Moneyfacts.co.uk
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| moneyfacts.co.uk | |
| Company type | Limited company |
| Industry | Price comparison |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Marcus Rudd |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Marcus Rudd (Managing Director) John Woods (CEO) |
| Revenue | £572k (2015)[citation needed] |
| £45k (2015) | |
| £32k (2015) | |
Number of employees | 80+[citation needed] |
| Website | moneyfacts.co.uk |
Moneyfacts.co.uk (stylised as moneyfacts.co.uk) is a personal finance website that helps people make financial decisions by independently comparing all products available from various banks, mortgage providers and insurance companies.[1] Launched in 2000, the company by 2015 had 80 employees and a turnover over £571k .[2] The website is part of the Moneyfacts Group.[3]
History
Moneyfacts.co.uk was launched in October 2000[4] as an extension of Moneyfacts Group, a financial services company based in the UK which publishes independent financial information. Its primary function was to provide a series of 'best buy charts' that gave comparisons between various products and services being offered by banks.[5] Moneyfacts.co.uk's business model relies on banks and other providers purchasing a link next to their listing on a chart.
Financial news
In May 2005 moneyfacts.co.uk began publishing news articles to answer common financial questions.[6] Moneyfacts' articles have been cited by outlets including The Daily Mail,[7] The Telegraph,[8][9], The Independent,[10] The Guardian[11] and The Financial Times.[12]
References
- ^ plc, Moneyfacts Group. "moneyfacts.co.uk | Compare Savings, Loans, Mortgages & More". www.moneyfacts.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "Duedil". www.duedil.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ Group, Moneyfacts. "Home". www.moneyfactsgroup.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". 2000-05-01. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Money: Best-buy tables are not always black and white". The Independent. 1997-11-01. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "Daily News Roundup". 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "None of the country's banks offer savings accounts to beat inflation". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "Building societies' mortgage rates are 25pc lower than banks'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "The Official Moneyfacts Blog: Media". Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "Best deal is one zat pays us. Simples! | The Sunday Times". www.thesundaytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ Jones, Rupert (2016-11-05). "With Tesco offering a 3% current account, every little really does help". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "Subscribe to read". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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