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1. 24 Dec

   Financial gifts at Christmas

   With higher tuition fees being voted in just days before Christmas, a financial head start could be the best gift for your children this year

2. 23 Sep

   Family Investments named Best Child Trust Fund Provider 2010

   Family Investments, the nation’s largest Child Trust Fund (CTF) provider, last week won the Best Child Trust Fund Provider category at the 2010 Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts awards.

3. 22 Jul

   Family Investments offers haven for Child Trust Fund vouchers despite changes due on 1st August

   The value of Child Trust Fund (CTF) vouchers will fall from £250 to £50 as of the 1st August, and the second £250 payment to children on their seventh birthday will cease from this date.

4. 15 Apr

   Family Investments’ membership leaps 50% to over 1.5 million customers

   Assets under management increase by 38% in 2009

5. 1 Apr

   Latest HMRC figures show that 5 million children now have a Child Trust Fund

   Young adults will receive financial head start as parents commit to the scheme

6. 31 Mar

   Over half a billion pounds saved by parents into Child Trust Funds in 5 years

   Children stand to inherit savings of £2.5bn a year

7. 17 Feb

   8 in 10 parents do not support plan to cut Child Trust Funds

   72% unaware of potential threat to children’s savings

8. 2 Feb

   Conservative Party CTF plans contradict aim to create savings culture

   The Conservative Party will not achieve their aim of creating a savings culture in the UK if they cut the Child Trust Fund (CTF), says Family Investments.

9. 15 Jan

   Child Trust Funds for all is essential to give young adults a financial head start

   HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) quarterly statistics released today reveal a rise in the number of Child Trust Fund (CTF) accounts opened by parents within a year of receiving a CTF voucher.

10. 12 Jan

    Family Investments and NCT partner up to offer Child Trust Fund

    In an extension of their financial offering, Family Investments, the UK’s leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) provider, has teamed up with the NCT (National Childbirth Trust), to launch a new Child Trust Fund, the first one provided alongside a charity.