Finance, Money and Insurance Services

 

Caravan Insurance UK
The UK's most comprehensive directory of caravan insurance companies and associated links.

Abbey National
 On-Line individual Quotations on Mortgages and Personal Loans

Alliance & Leicester 
Banking services

Bank of England 
Threadneedle Street. London

Bank of Ireland 
Personal and Business banking

Bank of Scotland
Personal and Business banking

Bank of Wales 
Providing corporate and personal banking services to Wales, the United Kingdom and Jersey

Banking Liaison Group 
Whatever problem you have with your business banking arrangements, they aim to offer practical help.

Barclays Bank
Personal, Business, Online, Investment Banking and Asset management

Birmingham Midshires 
one of the UK's leading regional home loan and savings providers

Bristol & West
A Leading regional home loan and savings provider

Cahoot 
New online bank from the Abbey National

Capital Bank
Personal and Business banking

Charterhouse 
A UK-based equity investment and advisory group

Citibank
Personal and Business banking

Clydesdale Bank
Personal and Business banking

Cooperative Bank 
Personal and business banking from the only UK bank with an ethical policy Coin Co International

Coutts 
In the UK since 1692

Egg 
Offers loans, mortgages, online savings, an Internet credit card, and shopping links.

First Direct
On-line and telephone banking services from this division of HSBC

First e 
Internet-only bank offering savings account at competitive rate of interest

First Trust
Wide range of banking services

Halifax On line
Personal and Business banking

Hamilton Direct Bank
Personal and Business banking

HSBC 
Headquartered in London, HSBC Holdings plc is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world

Intelligent Finance 
Online banking from the Halifax

Lloyds TSB
Internet, Personal and Business Banking.

Lombard 
Specialise in deposit banking for private and business customers around the world

National Westminster Bank 
Personal and Business banking

Nationwide
Competitive mortgage products, Online Banking via the internet and mortgage quotes

Northern
Personal and Business banking

Open Plan 
Internet bank from the Woolwich

Smile 
Part of the Co-operative Bank p.l.c

Standard Chartered 
London-based Standard Chartered now has around 600 offices employing 25,000 people in more than 40 countries.

Standard Life Bank 
Was launched on 5 January 1998 and has attracted over £3.5 billion in deposits since launch.

Sunbank 
Sun Bank is the UK banking arm of the Sun Life of Canada Group of Companies

Unisys Internet Banking

Woolwich 
Specialising in investment, insurance and lending services

Yorkshire Bank
Personal and Business banking

London Stock Exchange
Official website, Includes useful information about the process of how to buy and sell shares.

Bank Of England
UK central bank provides monetary and policy analysis, market and European reports.

HM Treasury
Economic overviews, forecasts and reports together with archive of speeches, initiatives, news and budget information.

Bankruptcy And Insolvency Statistics
Access to a range of financial statistics, including liquidations, receiverships and administrations, from the early 1890s to the present.

Lloyds Of London
One of the best international insurance and reinsurance firms, transacting business worth billions of pounds in premiums every year.

Current UK And US Prices
Current prices in UK and US markets.

Easdaq
Europe-wide stock market for high-growth companies. Includes news, market prices, information on listing a company, statistics and member firms.

CBI
Features a profile of this UK employer organisation, news, press releases, policy newsletters, events, membership information and links.

DTI
Promotes UK industry and works to make the country's companies more competitive. With news, a guide to regulations and details of initiatives.

Financial Times
Provides a range of financial market data and resources, including securities prices, business and finance news, and analysis tools.

Bird Online
An information resource for business in the UK and Ireland. Widely used by small businesses, researchers, consultants, business support agencies, and blue chip corporations.

Financial Service Authority
The FSA is the independent body that regulates the financial services in the UK. Runs free basic checks on firms authorised to undertake investment business

Wall Street Journal Europe Interactive
Online version of the newspaper. Free benchmark equities and commodities quotes, selected news and a free euro converter feature. Wider site subscription-based.

Time Ticker
A great site for the busy executive wanting to find the time in any time zone in the world. Uses an atomic clock for accuracy

AAA Investment Guide
Comprehensive and updated resource with facts and advice for investors

Interactive Investor International
News and research and investment performance tables, as well as daily price quotes

Find
Advice on banking and savings, mortgages and loans, investments, insurance, and life assurance

FT Your Money
A great site by the Financial Times. Covers everything from buying a home, retirement, ISAs and taxation, to savings

III Tax Centre
I hate taxes but this guide provides a range of help, advice and news on taxation for individuals & business. Includes a poll, knowledge bank & discussion forum

Money Web
Offers basic information covering pensions, mortgages, investments and life insurance. Includes new and archived articles, essays and features.

Which Online
You can't beat which. Extensive collection of information about financial services and situations and the rights of the consumer.

Mortgage Helpline
Receive updates on interest rates and new mortgage packages. Download loan calculators and investigate alternative ways to finance your home.

Department Of Social Security
Pension plans currently available in the United Kingdom

National Savings
Find info on one the biggest savings banks in the UK. Includes investment products, interest rates, IFA resources, and press releases

BBC's Your Money
The Beebs guide to personal finance featuring advice from BBC 2's financial guru Alvin Hall

Money World
Comprehensive personal finance site featuring useful articles on ethical investing and online trading

Mrs Cohen
Sound advice and tips on investing and saving from one of the UK's foremost private investors

Inland Revenue
Clear, plain-English guide to UK tax information

This Is Money
Personal financial advice from the publishers of the Daily Mail and Evening Standard

UK Social Investment Forum
FAQs and information for those interested in ethical investments

Thomas Cook
Traveller's cheques and insurance online

Investors Facts
Comprehensive and updated resource with facts and advice for investors

iii investments
News and research and investment performance tables, as well as daily price quotes

Financial Advice
Advice/ links covering banking, savings, mortgages, loans, investments, insurances

Moneyweb
Information covering pensions, mortgages, investments, life insurance. New and archived articles

Which
You can't beat Which. Information about financial services, situations, the rights of the consumer

Interest Rates 
Updates on interest rates, new mortgage packages. Loan calculators. Alternative home finance

Pensions 
Pension plans currently available in the United Kingdom

National Savings
One of the biggest UK savings banks. Investment products, interest rates, IFA resources, press releases

Barclaycard

Hamilton Direct Bank

Northern Rock Building Society

Exchange rates

Bloomberg
The latest financial news from Bloomberg

Fool
A great source of investment advice

Insurances Online

This is money

UK Invest

Risk View

ESI
Electronic Share Information (ESI)

Netpep
Internet-only tracker Pep

Tilney and Co
Fund Manager and Broker

Banking Ombudsman  
Resolves individual complaints against banks in the UK, The service is free to complainants

British Bankers Association  
The association for banks operating in the UK

Chartered Institute of Bankers

Bank Relationship Consultancy
Specialising in international treasury management, banking and securities