Over a third of over-50s are leaving retirement planning to the proverbial ‘last minute’ of two years before retirement or failing to plan at all.
Read more ...Millions of over-50s leave retirement planning to ‘last minute’
- Wednesday, 16 September 2020
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Eat Out scheme cuts inflation in August to 0.2%
- Wednesday, 16 September 2020
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The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation fell sharply from 1% in July to 0.2% in August as the Eat Out to Help Out restaurant scheme kicked in and helped lower eating out prices.
Read more ...1950s women lose state pension case appeal
- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
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The Court of Appeal has backed the High Court judgement which rejected claims that an increase in State Pension Age affecting women born in the 1950s was discriminatory.
Read more ...Court finds in favour of business-interruption policyholders
- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
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The High Court has found in favour of the arguments advanced for policyholders by the FCA on the majority of the key issues in its business interruption insurance test case.
Read more ...FCA Consumer Investment review could fuel levy rises
- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
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Aegon has called on the FCA to make sure that their Consumer Investment Market review does not to burden financial advice firms with increasing FSCS levies or professional indemnity premiums.
Read more ...SimplyBiz profits rise 56%
- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
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Profits have risen 56% at adviser support company SimplyBiz, as an improvement in underlying earnings from the first six full months of trading following the Defaqto acquisition helped offset a significant reduction in valuation income.
Read more ...One in four change pension plans due to pandemic
- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
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One in four workers in the UK have changed their pension plans due to the Coronavirus pandemic, according to new research released on Pensions Awareness Day.
Read more ...72% UK adults have little or no knowledge about pensions
- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
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Today is Pensions Awareness Day, but nearly three in four UK adults have little or no knowledge about pensions, rising to 83% for women compared to 61% for men, according to new research.
Read more ...Unemployment continues to rise as young hit hardest
- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
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UK unemployment continued to rise in the three months to July, with those aged between 16 and 24 seeing the biggest drop in employment, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Read more ...PIMFA launches ESG Academy
- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
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PIMFA has launched The ESG Academy, an online training platform for Financial Planners who want to learn more about ESG investing.
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