News Tag: competitive

September 23, 2009

RBS and NatWest named top mortgage providers

by Gill Montia
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and its NatWest subsidiary are heading the list in a survey of the UK's most competitive mortgage lenders, by Evaluate Technologies. The firm, which specialises in "cutting edge" technology for the financial services sector, studied the market over the three months to the end of August and awarded top place to the majority state-owned group. HSBC ...

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September 18, 2009

Unethical businesses will lose competitive edge

by David Masters
Businesses need to start behaving ethically or risk losing customers, a consumer trends specialist claimed this week. James Alexander, founder of online marketplace Zopa, said businesses that fail to develop ethical values will struggle to attract and maintain customers in the future. "Companies need to be aware that their customers want them to behave responsibly towards the community and the environment," Alexander said. "Information ...

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October 30, 2008

HSBC named most consistently competitive mortgage lender

by Gill Montia
Online mortgage broker, mform.co.uk, has named HSBC as the most consistently competitive mortgage lender during the third quarter of 2008. The research is based on the number of products appearing in best buy tables and HSBC has topped the list, with Yorkshire Building Society coming second. Nationwide Building Society, Newcastle Building Society and Halifax are also listed in the top five, although ...

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May 22, 2008

Kwik-fit and Swiftcover most competitive motor insurance providers

by Kay Murchie
A new study by price comparison website, moneysupermarket.com, has revealed that Kwik-Fit and Swiftcover are the most competitive car insurance providers. The biggest improver was Endsleigh, who went from 47th to the 6th most competitive provider. Over the last 12 months, moneysupermarket.com analysed 12 million quotes on their car insurance channel and established that Kwik-Fit and Swiftcover consistently provided the cheapest ...

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April 11, 2008

Saving rates remain the same at Kaupthing Edge

by Kay Murchie
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced it was lowering interest rates from 5.25% to 5% yesterday, which was widely expected by economists. This usually means good news for homeowners but bad news for savers. However, bucking the trend for the second time is Icelandic bank, Kaupthing Edge, who yesterday announced it will leave its savings rate at ...

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