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Lloyds Bank shares could see an interest-rate windfall
Analysis Interest rates are heading higher, which could be good news for Lloyds Bank shares as profits are set to grow.
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Is abrdn’s eye-catching 9.2% dividend yield sustainable?
Tips Shares in investment manager abrdn currently yield 9.2%. Generally speaking, says Rupert Hargreaves, it pays to be sceptical of very high dividend yields. So is that the case here, or is abrdn one for income investors to tuck away?
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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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How to keep your mortgage payments low as interest rates rise
Advice Rising interest rates pose a threat to your mortgage, but it’s not all bad news. Here are some ways to secure a better rate.
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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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How inflation shrinks your savings, and what to do about it
Advice It’s getting harder and harder to grow your money in real terms. Alex Rankine looks at the best savings accounts currently on offer.
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The return of the 95% mortgage – what’s available and how much they cost
News With the chancellor announcing a government guarantee on 95% mortgages in his Budget, products have started hitting the market. Nicole Garcia Merida looks at what’s on offer.
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The days when you could get 7% from your bank are long gone – so what do you do?
Opinion With interest rates at rock bottom for so long, we’ve been forced to move from saving to speculating to earn any sort of return. Dominic Frisby asks where we should put our money now, and explains where he’s put his.
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Lloyds poaches its new boss from HSBC
News The high-street lender has appointed Charlie Nunn, HSBC’s head of wealth management, to be its new CEO. He faces a towering in-tray. Matthew Partridge reports
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