Financial Advice
Just 2% of college students believe being in debt is "unusual"Research from the Chartered Insurance Institute shows that despite being expected to make significant financial decisions many 16-18 year-olds don't understand basic financial terms. |
RDR: A human capital timebomb?The Financial Services Authoruty (FSA) has rejected MP's calls to delay the implementation of the retail distribution review (RDR). Lyssa Barber, Managing Consultant at Allemby Hunt assesses the human resources issues at stake. |
Live webcast: Are British people too scared to talk about their finances?Join Scottish Widows savings expert Catherine Stewart to discuss this from 1pm on Tuesday 26th July and find out how not to fall in that trap. |
Live Webcast: How to tackle retirementJoin Ray Chinn, head of pensions at LV= and Anna Sofat, an independent financial adviser from Addidi from 1pm on Wednesday May 25th for a live webcast to discuss how the new retirement rules work. |
'Poor customer service' from SantanderConsumers may not feel it is a "huge surprise" that large banking organisations are considered among the worst providers of customer service. |
Live Webcast: Prioritizing your financesFrom 1pm on Thursday May 12th join experts Ian McGowan from Scottish Widows and personal finance expert Annie Shaw to discuss how to prioritise your finances. Please submit your questions in advance. |
Free financial advice for all with Money Advice ServiceMoney Advice Service aims to give independent and free financial advice to all Britons. |
Financial New Year resolutionsUnbiased.co.uk's financial IFA's give their top financial tips for 2011 to help consumers save money. |
`Volatile year` expected in fixed income marketsNext year could be a "volatile" one in the fixed income markets, according to one expert. |
S&P's launches Dynamic Futures IndexStandard & Poor's (S&P's) has unveiled its new Dynamic Futures Index (DFI) which will give investors the opportunity to monitor the price momentum that physical commodities, interest rates and currencies exhibit over the long term. |
Torquil Clark launches online investment serviceTorquil Clark has launched an execution-only dealing service for investors who want to buy without taking financial advice. |
The Nottingham to run retirement eventsThe Nottingham is running seminars to help its customers plan financially for their retirement. |
Coping with the recession - Live webchatHow are your finances coping with the recession? The UK may start 2010 looking at recovery but the many effects of the downturn are still to be felt. |
Starting a family: Getting finances ready along with the nurseryThere are certain life-stages that force us to re-evaluate our lives, including our financial affairs, and one of the most important is having children. |
Help writing a will: Live video webchatWriting a will is tough, but ignoring could cause a major tax headache of your heirs. |
Finding a good financial adviserGood financial advice - whether you have a specific product in mind, or want some general guidance - is invaluable. |
Ten tips on surviving a tax investigationThe taxman is clamping down on offshore bank accounts and expects to net around £1 billion in tax and penalties from evaders. But you don't have to be in the ranks of the super-wealthy to be a target of HMRC: anyone can find their financial affairs coming under scrutiny. |
Same-sex couples still working to level the financial playing fieldSame-sex couples negotiating through today's financial turmoil may see recent equality legislation as a victory, but the system is still fraught with hidden traps. |
Tracking down lost cashThere is an estimated £15 billion in unclaimed cash lying in bank accounts, pensions, investments and life insurance policies across Britain. |
Recession leads to divorce settlement renegotiationsA third of solicitors have been asked to renegotiate divorce settlements because of the recession. |
One in four look to Lotto for financial futureOne in four people are seeing the National Lottery as the best hope to improve their finances. |
Take control of your lifeNick Cann, chief executive of the Institute of Financial Planning, explains the importance of financial planning as 2009 Financial Planning Week kicks off. |
Government to strengthen consumer protectionThe government plans to strengthen consumer rights and offer free financial advice as part of an overhaul of the financial system. |
Preparing for death: Inheritance tax planningLooking after your assets after death is a job no-one really wants to take on, but protecting your wealth from the taxman is necessary to pass on as much as possible. |
Pound at 7-month high against dollarThe pound has hit a seven-month high against the dollar and has been gaining against the euro as confidence in the UK grows. |
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