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• Trading platform offering ‘market-leading’ ISA with 5.2% interest praised ‘great choice'

  15-06-2024 11:26 via express.co.uk
  
  The Cash ISA pays "much more" than the average easy access interest rate.
  
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• Energy bills alert as nine hacks issued to start saving money now

  15-06-2024 11:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Homeowners could save hundreds over the course of a year with life-changing habits.
  
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• Meltdown as France crisis set to crash global stock markets, euro AND Starmer’s EU dream

  15-06-2024 10:53 via express.co.uk
  
  France is heading for a full-blown financial crisis whoever wins the country's election next month, and it could sink the European single currency, too.
  
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• UK mums and dads issued new £15k warning over giving children too much money

  15-06-2024 10:26 via express.co.uk
  
  Adults who go to the Bank of Mum and Dad are 'more prone' to running up credit card debt and are less likely to have an emergency savings pot.
  
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• Ethical banking in the UK: how to put your everyday account to good use

  15-06-2024 10:00
  
  With spotlight on investments behind banks, we ask whether three top providers still offer a good dealProtests outside Barclays branches and the recent arguments over Baillie Gifford’s sponsorship of book festivals have put the spotlight on the investments behind big banking institutions. For most people, choosing an ethical home for their current account will be the easiest way to ensure their money is being used in an environmentally friendly or socially responsible way.The consumer grou
  
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• Crucial checks you can carry out to assess 'financial health' and why it's vital now

  15-06-2024 10:00 via express.co.uk
  
  MoneyMagpie breaks down the was in which you can accurately assess your current situation.
  
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• Pension planning warning as more people know offside rule than retirement age

  15-06-2024 09:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Only two in five know that 66 is the age you can access the state pension, while 38 percent thought it was much earlier.
  
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• ‘The big problem is water’: UK ebike owners plagued by failing motors

  15-06-2024 08:00
  
  Repair business is booming as owners complain of their units needing to be replaced up to five timesIs it the UK’s seemingly incessant rain? A poor design? Or maybe the way they are being ridden or cleaned? Why are so many owners of electric bicycles complaining that their motors need to be replaced so often?Some mountain bike owners with fourth-generation Bosch electric motors describe how they had four or five – yes five – replacement motors fitted during the two-year warrant
  
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• Millions of unpaid carers feel unsupported despite saving economy estimated £162billion

  15-06-2024 08:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Unpaid caring has had a "very" or "slightly" negative impact on 56 percent of people's finances and savings.
  
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• I am in jail for breaking windows at JP Morgan, the biggest funder of fossil fuels. Here's why I did it

  15-06-2024 08:00
  
  I believe the civil disobedience of ordinary people can secure great change. I do what I can – and accept the consequences• Amy Pritchard is the first person to be jailed for a campaign that targeted banks across LondonEvery day I struggle to hold the insanity of our collective behaviour within me – in my psyche, my heart and my body. The harm we are causing to ourselves, to our fellow humans and all other beings, and our incredible, beautiful home, is horrific. Yet I know that
  
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• WASPI compensation election update as one party says 'these women deserve £10k'

  15-06-2024 07:00 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A recent Ombudsman report recommended the women should get payouts of between £1,000 and £2,950.
  
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• Australian banks to alert customers on interest rate moves under changes to get savers better deals

  15-06-2024 01:29
  
  Move comes after consumer watchdog found banks were using pricing strategies that were highly complex or took advantage of the tendency to set and forgetGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeople will be alerted each time their interest rate moves and when promotional offers expire under a suite of changes aimed at prodding bank customers to snag a better deal.The federal government plans to act on a number of recommendations from two Australian Competition a
  
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• Millions trapped in Help to Buy ISAs as house prices outstrip account allowances

  15-06-2024 01:01 via express.co.uk
  
  A Freedom Of Information request made by the comparison site, Finder, found that these H2B ISAs currently hold total value of almost £5.5 billion.
  
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