News releases on Insidemoneytalk categorised by date
Sunday 6 April
to Saturday 12 April 2008
Barclays stockbrokers predicts the MPC will cut rates
MPC likely to cut rates on Thursday by 0.25%. Expect a further 0.5% cut by August 2008 - taking rates back to 4.5%
News from Barclays Wealth Management (11 April 2008)
Guaranteed bond rates still unchanged
Baronworth Guaranteed Annual Income, Monthly Income and Growth Bond Surveys
News from Baronworth Investment Services (11 April 2008)
Experian offers advice to those looking to beat the mortgage freeze
Experian, the global information services company and UK's leading credit reference agency,
News from Experian (11 April 2008)
moneysupermarket.com comments
on HSBC's pledge to match fixed rate offers coming to an end with other lenders
News from Moneysupermarket.com (11 April 2008)
Newcastle Building Society launches fixed rate postal bond
Newcastle Building Society today announced the launch of its new one year fixed- rate postal bond, with a rate of 6.45 gross/AER on a minimum investment of £5,000.
News from Newcastle Building Society (11 April 2008)
The Government must find ways to help all first time buyers
Steven Marks, Lending Operations Executive at Newcastle Building Society comments
News from Newcastle Building Society (11 April 2008)
Turbulent times force financial services to rethink strategy
Outsourcing trend will grow predicts Newcastle Building Society
News from Newcastle Building Society (11 April 2008)
New mortgage deals from Alliance and Leicester
Alliance and Leicester is launching a new range of residential and Buy to Let products, which are available from Tuesday 8 April 2008. The range includes:
News from Alliance & Leicester (10 April 2008)
£5 million could be 'on the run' this weekend
This weekend a staggering 30,000 participants will be taking part in the 28th annual London Marathon.
News from Direct Line (10 April 2008)
Three million car owners at risk of ID theft
One-in-ten car owners regularly leave bills and bank statements in their car. A fifth of car owners display more than £150 of valuables in their car
News from Direct Line (10 April 2008)
Automotive industry records
fewer business failures but Experian warns dealers not to become complacent
News from Experian (10 April 2008)
Healthplan provider HSA launches unique Facebook personal planner
People will no longer have to worry about missing a dentist or opticians appointment again, thanks to a new personal planner introduced today by Healthplan provider, HSA.
News from HSA (10 April 2008)
Two thirds of borrowers opt to fix, despite expected bank rate cut
Landlords hesitant to purchase for investment. This month's Mortgage Monitor from Charcol the whole of market, fees free broker
News from John Charcol (10 April 2008)
Bye bye first-time buyers...?
Just one mainstream lender left offering 100 per cent mortgages. A third of moneysupermarket.com users say mortgage crisis is affecting them
News from Moneysupermarket.com (10 April 2008)
Prepare for more house price falls
Fool.co.uk comments on Halifax house price data
News from Motley Fool (10 April 2008)
The office - a hub for ID theft
15.3 million office workers in the UK may become victims of identity theft by over-trusting their colleagues -
News from Sheilas' Wheels (10 April 2008)
EPGF concludes SLI's first development deal in Italy
Standard Life Investments, one of the largest property investors in Europe, has made its first acquisition in Italy.
News from Standard Life Investments (10 April 2008)
Satisfaction with phone giants hits all time low: consumers vote BT bottom of the class
The home phone industry is paying the price for the introduction of unpopular measures such as increased call charges, paper bill premiums, cash payment charges and exit penalty fees.
News from uSwitch (10 April 2008)
Severn Trent water faces £35.8m watchdog fine - uSwitch.com comments
Water watchdog Ofwat is proposing to fine Severn Trent Water a record £35.8 million for providing false data and for poor customer service.
News from uSwitch (10 April 2008)
Bupa International gives customers more cover for chronic diseases
Leading expatriate health insurer, Bupa International, is now offering cover not just for the diagnosis of chronic diseases but also to control them as the number of sufferers continues to rise.
News from BUPA ( 9 April 2008)
Changes to Chelsea's Prospect range
Chelsea Building Society is today making changes to its current non-conforming. Prospect range from close of business today, Monday 7 April 2008.
News from Chelsea Building Society ( 9 April 2008)
Platform providers need transparency of proposition and charging structures, says Defaqto report.
Despite assurances from market players about the transparency of their propositions,
News from Defaqto Ltd ( 9 April 2008)
The rise of the credit card loan
Credit card revolution in full swing. Brits using cards as 'pseudo loans'
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 9 April 2008)
moneysupermarket.com comments on the loss of 370,000 customer details by banking giant HSBC
Commenting on the loss of 370,000 customer details by banking giant HSBC, Kevin Mountford, head of savings at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said:
News from Moneysupermarket.com ( 9 April 2008)
Scottish Widows launches 23 new fund links within its life and pensions fund range
SW Newton Managed Income Fund launched exclusively for Scottish Widows. Scottish Widows to offer wide range of State Street indexed funds
News from Scottish Widows ( 9 April 2008)
Noisy nation! 1.1 million households argue over noise
More than 1.1 million households have argued with their neighbours about noise, according to a new survey.
News from Allianz Cornhill Insurance plc ( 7 April 2008)
Are you covered for lost baggage?
With the chaos that has surrounded the opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5, and the late Easter school holidays upon us,
News from Defaqto Ltd ( 7 April 2008)
Dealers' reputations at risk due to absent information, warns Experian
Nearly a third of the population would seriously consider never going back to a used car dealer
News from Experian ( 7 April 2008)
Fidelity International real estate business expands into Germany
Dedicated Fidelity Real Estate Office opens in Munich First German purchase made for new Pan-European Real Estate Fund
News from Fidelity International ( 7 April 2008)
Gartmore News in Brief
Market volatility reveals some good buying opportunities in Europe
News from Gartmore ( 7 April 2008)
Insurancewide CEO challenges brokers to overhaul customer service
In response to recent reports that at least one aggregator is banning the brokers on its system from cross selling policies, James Harrison, CEO of Insurancewide.com,
News from Insurancewide.com Services Ltd ( 7 April 2008)
Lenders lop off low rates as LIBOR holds high
Borrowers on 'variable' rates -unrelated to SVR or Bank rate- at risk.
News from John Charcol ( 7 April 2008)
Standard Life - AGM Mailing
Tomorrow (Friday, April 4th) sees the start of one of the largest logistical operations carried out each year by any FTSE 100 company.
News from Standard Life Bank ( 7 April 2008)
'A' rating for SLI's UK Equity Growth Fund
Leading investment house, Standard Life Investments' UK Equity Growth Fund has been awarded an OBSR 'A' Rating.
News from Standard Life Investments ( 7 April 2008)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 34
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