Post offices 'struggle to survive'

12:32am Friday 3rd July 2009

Thousands of post offices are struggling to survive, with some subpostmasters having to rely on their savings because they are not making any money, a new report has warned.

Easy access rates to benefit savers

12:32am Friday 3rd July 2009

Competition in the easy access savings account market is hotting up with the launch of two new best buy rates.

Wish for more radical pension tips

6:46pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

The head of the City watchdog has said that he wished he had been more radical in his proposals for pension reform.

Colour-code survey to help buyers

4:10pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

A new housing survey has been launched which aims to make it easier for potential buyers to understand the condition of properties they want to purchase.

32% of singles 'prefer prudent men'

4:10pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

One in three single women in the UK find prudent men sexier than spendthrifts, research has revealed.

More savers keep cash under the bed

11:23am Thursday 2nd July 2009

An increasing number of people are stashing their savings underneath beds because they do not trust bankers, new research has revealed.

Parents 'buy second-hand equipment'

11:23am Thursday 2nd July 2009

Nine out of 10 new parents are buying second-hand baby equipment in a bid to save money, a survey shows.

Shortfall for defined pension plans

11:23am Thursday 2nd July 2009

The funding shortfall faced by the UK's biggest defined benefit pension schemes nearly doubled during June, figures show.

HSBC hikes fixed-rate mortgage cost

11:23am Thursday 2nd July 2009

HSBC became the latest lender to hike the cost of its fixed-rate mortgages in response to higher funding costs.

Manufacturing production rises

11:23am Thursday 2nd July 2009

Manufacturing production rose for the first time in more than a year in June - raising hopes that the battered sector could be emerging from "gloom and doom", a survey said.