press release

HIGHLY respected financial services commentator ANDREW HAGGER has joined leading data comparison site Moneynet.co.uk.

Formerly head of news and press for Moneyfacts.co.uk, Hagger has built a formidable media reputation within the industry for his incisive reporting on new products, legislative developments and all aspects of personal finance affecting consumers.

The new appointment will help to drive Moneynet.co.uk’s (www.moneynet.co.uk) ambition to be the preferred data comparison site for the UK’s 40 plus million adults who use online-based financial products..

“We are delighted to have Andrew on board and know he will make a real difference in driving up the profile of Moneynet.co.uk,” said Moneynet.co.uk’s chief executive Richard Brown.

“Andrew is an informed and very well connected specialist who has earned the respect of leading national, regional trade and online journalists for his well researched and hard hitting industry bulletins, commenting on major issues and products of the day as they affect the ordinary consumer,” he added.

Hagger will be working across a wide range of media and issuing regular press releases and comment, supported by a dedicated in-house research team and external PR consultant DAM Ltd.

“I am very pleased to be working with the first – and fastest growing - online comparison site in the UK,” said Hagger.

“It will be business as usual in terms of continuing to utilise my key sources, and one of my key objectives at Moneynet.co.uk will be to help develop an already booming database of hundreds of thousands of dedicated site users and collaborate on our long established PR programme.

“These are exciting times for UK financial services, with continuing developments within legislative circles as well as a growing interest from consumers in how to make the pound in their pocket go further,” he added.

“Watch this space for our soon to launch re-designed website and more interactive newsletters making Moneynet.co.uk the most compelling proposition in online data comparison sites.”

* BBA/BSA data, April 2007