With individual investors now exposed to direct marketing of some products, the UK financial regulator has spelled out which parts of the personal investment market it is most worried about. “Sustained low interest rates have suppressed returns in safer asset … Continue reading →

Last week’s Budget from the new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, included £7 billion of expenditure targeting the impact of Covid-19 on employees, the self-employed and businesses. Six days later a further raft of measures was announced, amounting to an additional £20 … Continue reading →

The government has published the revised level of state pensions and other benefits for 2020/21. But Britain remains last in the state pension league table. In April 2020, the new state pension will increase by 3.9% to £175.20 a week … Continue reading →

There was some welcome news in the Budget for pension funding. Tax relief remains unaffected and many high earners will no longer be subject to the pension tapered annual allowance, although those earning more than £300,000 could see their funding … Continue reading →