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The launch tomorrow of the new LISA (Lifetime ISA) looks like it's going to be a damp squib, with only a few providers offering them. Yet don't ignore it. After all, £1,000 of annual free cash is nowt to be sneezed at - and for first-time buyers, delay could cost.

Pensions Minister Richard Harrington has warned it would cost too much to arrange a compromise with the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) group – and called on MoneySavingExpert.com to help spread the word on pension planning.

Skipton Building Society has become the first provider to announce it will offer a cash Lifetime ISA - but you won't be able to get one until June.

Savers with one of Virgin Money's 'E-Saver' accounts may have been paid the wrong amount of interest for the past two years, the bank has admitted – but it's now giving all those affected a £20 lump sum to rectify the error.

Atom Bank says savers who applied for its 2% one-year fixed account before last night's deadline won't miss out on the market-leading rate, after high customer demand caused the bank's app to crash.

Savers have until 11.59pm tomorrow to sign up for Atom Bank's one-year fixed-savings account paying a market-leading 2%, with MoneySavingExpert.com exclusively revealing that the app-only bank plans to cut the rate to 1.8% from 10 March.

The new Investment Bond from Government savings provider NS&I will pay savers 2.2% for three years from April 2017, Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed today. Despite its name it's a savings account that pays interest, it's not a risky investment.

Students taking higher-level technical courses in areas such as construction, digital skills and social care will be able to apply for maintenance loans from the 2019/20 academic year, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today.

The tax-free dividend allowance is to be slashed from £5,000 to £2,000 from April 2018, the Chancellor has said.