Child Savings Account
Halifax offers Junior Cash ISA at 6%The Halifax has pledged to double the three per cent interest on junior ISAs when the child’s parent also opens an ISA - lifting the return to six per cent. |
Lloyds TSB launches Junior Cash ISA at 3%Lloyds TSB is set to unveil a Junior Cash ISA product on February 13, making it the first of the major high street banks to do so. |
‘Strong start’ for new Junior ISAsSavings provider Family Investments has seen high demand for its new Junior ISA with almost 6,500 accounts opened since the product was launched in November. |
Junior ISAs: The key facts to the new child savings accountsOur 'at a glance' guide to Junior ISAs answers all your key questions and picks out some of the best options for saving in both cash and investment ISAs. |
Junior Isa savings option for children launched todayThe Treasury has confirmed the launch of Junior Isas with a limit of £3,600 per year. |
What are Junior ISAs and are they worth investing in?Junior ISAs will be available from November 1st. They replace child trust funds and provide families with a tax-efficient way of saving on behalf of their children. |
How will the new Junior ISA savings scheme work?The Junior ISA is being introduced in November and will replace Child Trust Funds as the principal form of saving for children, but how will it work and what are the advantages and disadvantages? |
Live webcast: The cost of raising a childJoin Mark Jones and Nifa McLaughlin from parenting website Gurgle.com at 1pm on Feb 24th as they take questions on family finances at a time when the financial pressures on families have never been so great. |
Children's savings: Alternatives to Child Trust FundsOn January 1st this year the government withdrew its contribution to Child Trust Funds but there are still plenty of alternatives to help start your children's finances on the right footing. |
Parents make savings a priorityParents of school children are continuing to make saving for the future of their offspring a priority, despite the government ending contributions via the Child Trust Fund scheme at the end of the year. |
Confused by Child Trust Funds?A reader from Sussex is expecting a baby and wants to know about the Child Trust Fund options. |
Parents 'need to save, save, save' for childrenParents with children who qualify for a child trust fund (CTF) have been urged to "save, save, save" while they still can. |
Government scraps child trust fundsState contributions to child trust funds (CTFs) will end by January 2011, the Treasury has announced. |
Parties urged to safeguard child trust fundsThe main political parties should avoid "short sighted" cuts to child trust funds (CTFs) that would remove an important incentive for saving, an expert has warned. |
CTF saving on the rise, says reportRegular and lump sum contributions to child trust funds (CTFs) increased during the three months to March 15th, according to a new report from the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (Tisa). |
Parents waste £63m in child trust fund tax breaksParents across the UK are wasting £63 million in tax breaks by not taking full advantage of the annual allowance for child trust funds (CTFs), according to new research. |
8 out of 10 'oppose changes to child trust funds'Some 80% of parents oppose Conservative proposals to limit child trust funds (CTFs) to the lower income families, according to a new survey. |
F&C helps a 'new generation of savers'F&C has partnered up with the specialist parenting website, iChild.co.uk, to provide financial tips for mums, dads and children. |
Desperate parents raid kids' accountsParents are being forced to raid their children's piggy banks in a bid to keep their finances under control during the recession. |
Scottish Building Society creates savings account for kidsScottish Building Society has designed an account tailored to help children learn to save. |
University 'costs parents £25bn'The cost of university for students starting this year could hit £25 billion, The Children's Mutual has warned. |
Principality Building Society: 5% interest for kidsPrincipality Building Society has launched a regular savings account for children, which offers a fixed rate of interest of five per cent for one year. |
Savings account for a grandchild?A reader from Gloucester is looking to open a savings account for her granddaughter. |
Tooth fairy pay-outs hit deflationChildren are seeing their incomes slashed as tooth fairy payouts on lost teeth fall into deflation. |
Nottingham: 5% child saverThe Nottingham Building Society has begun a savings account for children under 16 with a fixed rate of five per cent until April 2010. A minimum deposit of £10 is required to open the account. A maximum of £100 can be deposited each month. No regular monthly payment is required. |
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