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Cash
Spreading your savings for safety
How you can spread your savings pot so it is safe, even if a bank or building society goes bust

Piggy bank Savers suffering from low rates
Nearly half of all UK variable rate savings accounts pay interest of 0.5% or less, says information service Moneyfacts.

Aviva sign Aviva fund freeze comes to an end
A freeze on withdrawals from an Aviva property fund comes to an end amid an improvement in the outlook for commercial property.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Bill Moist Help at hand
Whiff of hope for investors in Lehman products
Coins Isa Isa baby
New birth for tax-free savings accounts
£1 coin Save to prosper
Has the recession made us a nation of savers?
Estate agent boards piled up in a yard in Hull Wealth effect
The recession has knocked £815bn off household wealth
Wall Street trader Oh no...
What do moves on the stock market mean for you?
Coins Confused?
The layman's financial crisis glossary


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SAVINGS BASICS
The first £50,000 of people's savings are fully protected
An estimated 35 million people in the UK have savings of some type
Total household savings stand at around £1.1 trillion
Banks hold a 70% share of savings, building societies have 21% and NS&I has 9%
VIDEO AND AUDIO REPORTS
Ruth Allerstorfer Converting euros into sterling

Gabriella Saving for your child's future

BBC reporter Simon Jack interviews a guest in Glasgow The day the show went on the road

SAVINGS
Bereaved savers 'treated badly'
NS&I raises rates for new savers
'Last chance' for Icesave claims
Isa limit rises for the over-50s
INVESTING
Regulator acts on Lehman products
Investors 'turning to antiques'
Aviva customers in £470m payout
Rock delays bondholder payments
Ban for sales of 'penny shares'
Household wealth 'falls by £31k'
ISSUES
'Years needed' to rebuild wealth
Views from financial experts
Loan insurance limits challenged
Ban on raiding funds to pay fines
When the bank's computer says no


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