Jane Austen may appear on banknotes
Sir Mervyn King (the outgoing governor of the Bank of England) has announced author Jane Austen may replace Charles Darwin on the £10 note.
He announced the news while speaking at the end of his final appearance as governor. He …
The European Central Bank cuts interest rates to record low
The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut its benchmark interest rate to a new record low of 0.5%.
The move comes amid on-going worries about the Eurozone’s economic health.
This move brings the ECB benchmark interest rate to the same …
Happy new tax year
Today (6th April) marks the start of the new tax year. This means you can now start contributing towards your 2013/14 ISA or a Junior ISA (JISA).
Farrell Financial Planning have updated their ISA and Junior ISA pages to reflect …
Cyprus bailout: debate postponed by parliament
Cyprus’ parliament had been due to decide whether to back a controversial bailout deal for the country’s banks on Sunday 17 March 2013, but has pushed back the vote until Monday 18 March 2013.
Under the terms of the 10 …
Bank of England holds interest rates and refrains from further QE
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates at 0.5% and announced no expansion to its quantitative easing (QE) programme.
The quantitative easing stimulus programme has already injected £375 billion into the UK financial system.…