Give credit to your teenagers – it’s likely they’ll turn it down £2.4 billion Trust Fund Generation to save the cash A report for The Children’s Mutual suggests that Britain’s teenagers are far more responsible with money than parents think. While many parents say their offspring would blow a lump sum on turning 18, the …
Child Trust Fund Budget News A real move to help Child Trust Fund (CTF) customers was announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling today. From April 2009, parents will no longer have to physically send their child’s CTF voucher to a provider in order to open a new account. The UK’s only specialist in long-term savings for …
Help new parents understand family money The news that family finance information packs from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) are to be distributed by midwives to soon-to-be parents, has today been welcomed by The Children’s Mutual. One of the leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) providers, The Children’s Mutual said the packs were essential as many …
Children could benefit from GBP£29,300 The Child Trust Fund (CTF) Generation, could receive more than £29,300[1] each at 18 if their families invested Child Benefit payments into their CTF account, according to new calculations out today from The Children’s Mutual. Research from the UK’s only specialist in long-term savings for children has found that nearly …
Think like a rat says The Children’s Mutual New parents should start thinking like a rat to save money this Chinese New Year, says leading children’s savings provider The Children’s Mutual. February 7 marks the start of the new Chinese year – the Year of the Rat[1]. Some of the attributes of ‘rats’ include being …
2020: A new dawn for teens and Generation X New social issues report predicts a future where the age of home ownership could drop, demands on higher education increase and a new generation of entrepreneurs is born 2020 Vision: The Trust Fund Generation, commissioned by The Children’s Mutual, is being launched on the third anniversary …
Child Trust Fund has changed the face of savings The Children’s Mutual has today welcomed the figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) which show 3.23 million children now have a Child Trust Fund (CTF) account. According to the UK’s only specialist in long-term savings for children, 2007 marked the year when the face of …
First CTF advertising campaign from The Children’s Mutual A new iconic TV advertisement from award-winning director Simon Ratigan is set to hit the screens of families across the Midlands from January 7. The ‘First Words’ advert, the first non-governmental TV advertising around the Child Trust Fund (CTF), comes from long-term savings for children specialists The …