Current account offer to run out in four weeks - Published:17/12/07
Moving financial records from one bank to another is "easy", according to the British Bankers' AssociationThe value of Christmas presents can "significantly" affect home contents cover, warns NFU MutualAxa is launching My Budget daylight hours on November 21st in an attempt to encourage populace to take control of their financesWhen choosing the most appropriate place to store money, those who compare current account features could take advantage of a recent present if they act quicklyHSBC is currently contribution a rate of six per cent interest on balances in praise for 12 months with its store Account Plus, which was launched two months agoThe offer is suitable for balances of up to £2,500 and the account has a number of other features, such as free cash withdrawals while abroad and free journey insuranceCustomers can take full advantage of the offer if they open a Bank explanation Plus before November 30th 2006 and will also receive a discount on the explanation's subscriptionThe bank has said that the account has been "an instant strike with British clientele" and recorded an increase of 55 per cent in the number of people opening an explanation this SeptemberJoe Garner, HSBC's UK head of personal financial services, supposed that the account was popular as "today's customers are know-how" about their money and will only decide offers which they recognise as providing "genuine value"HSBC is one of the world's largest banks and operates 9,500 offices globally It offers a variety.
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Marks & Spencer launch new ethical account - Published:12/12/07
Moving financial records from one bank to another is "easy", according to the British Bankers' AssociationThe value of Christmas presents can "significantly" have an effect on home contents insurance, warns NFU MutualAxa is launching My Budget Day on November 21st in an effort to encourage people to take manage of their financesOn Monday 12th February, Marks & Spencer Money will open an ethical fund intended to meet the needs of savers who want to invest their cash in an account run on ethical principlesResearch conducted by the bank indicates more than one in five investors gives consideration to moral investment when choosing an account and see it as a mainstream optionThe M&S cash Ethical finance, which can be sheltered within the tax-efficient ISA wrapper, will invest in companies that the store feels make a optimistic contribution to the community or environmentIt will avoid investing in companies that they perceive as primarily concerned in the following activities: armaments, betting, the fur trade, tobacco and pornographyBrendan Cook, chief decision-making of M&S Money, commented, "Our saving and spending decisions are more and more influenced by a desire to take personal responsibility for our impact on civilization and the environment which is why we are launching a new ethical asset productCompanies that have a poor environmental evidence will also be discarded for investment purposes, as will companies that conduct or commission non-essential creature testing or those that make use of.
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Travel insurance a must for activity holidays, AXA advises - Published:02/11/06
Around one million Britons claimed on their travel cover for having suffered accident or wound in the last five years, according to investigateOver 13 million people will go on an activity holiday this year and 200,000 of these could be at risk, the figures suggestAXA Insurance, which provides house insurance, travel cover, pet cover, car cover, investments and pensions, conducted the survey, finding that a big number of travellers do not intend to take out journey insuranceAround two million, or 16 per cent of those planning to take an adventure holiday, do not plan on having a travel insurance rule, which is divided as 20 per cent of men and 12 per cent of womenPat Brady, travel cover manager at AXA Insurance said: "At AXA we are finding that many more people are choosing to construct tailor-made holidays and plan adventure-orientated breaks but are not cover themselves against the added risks that come with them"Many people consider that nothing will happen to them and while this is the true in the majority of cases, for the sake of a few pounds to take out travel insurance, doesn’t it create sense to have peace of mind"The learn shows that young people are most at risk, as one in five 18 to 24-year-olds have sustained some form of wound while on an activity holidayAccording to new Post Office research, 22 per cent of people in this age group will not be captivating.
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