13/09/2021
James reviews the key market changes and announcements from the past week, including falls in fixed rate bond pricing, increases to ISAs and Cambridge & Counties hitting their £1bn deposits milestone
06/09/2021
James takes a look back at the past week in the savings market with his review of the key market changes and announcements
31/08/2021
James takes a look back at the past week in the savings market with his review of the key market changes and announcements
27/08/2021
With Kroo and Bank North becoming the 33rd and 34th newly authorised banks since 2010, James reviews the runners and riders still in the process
12/08/2021
Kroo, formerly B-Social, has become the latest firm to be authorised as a bank
15/07/2021
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his July column which looks at NS&I's annual results and rising interest rates on savings and ISAs
01/07/2021
With Marcus and Coventry Building Society both increasing their easy access rates to 0.50%, James explains why this is significant for the savings market
08/06/2021
In September 2020, NS&I announced a series of rate cuts across their product range, to take effect two months later. This included Premium Bonds, where the prize pool rate was reduced from 1.40% to 1%. However, seven months on, thi...
12/05/2021
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his May column which looks at the impact of the budget on savers and whether they should save in Premium Bonds
19/04/2021
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his April column which looks at the impact of the budget on savers and whether they should save in Premium Bonds
24/03/2021
James writes a monthly savings column for Essex based magazines, Beaulieu & Channels. This is a reproduction of his March column which looks at the impact of the budget on savers and whether they should save in Premium Bonds
17/02/2021
As Aviva enters the cash savings market, with the launch of its 'Aviva Save' marketplace, James looks at what it offers savers
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