The Informed Choice Christmas Letter
In our annual Christmas letter, we review the past twelve months and look ahead to 2011.
Time for a headline house price index
Dec 16, 2010
The National Statistician is calling for the introduction of a single ‘headline’ official house price index.
Merry Christmas from Informed Choice
Dec 15, 2010
Informed Choice would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our clients and professional connections a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Time for interest rates to rise?
Dec 14, 2010
The latest price inflation figures for the year to November 2010 show the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) increasing to 3.3%, from 3.2% the previous month.
Briefing note: Removing the annuity requirement for pensions
Dec 13, 2010
Following the publication of the draft Finance Bill 2011 last Thursday, we have today published our latest briefing note, looking at the removal of the requirement to buy an annuity at age 75.
Delaying the removal of the default retirement age
Dec 13, 2010
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for the government to delay the removal of the default retirement age, due to fears about the lack of certainty for employers.
Market numbers: 10th December 2010
Dec 10, 2010
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,812.95, up 4.99 points or +0.09% on the day and up 67.63 points (+1.18%) over the week.
UK interest rates remain at 0.5%
Dec 9, 2010
The UK Bank Rate has remained on hold at 0.5% following the latest announcement from the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today.
New pension annuity rules
Dec 9, 2010
A series of pension announcements have been made today, as part of the consultation process for the Finance Bill 2011.
Trustees and competitive savings rates
Dec 7, 2010
New research suggests that 98% of charities are unhappy with the current deal they are getting on their cash deposits.
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