Figures have been released recently by the Office for National Statistics which show provisional marriage rates for 2008 represent the lowest numbers since 1862!
The latest price inflation figures published this morning show an acceleration at a speed not seen for over a year. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of price inflation is now 3.5% for the year to January, up from 2.9% the previous month. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure is now 3.7%, up from 2.4% the month before.
A new survey from Reita, the property investment association, has found that most IFAs expect commercial property prices to go up in the next 12 months.
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,142.45, down 19.03 points or -0.37% on the day and up 81.53 points (+1.61%) over the week.
It is often overlooked that a Will made before marriage or civil partnership (unless made under special circumstances) is void when the marriage/civil partnership takes place.
Informed Choice directors Martin Bamford and Nick Bamford have appeared in Retirement Strategy magazine (February 2010) in the head-to-head feature, which this month asked do you agree with the Conservatives’ proposal to scrap forced annuitisation at age 75?
Springwise has an article about a virtual stock investment portfolio based on the top twenty ‘most lovable’ brands. MyBrandz claims that their Brands Love Portfolio has outperformed the Dow Jones, NASDAQ and S&P 500 indices, with an annual return of about 64 percent.
What do you expect from your financial adviser? It is very easy for us as a firm of Chartered Financial Planners to assume that we know the answer.
China’s Year of the Golden Tiger starts this weekend, bringing to a close a Year of the Ox which has been described as a year of fortitude and patience for the Chinese economy. With the Chinese New Year approaching, investment managers have lined up to share their views on this investment sector in 2010.
That Hector Sants is currently a trending topic on Twitter should say something about the impact of his announced departure from the Financial Services Authority (FSA). He is stepping down this summer after three years as Chief Executive of the FSA.
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