Business savings accounts. It pays to shop around when looking for a home for your reserves. Any successful business will ensure it has cash in reserve. Whether that’s for expected costs such as tax bills, to prepare for expansion or to cover those troughs that can occur in any business, having a buffer certainly makes sense. The question is what to do with that cash. While interest rates aren’t high for anything at the moment unless you want to borrow money, of course – it’s worth looking... Read more >

The Bank of England has decided to keep its record breaking base interest rate of just 0.5% steady for the time being. Although this helps to keep mortgage rates down and encourages spending, it does little to help savers. Saving in 2012 is not easy as a result, and hasn’t been since 2009 when the recession began. However, there are still ways to save that beat inflation and can help you put some money aside for the future. Santander saving accounts include cash ISAs, instant access accounts... Read more >