- Warning. Beware of financial advisers promising unusually high investment returns.
- In Money Marketing this week the Financial Services Authority is warning advisers about the dangers of selling dodgy non regulated investment products. What about warning the public?
- Wed 28th Jul 2010
- Have you been miss-sold your mortgage and are now stuck in mortgage hell.
- I have been speaking to a number of mortgage gurus over the last few days and the prickly topic that keeps cropping up is mortgage miss-selling.
- Wed 14th Jul 2010
- Bank of England to hold interest rates until May 2011. Good news.
- The british chamber of commerce have stated that rates will be on hold for quite some time.
- Tue 6th Jul 2010
January 'is time for financial review'
Wed 2 Jan 2008 2pm
An expert has urged UK consumers to view the new year as an opportunity to review their financial situation, particularly their use of credit cards.Donald MacLeod, head of cards at Sainsbury's Bank, said that taking stock of finances should be the "key thing" for British people in the early stages of 2008, in order to avoid debt and other money problems later in the year.
He suggested that cardholders shop around for the most competitive deals, always try to repay more than the minimum amount each month and consider cards with reward systems if they make a lot of purchases using plastic.
"Look around and see whether there are better deals than what you're currently getting from your provider and that may well offer you an opportunity to reassess your costs," Mr MacLeod advised.
According to figures from payments association Apacs, there were 69.5 million UK credit cards in use in 2006.
