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Anyone aged 50-54 only has days to draw a private pension and take a tax-free lump sum worth 25% of their pot , or wait until they are 55.
13 March 2010
The UK's third biggest building society is in talks to merge with a smaller rival in the latest of a series of tie-ups in the struggling sector.
8 March 2010
Savers were dealt another blow after the top-paying standard easy access deal was pulled this week.
5 March 2010
The next few years see the biggest pensions revolution for a generation. And the changes start on 6 April this year, so you've just a month left to act.
3 March 2010
Not one standard easy access savings account currently beats the rate of inflation. This means all savers with cash in one are losing money in real terms as their purchasing power is diminished.
2 March 2010
Government-owned Northern Rock is scrapping its 100% savings guarantee, it announced this morning.
24 February 2010
Santander-owned Alliance & Leicester has launched a tax-free cash Isa at a market-leading 3.5% for easy access.
23 February 2010
Taxpayer-owned Northern Rock has confirmed it is likely to drop its 100% savings guarantee, possibly making that announcement within the next few weeks.
10 February 2010
Interest rates could stay on hold at their 0.5% record low throughout this year and well into 2011, it is claimed.
10 February 2010
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the Base Rate at 0.5% for the 12th consecutive month.
4 February 2010
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