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.
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.
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.
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was quoted in the Independent on Sunday today, in an article looking at the impact of charges on pension funds.
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.
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.
A series of pension announcements have been made today, as part of the consultation process for the Finance Bill 2011.
We have today published A Year of Personal Finance Articles; a collection of Martin Bamford’s articles for a London lifestyle magazine in 2010. You can download the PDF for free here.
New research suggests that 98% of charities are unhappy with the current deal they are getting on their cash deposits.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has contacted 49,000 people to let them know they might be the targets of share fraud after receiving a list of potential victims in a boiler room scam.
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