New research by the FCA has revealed that an estimated 2.6m UK consumers have bought cryptoassets.
Read more ...MAPS launches Covid-19 personal finance tool
- Friday, 03 July 2020
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The Money and Pensions Service (MAPS) - the government-backed financial guidance body - has launched an online tool called Money Navigator to help people cope better with the financial impact of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Read more ...Planning reform could hit SIPP and SSAS savers
- Thursday, 02 July 2020
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New UK commercial property rules announced on Wednesday - making it easier to convert commercial properties into residential housing - could hit investors in commercial property using SIPPs and SSAS.
Read more ...Private sector pension contributions doubled
- Thursday, 02 July 2020
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Private sector employee pension contributions doubled in the past decade from £8.3bn in 2009 to £16.6bn in 2019.
Read more ...Professional bodies back Green Finance Education Charter
- Thursday, 02 July 2020
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Professional bodies have backed a charter to increase the amount of 'green finance' professional education for planners and professionals.
Read more ...UK gender pension gap widens says ONS
- Thursday, 02 July 2020
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Single male pensioners receive up to 26% more income than single female pensioners and the gender gap is widening, according to a report using data from the Office for National Statistics.
Read more ...PFS to help Planners thwart Coronavirus scams
- Thursday, 02 July 2020
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The Personal Finance Society has launched a campaign to encourage Financial Planners to share warning signs of Coronavirus scams with their clients.
Read more ...Young investors seeing better returns during pandemic
- Thursday, 02 July 2020
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Over a third (38%) of UK Millennial investors have seen their investments grow since the start of the lockdown compared to just 15% of the older Baby Boomer group.
Read more ...Financial Planners back MPAA reforms
- Thursday, 02 July 2020
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More than 8 in 10 (83%) Financial Planners support a reform of the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) because of the Coronavirus pandemic, a new survey said.
Read more ...Name change for Carpenter Box Financial Planning arm
- Wednesday, 01 July 2020
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Financial Planning firm MHA Carpenter Box is changing the name of its wealth management arm to MHA Carpenter Box Financial Advisers from today.
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