How to cut ISA charges
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was quoted in the Sunday Times this weekend, in an article about cutting...
Market numbers: Friday 3rd February 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,901.07, up 105.00 points or +1.81% on...
Preparing for recession
An influential think tank is warning that the UK economy will enter recession in the first half of 2012. The...
Another dangerous pension scheme
Last year we blogged about the risks of so-called pension reciprocation plans, labelling them as a ‘dangerous’ pension scheme. These...
A stronger case for tax cuts
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) believes that the argument for tax cuts in the UK is stronger today than...
Market numbers: Friday 27th January 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,733.45, down 61.75 points or -1.07% on...
Pensions are less popular
A new study from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has found that only 38% of people are contributing...
UK economy shrinks in Q4 2011
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.2% in the...
Pension sharing becomes popular
Pension sharing orders are becoming more commonly used on divorce, as separating couples have less other assets to divide. The...
Reforming executive pay
The subject of excessive executive pay is a hot political topic currently, with politicians from each party striving to score...