencias to become second largest care service provider in Spain
Sanitas Residencial, BUPA Group's Spanish care home provider, has bought the Euroresidencias' care home and day centre portfolio from the Spanish company Saarema Inversiones.
News from BUPA ( 2 April 2007)
Wedding guests spend £13.8bn attending weddings
British wedding guests spend £13.8 billion attending weddings every year, according to research out today.
News from Churchill Insurance ( 2 April 2007)
OFT bank charges response
Commenting on the announcement that the OFT is to launch a formal investigation into bank charges Stuart Glendinning, managing director at moneysupermarket.com, said:
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 2 April 2007)
Unnecessary emergency vet visits cost UK businesses £19 million per year says MORE TH>N
British businesses are losing out to the tune of £19 million a year as workers take time off for unnecessary emergency vet visits1.
News from MORE TH>N ( 2 April 2007)
One year left to change your old trust! highlights Standard Life
With the start of the new tax year just over one week away, Standard Life is highlighting that those with certain types of trust will have just one year left to consider making changes to them.
News from Standard Life Bank ( 2 April 2007)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 32
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