Investments

Both Premium Bonds £1m jackpot winners in March had maximum holding of £50,000… again!

By LEE BOYCE, EDITOR, THIS IS MONEY Updated: 11:10 GMT, 2 March 2026 Both winners of the £1million Premium Bonds jackpot once again held the maximum £50,000 in the popular National Savings and Investment account. In March – the last month in which the underlying rate on Premium Bonds will be 3.6 per cent – […]

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IG launches a junior Isa and will give match a £250 investment… if you are very quick

Products featured in this article are independently selected by This is Money’s specialist journalists. If you open an account using links which have an asterisk, This is Money will earn an affiliate commission. We do not allow this to affect our editorial independence. Investment platform IG has launched a fee-free junior Isa and will even

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Am 02.03.2009 verbuchte der Versicherungskonzern AIG den höchsten Quartalsverlust aller Zeiten. Seine Pleite trieb die Globale Finanzkrise weiter an

Am 02.03.2009 veröffentlichte der US-amerikanische Versicherungskonzern American International Group (AIG) seine Zahlen für das vierte Quartal 2008 – und schockierte die Finanzwelt. Mit einem Quartalsverlust von 61,7 Milliarden Dollar meldete das Unternehmen den bis dahin größten Verlust in der Geschichte der US-Wirtschaft. Die Dimension der Schieflage zwang die US-Regierung, den Konzern mit insgesamt rund 180 Milliarden

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FTSE 100 tumbles and oil price surges after conflict erupts with Iran

The FTSE 100 fell this morning as markets opened down after conflict erupted with Iran across the Middle East. After hitting record highs last week, the UK’s leading stock market index had fallen 114 points, or 1.05 per cent, to 10,796.4, at 9am. Oil prices have surged on fears of disruption to energy markets, with

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Cash Isa race heats up as rates climb as high as 4.61%: Here are the best deals

Products featured in this article are independently selected by This is Money’s specialist journalists. If you open an account using links which have an asterisk, This is Money will earn an affiliate commission. We do not allow this to affect our editorial independence. It’s game for savers as a new battle to offer the best-buy

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I bought my ex-partner out of our house, will I end up with a tax bill when I sell?

An ex-partner and I bought a property in 2000 which we lived in together for four years.  We bought it for £134,500 and when we split up I retained the property by buying her half share in February 2005. This buyout was at a new documented total valuation of £305,000 for the property when I

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I’m 40 and have £175,000 in my pension – if I stop contributing, will it be worth half a million at 65?

I recently turned 40 and have been with the same employer since I left university. I’ve built up a £175,000 pension pot. I’m in the unique position of being mortgage free in a big enough house to be comfortable for my family – and I’m looking to drop down to part-time work and enjoy a

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We’ll take customers off Hargreaves Lansdown, vows Saxo UK boss after fee shake-up

The boss of Saxo UK has said he will bring the fight to Hargreaves Lansdown as it positions itself as the natural home for savvy investors. The retail investor platform was originally designed for individual traders and now services institutional investors. It has since launched a new simplified platform to capture a new portion of

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Most drawn Lotto and Euromillions numbers revealed – are any of YOUR lucky picks in there?

Many of us dive in and out of playing the National Lottery, often with a lucky dip.  Others religiously stick to the same numbers they’ve played for decades while many simply ignore it all together, a long shot, an epic waste of money, an idiot tax. Wherever you sit on this spectrum, it’s likely you

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