With no Pensions Minister Advice is Essential to Maintain the Momentum of your Pension Fund
Last week Baroness Altmann, the pensions minister stepped down from her role. Her position has more or less been scrapped and has been replaced as a parliamentary under secretary position, which has less authority. Her successor, Richard Harrington MP has never worked in pensions before. Mr Harrington has a lot on his plate given how […]
How to Ensure Life Insurance is Paid Quickly Avoiding Inheritance Tax
In theory should you need to claim life insurance it should be as simple as filling in a form and receiving the money. Sadly, however, the process is hardly straight forward taking months to complete on average. Couple this with many payouts being classed as taxable under inheritance tax laws, and you could be forgiven […]
3 Compelling Reasons you need Life and Critical Illness Cover as a MENA Expat
Who takes care of your family if you can’t? It is fair to say most of us go through life with a healthy disregard of illnesses we can contract and injuries we can suffer. Instead, we tend to focus on things that are happening ‘right now’ and the future. Sadly, not having a contingency plan […]
FTSE Companies Payout Billions to Shareholders despite Pension Black Hole
Protect your Pension by Seeking Financial Advice A recent article in the Daily Mail has revealed that despite massive pension black holes, 54 companies from the FTSE 100 index have made huge shareholder payouts. The research comes from AJ Bell. Their figures show that the companies concerned have paid out £48 billion in shareholder payouts […]
Double your Savings Pot if you’re a UAE Expat
Take Advantage of Compound Interest for Best Saving Results If you are an expat in the UAE you can easily double your savings pot if you’re wise with investments and start early. New research from Guardian Wealth Management (GWM) shows how regular savings and compound interest can make your saving pot something special. The example […]
British Steel, Mr Kipling, and BHS – Three Good Reasons to Take Control of your Pension
Pension Shortfalls Will Probably Result in Loss of Pension Fund With the sales and inevitable sales of British Steel, Mr Kipling, and BHS the inevitability of loss of pension fund exists. These companies have operated pension schemes for decades and all three, like many other British companies are operating a pension deficit. As the sales […]
New UK State Pension Rules to Create Winners and Losers
The new state pension rules launched last week, and it is already clear that the new scheme will create winners and losers. Like most state schemes at first glance everything looks better, but on further examination it is clear that you could easily be worse off come retirement day. This blog takes a closer look […]
Which? Survey Confirms Confusion over New State Pension
This month sees the new state pension come into place, heralding a genuine revolution in pensions and how they are calculated. The new pension rules have met with nothing but confusion, however, and this has been confirmed by a new survey conducted by expert consumer watchdog, Which? This is a summary of their findings. The […]
Retire Abroad and Make £200,000 Last Thirty Years
Eight Countries to Retire to Where your Money goes Further There are a lot of benefits to retiring abroad where the cost of living is lower than your home country. Providing you have good insurance products, and that you have a good understanding of what you are covered for, your £200,000 could see you have […]
Music Idol Prince Left no Will and Now Family is in Limbo
When the music legend, Price, passed away it was a day of sadness for his fans. For his family, they have been left to cope with the grief that a loved one passing unexpectedly brings. To make matters worse, The Purple One had no estate planning- no will. As such, his $300 million dollar estate […]