News releases on Insidemoneytalk categorised by date
Sunday 5 August
to Saturday 11 August 2007
Half of first time buyers opt to live near the office
Most first time buyers choose an easy commute over living close to friends and family
News from Alliance & Leicester (10 August 2007)
Holiday hangover
Insurers do apply an acid test before agreeing alcohol related claims warns American Express Insurance Services
News from American Express (10 August 2007)
Investors rush in as markets fall
Barclays Stockbrokers clients equity orders increased by 16.78% as markets fell
News from Barclays Wealth Management (10 August 2007)
You don't have to sacrifice a great rate to be green
With the financial services 'green' sector in it's infancy, much has been made in recent articles about the fact that if your conscience wants to be green then you must pay a premium for this
News from Bank of Ireland (UK Businesses) (10 August 2007)
Grab a best rate Giraffe and ?1000 this August
Giraffe is adding to its best rate mortgages this August, by offering customers the potential to win ?1000.
News from Bank of Ireland (UK Businesses) (10 August 2007)
Baronworth Investments: Guaranteed bond rates remain unchanged
Click here to view up to date Guaranteed Annual Income, Monthly Income and Growth Bond Surveys.
News from Baronworth Investment Services (10 August 2007)
Some stability at last, but be sure to pick a mortgage champion rather than a relegation contender
John Charcol Mortgage News and Best Buys
News from John Charcol (10 August 2007)
Supermarkets poised to steal 17 million current-account customers
Britain's "Big 4" supermarkets already take around ?20 of every ?100 that we spend in the shops [1].
News from Motley Fool (10 August 2007)
Scottish Widows launches two new life and pension funds
Scottish Widows has added to its range of life and pension funds by launching its two new funds - the Diversified Assets Fund and the Dynamic Property Fund.
News from Scottish Widows (10 August 2007)
Drivers fork out £2.36 billion in excess on car insurance every year
uSwitch.com investigates car insurance excess levels; at what point are they excessive?
News from uSwitch (10 August 2007)
Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank and Alexander Dennis limited to target school bus market
New low cost fixed term school transport options for local authorities
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 9 August 2007)
Improved specialist mortgage deals from Alliance and Leicester
Alliance and Leicester's Prime Self Cert and Near Prime deals have been improved to become even more competitive with fixed rates reduced and end dates extended.
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 9 August 2007)
Virgin Media picks BUPA for three year partnership
BUPA Health Insurance has been appointed to provide private healthcare to around 13,000 employees of entertainment and communications company Virgin Media for the next three years.
News from BUPA ( 9 August 2007)
Experian responds to Treasury Committee report
Following the release of the latest Treasury Committee report on unclaimed assets, Keith Hollender, Managing Director of Experian's Investment and Professional Services, commented
News from Experian ( 9 August 2007)
46% of mums-to-be due dates are inaccurate says Family Investments
Expectant mums take just 2 weeks maternity leave before birth
News from Family Investments ( 9 August 2007)
Bag the best player in the market
Kick-off this season with the best financial products
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 9 August 2007)
Distance no deterrent when it comes to good food says Privilege Insurance
The British are fast becoming a nation of gastro pub addicts, ready to journey well beyond their local a good slap-up meal lies at the other end, according to research by Privilege Insurance.
News from Privilege Insurance ( 9 August 2007)
New Business Results - six months to 30 June 2007
Standard Life has delivered strong new business results during the first half of 2007.
News from Standard Life Bank ( 9 August 2007)
Woolwich slashes two year fixed rate mortgage to offer the best remortgage package
With consumer nervousness continuing over how far rates will increase, Woolwich today cuts the borrowing rate on its two year fixed rate.
News from Barclays Group ( 8 August 2007)
A third of UK adults can't read a basic road map says esure
Cart-illogical Brits relying on technology to get them from A to B
News from esure ( 8 August 2007)
Annual costs of a defined benefit pension exceed those of the average mortgage interest payments
Typical pay-linked pension costs 24% of an individual's salary
News from Fidelity International ( 8 August 2007)
Nearly one in two IFA firms in danger of being squeezed out of the advice market
Fidelity International warns that general advisers could see their business seep away to fee-based firms and banks
News from Fidelity International ( 8 August 2007)
Fidelity International calls on Gordon Brown to amend laws to rescue defined benefit pensions
A middle way proposed as a solution for millions of workers Fidelity develops the DB Lite scheme
News from Fidelity International ( 8 August 2007)
moneysupermarket.com comments on the Select Committee's recommendations on dormant funds
Commenting on the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) recommendation that banks, building societies and National Savings actively look to reunite customers with dormant funds, Kevin Mountford comments
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 8 August 2007)
Holidaymakers run the risk without insurance, says moneysupermarket.com
Many British holidaymakers are prepared to run the risk of travelling without insurance, according to new research.*
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 8 August 2007)
Buy-to-let hunters turn to the 'movies' for inspiration
Interest in the buy-to-let market is as strong as ever amongst would-be borrowers and IFAs according to findings from Standard Life Bank.
News from Standard Life Bank ( 8 August 2007)
Standard Life Bank continues revamp of buy-to-let range
Standard Life Bank is introducing free legals and no valuation fees to its Freestyle buy-to-let remortgage range as part of wide-ranging buy-to-let enhancements.
News from Standard Life Bank ( 8 August 2007)
Royal and SunAlliance reaffirms full year guidance following UK flood losses
Royal and SunAlliance Insurance Group plc announces an estimate of ?55m, net of reinsurance recoveries, for claims arising from the recent flood event in the North of England.
News from Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) ( 7 August 2007)
Alliance and Leicester comments on today's MPC decision to maintain base rate at 5.75%
Stephen Leonard, Director of Mortgages at Alliance and Leicester, said:
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 6 August 2007)
Alliance and Leicester's Premier Regular Saver returns with table topping rate
Alliance and Leicester has announced the return of Premier Regular Saver, its best buy savings account offering a market-leading rate of 12.00% gross pa/AER.
News from Alliance & Leicester ( 6 August 2007)
IHI strengthens its medical team
IHI, the Danish arm of leading expat insurance company BUPA International, has appointed three doctors to strengthen its highly experienced medical team.
News from BUPA ( 6 August 2007)
BUPA boosts standards in bowel cancer care
The bar has been raised for bowel cancer patients today as BUPA announces that 84 private and NHS hospitals have met its criteria to be awarded the BUPA quality assurance kitemark.
News from BUPA ( 6 August 2007)
Peterborough celebrates BUPA'S extended provision of care
BUPA's stylishly-designed Wentworth Croft Nursing Home in Peterborough is having an open day and fete on Saturday 11 August to mark the completion of its ?1.5 million extension.
News from BUPA ( 6 August 2007)
BUPA sets new standards for cataract surgery
For the first time, private patients can have cataract surgery in quality assured hospitals as the BUPA launches more than 100 private and NHS BUPA Approved Ophthalmic Units across the country
News from BUPA ( 6 August 2007)
Guide to making dental care affordable
HSA has updated the popular "Guide to making dental care affordable" booklet, produced in association with the British Dental Health Foundation.
News from HSA ( 6 August 2007)
HSA comments on Tesco entering the dental insurance market
Chris Harrison, Managing Director from HSA comments:
News from HSA ( 6 August 2007)
Insurancewide.com says door is open for specialist home insurers
James Harrison, CEO of Insurancewide.com, said he expected other insurers to follow Norwich Union's lead in raising home insurance premiums as a result of the recent flooding.
News from Insurancewide.com Services Ltd ( 6 August 2007)
Have we reached the peak in both bank rate and fixed rates?
John Charcol says that it looks like 5.75% could well be the top of the cycle
News from John Charcol ( 6 August 2007)
MandS pet insurance is 'best in show' for cats and dogs - Which? Report, August 2007
Marks and Spencer Pet Insurance is a best buy in the August issue of Which? for performing consistently well and offering the highest level of cover at a reasonable price for cats and dogs.
News from Marks & Spencer Money ( 6 August 2007)
Norwich Union 10 per cent price hike - moneysupermarket.com comments
Richard Mason, director of insurance at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com said:
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 6 August 2007)
Seven million homeowners say their property is their pension pot
Research [1] by personal finance website Fool.co.uk reveals that seven million homeowners [2] plan to use their home to supplement their pension.
News from Motley Fool ( 6 August 2007)
Fool.co.uk says don't let a personal loan turn into a millstone
David Kuo, Head of Personal Finance at Fool.co.uk, says:
News from Motley Fool ( 6 August 2007)
Standard Life is announcing its H1 new business results for 2007 on Tuesday 7 August.
Details of analyst consensus figures:
News from Standard Life Bank ( 6 August 2007)
SLI team shines at All Star Awards
The performance of leading fund manager Standard Life Investments was today recognised when its UK Equities team picked up two awards in the Citywire Team All Stars Awards 2007.
News from Standard Life Investments ( 6 August 2007)
uSwitch looks at broadband giveaways: "would you like a free laptop with that?"
At a cost of ?337.29 over two years, Orange broadband customers get a laptop worth ?3001
News from uSwitch ( 6 August 2007)
'I'm alright Jack!' - British Gas reports £533 million profits (biggest profits this millenium
Roger Carr, Chairman of Centrica, 2nd August: Shareholder value "top of the agenda", but no news on the £92 or 11% price cuts still owed to customers:
News from uSwitch ( 6 August 2007)
Competition in the energy market isn't working most households
Latest research shows that suppliers are still withholding £177 in price cuts from every household despite 15 months of consistently low wholesale prices.
News from uSwitch ( 6 August 2007)
Individual insolvencies soar to 56,294 in 2007 - as consumer debt stands at £1.3 trillion
Statistics published today by The Insolvency Service reveal that there were 26,956 individual insolvencies in England and Wales in the second quarter of 2007.
News from uSwitch ( 6 August 2007)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 48
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