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HSBC launches 3.99% fixed-rate mortgage
News Mortgage rates have remained elevated since the mini-Budget, but could this latest offering from HSBC be a sign of lower rates to come?
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Treasury grills bank bosses over savings rates
News The Treasury Select Committee says customers are earning between 0.5% and 0.65% on basic savings accounts, well below the Bank of England base rate
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NS&I brings back one-year fixed bonds with highest rates since 2010
News NS&I’s one-year fixed bonds are back on sale after being pulled off the market in 2019 - but is the rate any good?
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Britain’s most-bought shares w/e 12 August
News A look at Britain’s most-bought shares as of 12 August, providing an insight into how investors are thinking and where opportunities may lie.
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S4 Capital – a company that still has much to prove
Tips Audit delays set shares tumbling at advertising agency S4 Capital. It needs to show it can turn growth into profits, says Bruce Packard.
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What went wrong for Barclays with its £450m structured notes loss?
Analysis Barclays has just revealed that it’ll have to shell out nearly half a billion for a failure to fill in the right form. John Stepek explains what went wrong.
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When to buy shares in NatWest, Britain's worst bank
Tips Rising interest rates should lift profits for the banking sector if inflation doesn’t get out of control, says Bruce Packard.
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The best ways to hire staff in these uncertain times
Advice Taking on permanent staff for your business comes with risks, but there are alternatives says David Prosser.
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How UK banks went from Big Bang to universal failure
Cover Story The 1986 deregulation shook up the banks, but the all-in-one model that it created is bad for customers and investors. Specialists do a better job – as the real fintech winners are showing, says Bruce Packard
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