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DAN HYDE: A wake-up call for NS&I's new chief... it's time to push savers back up the priority list

14/02/17 22:31

Thank goodness National Savings & Investments is getting a new chief executive next month — because the Government's sleepy savings arm urgently needs a wake-up call....read

Hold fire on ditching top NS&I deals: Even at 0.75%, the cash Isa is not bad in the current climate
14/02/17 22:01
NS&I is cutting many of its rates on May 1. Its Direct Isa falls from 1 per cent to 0.75% while its easy-access Direct Saver falls from 0.8 to 0.7%.
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It's not enough to be safe and cuddly... with its rate cuts NS&I is failing the nation, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE
11/02/17 22:03
Safety is fine, accessibility is cool and history is vaguely interesting but these count for nothing if the savings rates on offer are the square root of, well, nothing.
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Savers dealt a fresh blow as NS&I slashes rates on four top-paying accounts and cuts Premium Bond prizes
07/02/17 12:51
NS&I's popular Premium Bonds currently pay out tax-free monthly prizes at an equivalent rate of 1.25 per cent a year of the money held in them, but from 1 May that will be reduced to 1.15 per cent.
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VICTORIA BISCHOFF: NS&I may offer the best rates - but it also seems to be offering the most headaches
17/01/17 22:52
The Government-backed savings organisation will allow the bereaved to withdraw only up to £5,000 from a loved one's account without going through the lengthy and arduous process of probate.
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Now National Savings pays the best rates: Government-backed firm aims to attract £11bn of new money next financial year
17/01/17 22:01
While big banks have embarked on a rate-cutting frenzy in recent weeks, NS&I rates have been left untouched. This is because unlike the banks, the £135 billion-strong firm wants your money.
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Green light for top new NS&I deals: Why savers could be set for some bumper rates in coming months
29/11/16 22:01
Savers could be in line for a wave of top new National Savings & Investment deals. Philip Hammond has already announced a three-year bond to go on sale in late spring.
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Chancellor launches a 2.2% NS&I bond but with limit at £3,000 critics says it's too little too late for embattled savers
23/11/16 15:27
Unveiled in the Autumn Statement, the bond will be available from spring 2017 and pay out the market-leading rate on deposits of between £100 and £3,000.
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NS&I Isa becomes a best buy rate at 1% as banks and building societies withdraw their best deals
18/10/16 20:56
Instead of reducing rates by minuscule amounts, building societies are removing their best deals from sale. The latest to disappear is the Hinckley & Rugby notice account which paid 1.2%.
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Our five-year NS&I index-linked savings certificates are about to mature – do we reinvest or find an alternative deal?
01/06/16 13:11
Our National Savings and Investments index-linked savings certificates Issue 48 are about to mature. Should we renew them? And if so, should we pick a three or five year term?
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NS&I savers face tax bill on cash they don't have and pensioners who snapped up three-year bond last year most at risk
12/04/16 20:56
Some 885,000 pensioners put money into these bonds, on sale between January and May last year. They pay a top rate of 4 per cent before tax (3.2 per cent after).
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Another blow to millions of savers as NS&I hacks at rates and axes number of Premium Bond prizes by 300,000 a month
29/03/16 09:53
Millions of savers who hold accounts with National Savings and Investments will see poorer rates from June, the Government-backed provider has revealed.
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Half a million savers face pensioner bond rate plunge with NS&I - can you find a better deal elsewhere?
12/01/16 22:00
Nearly half a million savers with National Savings and Investments pensioner bonds must decide what to do with their money in the coming weeks.
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NS&I changes pensioner bond small print meaning half a million savers won't be able to withdraw their cash with a phone call
24/11/15 22:13
The Government savings bank has changed the small print of its pensioner bonds, which means anyone who took one out has to use the post or internet to get a payout.
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NS&I cuts cash Isa to lowest ever level of 1.25%: Are savers set for another miserable 12 months as rate rises are put off?
17/11/15 10:08
State-backed National Savings and Investments has dropped the rate paid on its Direct Isa from 1.5% to 1.25%, the lowest rate since NS&I launched the product in 2008.
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More than 400,000 savers hit as National Savings cuts popular cash Isa to 1.25% - the lowest rate since 2008 launch
15/09/15 10:00
More than 400,000 National Savings and Investment savers who hold a Direct Isa will see the rate they receive shaved by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25 per cent.
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The NS&I deals you should steer clear of - and how you can double your returns with top-paying banks
07/07/15 23:26
If your fixed-interest certificate with National Savings & Investments is about to come to an end, it could pay to look elsewhere for a better deal.
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End of a savings era! Savers will no longer be able to snap up Premium Bonds at the Post Office - as NS&I reveals it sold £13bn of pensioner bonds
25/06/15 16:18
Savers wanting Premium Bonds will no longer be able to purchase them over the counter at the Post Office from August, NS&I has revealed today.
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Don't miss the pensioner bond deadline! Top-paying savings accounts from NS&I will be withdrawn just before midnight
15/05/15 11:16
The 65+ Guaranteed Growth bonds from National Savings & Investments will be withdrawn from sale just before midnight today.
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NS&I recommends savers leave 'plenty of time' for Pensioner Bond postal applications as Friday deadline looms
06/05/15 08:16
NS&I are recommending savers who have not yet snapped up a Pensioner Bond and planning to do so via post to leave plenty of time or face missing out.
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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Unprecedented demand for pensioner bonds has caused NS&I's administration to creak at the seams
07/02/15 22:01
Despite extra staff being drafted in, alarming groans continue to emanate from the good ship NS&I.
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LEE BOYCE: Are pensioner bonds selling out faster than NS&I (and indeed the Chancellor) anticipated?
23/01/15 09:17
Last Thursday, pensioner bonds – officially known as +65 Guaranteed Growth Bonds – launched to much fanfare. But NS&I now won't give us an update to how many have been sold.
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Pensioner bond chaos continues as savers report money missing from accounts and deposits taken that exceed maximum allowed
22/01/15 07:04
Worried savers contacted This is Money to say they fear their money has disappeared into a 'black hole' after the chaotic launch of pensioner bonds last Thursday.
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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Savers suffer in pensioner bond stampede as NS&I leaves over-65s in limbo
17/01/15 22:00
It was always guaranteed that the latest products from NS&I would sell like hot cakes when launched. What wasn’t assumed was that NS&I’s IT system would respond by going into meltdown.
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Pensioner bonds fiasco at NS&I leaves savers in limbo as transactions become 'stuck' half way through
16/01/15 16:46
Readers have contacted This is Money to complain about difficulties when it comes to opening pensioner bonds offered by National Savings and Investments yesterday.
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Fury at pensioner bonds 'shambles': Demand for high interest plan crashes website
15/01/15 23:14
The launch of the Government's much-heralded pensioner bonds was in chaos yesterday when a sales hotline and website went into meltdown within minutes.
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The silver saver stampede: Over-65s hunting special market-beating pensioner bonds swamp NS&I website and jam phone lines
15/01/15 08:58
The 65+ Guaranteed Growth Bonds are now available as either a one-year or three-year fixed rate account, paying market-beating interest.
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Savers can put £10k into hotly-anticipated Pensioner Bonds that pay market-busting 2.8% interest for one year and 4% on three years
12/12/14 16:05
National Savings and Investments has today confirmed rates on the Pensioner Bonds promised by Chancellor George Osborne in the March Budget.
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Quarter of middle-aged Britons have no savings at all as new super Isas fail to boost the saving habit
18/10/14 09:03
Those aged 35 to 54 are the most likely to hold no savings whatsoever as the younger generation and pensioners lead the way, the latest quarterly survey from National Savings and Investments reveals.
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