Fewer deaths 'may hit pensions'
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:02:47 GMT
The mortality rate in England and Wales improved in 2011, which could have a knock-on effect on pensions, actuaries say.
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Borrowers 'shunning credit cards'
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:31:58 GMT
Demand for credit cards is "feeling the strain" as UK borrowers turn to other forms of finance, a report suggests.
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House prices 'up 0.6% in January'
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:43:13 GMT
UK house prices increased by 0.6% in January, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.
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P45 tax form is given a reprieve
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:24 GMT
The P45 has been given a reprieve by the UK tax authority after employers said they did not want to see it go.
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Tesco Bank delays account launch
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:31:39 GMT
Tesco Bank is not expected to launch its current account until next year in order to take advantage of new rules.
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Ofcom wants Openreach price cut
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:18:08 GMT
Telecoms regulator Ofcom tells BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges for use of its lines
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Annuity sales 'unfair and opaque'
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:34 GMT
The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future pension income, the National Association of Pension Funds says.
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1.1 million face £100 tax fines
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:16 GMT
Just over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs says.
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Personal insolvencies 'down 11%'
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:09:00 GMT
Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased.
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'Sale and rent back' closed down
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:29 GMT
The sale and rent back industry has been almost completely closed down, says the Financial Services Authority.
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Mobility aid sellers in spotlight
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:25:51 GMT
Action has been taken against mobility aids traders following a warning from the regulator over sales of the products.
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Hackers fool bank security system
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:12:32 GMT
Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.
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MPs reverse Lords welfare defeats
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:38:55 GMT
MPs overturn a series of defeats inflicted on the government's welfare reform bill by peers, voting to reinstate child benefit into the proposed £26,000 total cap on payments.
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200,000 homes 'at flooding risk'
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:43 GMT
The Association of British Insurers estimates that up to 200,000 flood-prone homes could face insurance problems next year.
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Mortgage rates 'to be volatile'
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:58:33 GMT
Brokers are telling new borrowers to expect mortgage rates to see-saw in the coming months, owing to economic uncertainty.
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House prices fell by 1.3% in 2011
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:20:41 GMT
House prices in England and Wales fell by 1.3% last year, to an average of £160,000, according to figures from the Land Registry.
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Pension scheme availability drops
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:04:19 GMT
The proportion of final-salary pension schemes still open to new recruits in the private sector fell last year from 18% to just 16%, figures show.
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Pension change 'will save little'
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:58:11 GMT
The government's latest public sector pension changes will make "little or no difference" to their long-term cost, a think tank says.
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Deadline shift for pension reform
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:27:06 GMT
Full implementation of a scheme to automatically enrol workers into a pension scheme will be in place three years later than first planned.
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National Savings cuts saving rate
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:12:32 GMT
The government savings body, National Savings & Investments, cuts the interest rate on its main savings account, the Direct Saver, to 1.5%.
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Credit union reforms introduced
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:01:40 GMT
New rules come into force which will free up credit unions in the UK to compete more effectively with banks.
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PPI payouts over 2011 'top £1bn'
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:06:40 GMT
More than £1bn has now been paid in compensation this year to people who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), figures show.
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UK workers 'richer but stressed'
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:14:30 GMT
Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.
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Graduate pay 'will go up by 4%'
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:04:16 GMT
Graduate pay will rise by 4% this year - the first increase since 2009, the Association of Graduate Recruiters has estimated.
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Miliband defends pay freeze move
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:47:00 GMT
Labour leader Ed Miliband defends his party's decision to support the government's pay freeze for public sector workers, despite union criticism.
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VIDEO: Your Money: Tips on money management
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:48 GMT
In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks problems with pensions, considers the benefits of credit unions and gets some top tips on how to manage your money.
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AUDIO: Life as a manufacturing apprentice
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:18:08 GMT
Apprentices at a missile manufacturing firm told Radio 5 live what they like about the schemes and what they would change.
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VIDEO: Why payday loans are on the up
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:54:54 GMT
Total bank lending in Britain is set to shrink for the first time since 2009 and the lack of credit from mainstream banks could help payday loan firms grow further.
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AUDIO: How safe is online banking?
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:16:13 GMT
Spencer Kelly talks to Winifred Robinson on Radio 4's You and Yours about the results of the BBC Click investigation into the new ways criminals are trying to hack into bank accounts.
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AUDIO: Work study: Longer hours but more stress
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:02:21 GMT
Dr John Philpott, chief economic adviser at the CIPD, and Professor Harriet Bradley, sociologist at Bristol University, discuss how working life has changed over the last 60 years.
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VIDEO: Your Money: To buy or not to buy?
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:15:09 GMT
In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry asks is it cheaper to buy or rent and gets advice on how to make your savings work harder - if interest rates stay low.
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Snow difficulties and your rights
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:33:03 GMT
Your rights if you are unable to reach work owing to snow and ice
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Debt questions answered by an expert
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:43:23 GMT
A consumer expert answers readers' questions about debts
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Bristol launches its own currency
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:14:28 GMT
Keeping it within the local economy
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Tales of woe from the roaming professionals
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:42:10 GMT
When working in a new country can prove unlucky
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Credit unions hoping to widen net
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:24 GMT
Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers
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Automatic pension enrolment timetable
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:09:00 GMT
The timetable for the auto-enrolment into a pension
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Family life on benefits
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:47:20 GMT
The benefit family on £30,000+ a year
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Running a business: Your questions answered
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:08:46 GMT
A BBC panel of business experts answer readers' questions.
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