Banking

A new code of conduct for annuity providers has been launched today, which aims to encourage pension savers to scour the market for the best possible retirement income plan.

Britain's biggest building society is urging the Government to use next month's Budget to double the amount hard-pressed savers can place into cash Isas.

Nationwide customers should watch out for spam messages, after email addresses were revealed in a monthly newsletter sent by the building society to some of its members.

Another £360 million was paid out to victims of payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling last December, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed.

Santander has shaken off the unwanted tag of being the worst bank for customer service, replaced by Bank of Scotland and Halifax. What's more, Santander's 123 current account in isolation now ranks as one of the best, in a poll of 9,500 MoneySavingExpert.com users.

One in four investors are not receiving good enough advice from their bank, a mystery shopping review by the Financial Services Authority shows.

Inflation rose to 3.3% last month, largely due to rising alcohol prices, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) announced today.

60,000 savers face higher charges after a child trust fund (CTF) manager announced a new annual fee.

The Post Office has delayed some savings rate cuts , after we revealed it failed to tell customers until after they were implemented.

Barclays has set aside a further £600 million for refunding customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).