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PREMIUM BONDS holders may be well aware that the December 2019 prize draw results are to be announced in just a matter of days. Ahead of the big reveal, NS&I has given an insight into what those hoping to be winners can expect from this month’s prize fund. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

A STATE PENSION campaigner has hit out at the inequality of the age change as 1950s women “were considered to be housewives” and weren’t given equal pay to men. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

PENSION CHARGES may apply annually for some people who pay into a pension scheme, however, new research has sparked a warning that some people may be paying three times more than they should have to – potentially costing them tens of thousands of pounds over time. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

BITCOIN has found itself caught up in a frenzied fight for survival after the cryptocurrency’s market experienced a dangerous “death cross” this week. It is only the third time a death cross has occurred in the last five years, and both previous crosses resulted in catastrophic price collapses that more than halved bitcoin’s value. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

PENSION contributions are something many will make, allowing some to benefit from tax relief as well as build up a pot of money for later in life. According to recent research, people would need to have saved almost £1million in order to guarantee a “comfortable” retirement. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

LABOUR PARTY manifesto 2019: The top five percent of earners in the UK is a topic which made headlines recently – but just what is the current threshold? Does your annual income mean you count as one of the top five percent of earners in the UK? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

STATE PENSION: Support for the women born in the 1950s affected by the state pension age changes has made headlines this week, as the Labour Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats referred to the matter in their 2019 manifestos. Would Women Against State Pension Inequality campaigners get compensation? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

HELP TO BUY ISA: Martin Lewis returned to ITV screens tonight to talk about the Help to Buy ISA during the Martin Lewis Money Show. What did the founder of Money Saving Expert have to say on the savings account, which will close to new savers on Saturday? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

HELP to Buy ISA’s have helped many to make their first step on the property ladder. So when is the ISA deadline? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

The pound euro exchange rate has risen by 0.6 percent today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.171 after opinion polls showed continued support for the Conservatives following the release of their long-awaited manifesto on Sunday. After 2017’s disastrous manifesto, which lost the Conservative’s their lead in the polls, investors heaved a sigh of relief after markets reacted generally positively ...