The Royal Mint is offering gold bars to SIPP investors. The rules on what investments can be held within a self-invested personal pension (SIPP) are simple: you can choose anything. However – and it is a very significant however – … Continue reading →

One of the UK’s biggest insurance companies has withdrawn from the advisory annuity market. The pension freedom reforms revealed in the 2014 Budget claimed another victim last month as the Prudential announced it would no longer provide annuities via financial … Continue reading →

The first half of 2016 has been marked by volatility – especially in the final week. June, or to be more accurate, the final five working days of June, proved to be a volatile time for share markets around the … Continue reading →

Recent research shows that UK household savings are forecast to fall to their lowest rate in over 50 years. A report produced by the Centre for Economics and Social Research (CEBR) has forecast that UK household savings will fall to … Continue reading →

The outcome of the Referendum confounded the predictions of the opinion polls, the bookies and the markets. All three ended the working day on 23 June with the assumption that the Remain side would win, albeit by a small margin. … Continue reading →