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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.

Money Compensation for Keydata clients
Thousands of people who lost money with defunct investment firm Keydata can now apply for compensation.

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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

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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
Aviva fund freeze comes to an end
'Shock' for Lloyds shareholders
What market moves mean for you
Regulator acts on Lehman products
Ban for sales of 'penny shares'
Household wealth 'falls by £31k'
ISSUES
Isas: Your questions answered
'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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