CashNews.co United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced a raft of interest rate reductions across its range of unregulated and regulated bridging finance products. The new interest rates, available with immediate effect, start from just 0.64% per month for larger regulated loans of £1.5m to £5m and 0.65% per month for regulated loans of over £200,000. […]
CashNews.co At the start of the 24/25 academic year, the Students Loans Company (SLC) is reminding students to be vigilant of smishing scams. Scammers target students at this time of year as they receive their first maintenance loan payment. SLC is expecting to pay £2bn to students over the autumn term and last year it […]
CashNews.co Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 LIVE: European stocks mixed as UK wages grow at slowest pace in two yearsRegular wage growth fell to 5.1% year on year over the three months to July, marking the lowest level since the quarter to July 2022..LIVE22 minutes ago Read More #cashnews #UK #finance
CashNews.co Financial analysts are divided ahead of a pivotal vote on potential amendments to the Winter Fuel Payment. Speaking to the Express, Jason Cannon, Benefits Consulting Director at Gallagher, hinted at two possible scenarios: bolstering support or postponing judgement. He said: “Given that a cut to the Winter Fuel Payment could impact the finances of […]
CashNews.co Whenever we talk about the state pension, we usually think in terms of the full amount that people can receive. However, it’s fair to say that not everyone receives this. In fact, many don’t and in some cases, people receive far less, and this can have a big impact on our retirement planning. Recent […]
CashNews.co Consumer group Which? is calling on Oasis and Ticketmaster to refund fans who were hit by inflated “in demand” ticket prices, as it warns this pricing for the the band’s reunion tour may have breached consumer law. Which? is asking the band and the ticketing company to refund the difference to fans who paid […]
CashNews.co LONDON (Reuters) -British pay growth cooled in the three months to July to a more than two-year low and employment shot higher, according to data on Tuesday which likely keeps the Bank of England on track to cut interest rates again before the end of the year. British average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, were […]
CashNews.co This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to receive the newsletter every weekday. Explore all of our newsletters here Good morning. We begin with Apple, which unveiled the iPhone 16 yesterday. Chief executive Tim Cook said at the launch event […]
CashNews.co Britain’s national debt is at risk of becoming “unsustainable” unless the Government chooses between tax rises and the state doing less and changes its fiscal rules, peers have warned. Sir Keir Starmer’s administration must make “painful” decisions on spending and taxation within this Parliament and “muddling through is not an option”, the Lords Economic […]
CashNews.co BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) – Anglo American hired financial advisers to sell two nickel mines in Brazil, the miner’s country head, Ana Sanches, told journalists on Monday. At an event in Belo Horizonte, Sanches said the company has already mapped firms with potential interest in buying the mines, which are located in the cities […]