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Credit card fraud falls, online banking fraud grows

The UK Cards Association has today revealed a fall in credit and debit card fraud - partly due to the introduction of chip-and-pin. According to the Association, fraud losses on UK credit and debit cards totalled £440.3 million in 2009 - a fall of 28...

Published 03-10-2010 9:54 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Banking News, research, Credit Card News, credit card, fraud, online banking, UK Cards Association, phishing attacks, chip-and-pin

Travel insurance hiked by 174% for older travellers

Insurers need to “change their approach” to older travellers, moneysupermarket.com claimed this week. A spokesperson for the price comparison site made the comment after research found that British travellers can see travel insurance premiums...

Published 03-10-2010 9:47 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Pensions News, research, Insurance News, moneysupermarket.com, travel insurance, over 65s

Memoir of Gene Fama

Here's a pretty good "brief" memoir Eugene Fama wrote for a journal. I say "brief" because it runs pretty long - but that's to be expected given all the work that Fama has done.

Published 03-09-2010 4:24 AM by Financial Rounds

Filed under: research

Why you should check the SVR on your mortgage

Millions of homeowners across the UK have no idea what interest rate they’re paying on their mortgage, according to research by Post Office Mortgages, A poll by the lender found that while 35% of borrowers are currently on a standard variable rate...

Published 03-04-2010 4:14 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, UK, Mortgage News, research, study, Post Office, SVR

Brits start saving at age 25

Most Brits don’t get serious about putting money aside into a savings account until they reach age 25, according to a study by National Savings and Investments (NS&I). Research by the savings provider found more than a fifth (22%) of UK consumers...

Published 02-25-2010 9:10 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Banking News, research, NS&I, saving, holidays, £25, long-term future

Raising a child costs over £200,000

Raising a child from birth to age 21 costs more than £201,000, according to research by LV=. This is equivalent to £9,610 a year, or £26 per day. It’s the first time the lifetime cost of child-rearing has exceeded the £200,000 limit, and represents...

Published 02-24-2010 10:22 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Economy News, UK, LV=, research, study, children

Brits work 50 days to pay off interest on debts

Brits effectively spend 50 days earnings a year paying off interest on their debts, according to research by unbiased.co.uk. “As a nation we will spend the first 50 days of 2010 just to earn enough money to pay off the interest on our debts,”...

Published 02-23-2010 4:52 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, UK, research, Credit Card News, Debt News, unbiased.co.uk, interest, debts, Debt Freedom Day

Former Government adviser calls for credit card investigation

Dr Ros Altmann, a former Downing Street pensions adviser, believes there should be an inquiry into the profit margins of credit card companies. Dr Altmann, who is a former academic and independent expert on pensions policy and retirement, believes there...

Published 02-21-2010 6:09 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, research, Credit Card News, credit card, rates, Company News, Moneyfacts, crackdown, investigation, inquiry, Dr Ros Altmann

Watchdog recommends “shake-up” of estate agency market

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is recommending a “shake-up” of the way in which most Britons sell their homes, including new legislation that encourages innovation in the estate agency market. Following a study of the home-buying and selling...

Published 02-19-2010 8:48 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Property News, research, OFT, Office of Fair Trading, regulation, estate agents, competition, online services

ISAs continue to grow in popularity

Research by the Halifax has revealed the growing popularity of Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs). The Halifax, which is now part of the Lloyds Banking Group, said the number of accounts opened in the nine years to March 2009 surged by 53%. At the start...

Published 02-17-2010 5:32 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, interest rates, Banking News, Halifax, Investment News, research, Isas, saving, low, allowance, popularity, grow, Individual Savings Accounts, under 25s

Brits in “dangerous habit” of relying on credit

Over 14 million Brits are using credit cards to fund everyday expenses, according to research by moneysupermarket.com. The price comparison site said the reliance on debt to pay for day-to-day purchases is a “worrying trend”. Purchasing goods...

Published 02-17-2010 9:02 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, UK, research, poll, Credit Card News, Debt News, moneysupermarket.com, everyday expenses

Credit card interest rates soar to 12-year high

New research has revealed that millions of credit card holders could face severe debts after card providers have put interest rates up to a 12-year high. The Bank of England’s base rate has been at the historically low rate of 0.5% for almost a year but...

Published 02-16-2010 8:42 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, interest rates, borrowers, research, Credit Card News, unemployment, Debt News, rise, Moneyfacts, debts, providers

First-time buyer affordability measures “overly positive”

New research from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) suggests why it has become harder for first-time buyers to enter the UK’s property market in recent years, despite the “sea-change” decrease in interest rates since the early 1990s...

Published 02-15-2010 10:07 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, interest rates, Mortgage News, research, first-time buyers, CML, Council of Mortgage Lenders, affordability, UK property market, size of mortgage, capital repayments

Brits annoyed with consumerism of Valentine’s Day

Brits are fed up with the consumerism and money concerns that have invaded Valentine’s Day, a day that should be about celebrating love. Research by moneysupermarket.com found nearly a fifth (17%) of Brits are planning not to bother with Valentine’s...

Published 02-12-2010 11:07 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Economy News, UK, research, moneysupermarket.com, consumerism, Valentine's Day

Number of vacant High Street stores continue to rise

Research by the British Property Federation Retail Summit has revealed that the British high street is suffering as shoppers continue to avoid the stores, in favour of online shopping. A recent study by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) and shopping...

Published 02-11-2010 6:12 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Economy News, research, online, High Street, rise, stores, suffer, avoid, shoppers, British Property Federation Retail Summit, vacant

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