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Navigating an ever changing savings landscape

This week sees two quite notable birthday’s in the savings market.  Today marked the 2nd anniversary of the launch of RCI Bank in the UK.  Owned by the French car manufacturer Renault, RCI has been a bastion in the best buy tables...

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Savings rates soar in 2017

With savings rates up by over 40% in some product categories in 2017, the inevitable questions are being asked about whether this can continue. We’ve looked at what’s happening in the market, what’s driving it and analyse whether it can continue.

At the start of 2017, the top 1 Year Fixed Bond paid 1.40%, 2 Years was 1.60% and 5 Years briefly dipped below 2% for the first time ever. Fast forward six months and 2% can be found on 1 Year, three providers pay 2% or more on 2 Years and 2.50% can be earned on 5 Years

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