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Latest Press Releases

1. 23 Apr

   Record year for Family Investments as it reports strong growth in profits and funds under management

   Family Investments, leading supplier of financial solutions for the family, today reported a 35% increase in operating profit as it released its annual results for the twelve months ending 31st December 2011. Profits rose to over £14.5 million compared to £10.7 million the previous year.

2. 12 Mar

   The UK's real Chancellors: Mums call for family friendly tax breaks

   64% of mums would increase the income tax personal allowance. 75% of mums support the idea of child benefit eligibility being based on combined earnings of both parents in a household. Mums face an extra £7bn on everday essential costs in 2012.

3. 6 Feb

   Strong start to Junior ISA as parents match £250 Child Trust Fund provisions for those who missed out

   Nearly 6,500 Junior ISAs opened with Family Investments in product's first three months. Parents open Junior ISA accounts with £250 to match the government contribution made to the Child Trust Fund scheme.

4. 26 Oct

   Half a million babies could miss out on £165m of Junior ISA savings in the next twelve months

   The Junior ISA is designed to replace the Child Trust Fund as the default savings option for children but new research from Family Investments indicates that as many as half a million (511,000) of the 700,000 children born so far this year are unlikely to have an account opened on their behalf.

5. 26 Sep

   Family Investments reveals top 20 best postcodes for bringing up children

   New Family Friendly Hotspots Report uses over 60 sets of data to pinpoint the best places in England and Wales for young families to live.

6. 22 Aug

   Student cost of living has risen by £42.56 per month in the last year

   The monthly cost of being a student has risen by £42.56 in the last twelve months according to analysis* by Family Investments, a leading children’s saving provider. Students have seen their monthly living costs increase from £752 twelve months ago to £795 today.

7. 29 Jul

   Family Investments unveils details of first ever Junior ISA as Government confirms final product regulations

   Family Investments, the UK’s award winning Child Trust Fund provider, has confirmed its commitment to the new Junior ISA by becoming the first company to outline the details of its Junior ISA account for children.

8. 21 Jun

   Child care costs soar by £276 Million a year

   Families across the UK are forking out an additional £276 million this year to meet rising child care costs compared to twelve months ago, according to research by Family Investments.

9. 28 Apr

   A royal reminder - £50 monthly saving required to cover the average wedding

   As wedding fever takes over and the Royal Wedding finally approaches, parents dreaming of their own child’s big day may be thinking about how they would cover the cost when the time comes.

10. 26 Apr

    Family Investments sees 43% fund growth following strong ISA and record CTF sales

    Mutual prepares to champion the Junior ISA scheme

11. 30 Mar

    Junior ISA will help to provide every young person with a financial asset

    Family Investments will offer Junior ISA from day one

12. 21 Mar

    UK Mums forced to cut £1.3bn from household savings to budget for everyday essentials

    Ahead of the Chancellor’s budget this Wednesday, Family Investments reveals, in its first ever UK Mums’ Budget, that almost half of mums across the country (47 per cent) will be reducing family savings by an average of £386.76 over the next year.

13. 16 Feb

    New parents would need to save £82 each month from birth to cover increased tuition fee costs

    Parents need to save up to £82 each month starting from the birth of their child if they are to cover the cost of the new university tuition fees cap.

14. 24 Jan

    John Reeve becomes new Chairman of the Association of Financial Mutuals in crucial year for the mutual sector

    The Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) today announced that John Reeve, Chief Executive of Family Investments, has been appointed as its new Chairman.

15. 18 Jan

    Family Investments partners with Bounty to offer the Junior Bond

    Family Investments, the number one provider of long-term savings for children, today announces its partnership with Bounty, the UK’s favourite parenting club, to offer a Junior Bond.