Saving

A parliamentary petition calling for an end to cold callers selling pensions and investments has been backed by almost 3,000 people so far - and MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has urged as many people to sign it as possible.

Two new savings schemes being launched by the Government must come with clear guidance at the point of application to prevent people "mis-prioritising their finances", Martin Lewis has warned.

A campaign group fighting controversial changes to the women's state pension age has so far raised over £65,000 in a bid to crowdfund a legal challenge against the Government.

Plans to allow retired savers to sell their retirement annuities have been shelved by the Government.

Halifax will once again chop the interest rate offered on its Help to Buy ISA to as low as 2% for new customers from 8 December this year, but this time existing customers will also feel the pinch.

The three market-leading regular savings accounts are cutting their interest rates from 6% to 5% for new account-holders - but if you've a current account with HSBC or First Direct, open a regular saver TODAY and you can still lock in 6% for a year.

Women battling against increases in the state pension age won't succeed in forcing a compromise, the new pensions minister has vowed - but campaigners say they're determined to fight on.

The Government is to push ahead with the launch of the Lifetime ISA in April 2017 – despite speculation it could have been axed after George Osborne was replaced as Chancellor.

The prospect of banks charging personal customers for holding their savings remains unlikely, despite a warning by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and NatWest to business and commercial customers that negative interest rates could become reality.