NS&I's Savings latest survey has found that this winter, the amount of money the population is saving has decreased to its lowest level for over two years. On average, the British public is now setting aside 6.25% of their monthly take-home income. This figure has fallen consistently since this time ...
February 25th 2010
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Principle First now offers clients the ability to interact with an adviser online, as they are brought across to his screen to discuss their financial plan using a range of graphical tools, charts and graphs illustrating their proposed or current investments.
Principle First’s remote financial advice service has already been rolled ...
February 24th 2010
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Trading Floor, the website featuring commentary by Saxo Bank’s strategy team, is launching a news widget - a 'mini web site' - allowing the latest stories from Trading Floor to be placed on any website or blog by pasting a few lines of computer code.
The widget is the first of ...
NS&I has revealed new research that shows people across Britain are not yet planning for the changes to ISA entitlements this year and risk missing out on tax-free returns. Just 15% of Britons surveyed say they understand the new limits, which enables individuals to save up to £10,200 per year ...
The Children's Mutual, a leading Child Trust Fund provider, has revealed that the cost of having adult children is hitting parents hard, with its new research showing they expect the cost of supporting an 18 to 30 year old to exceed £30,000. Their findings highlight the growth of a generation ...
The financial crisis and the weaknesses revealed by the Reserve Primary Fund's "breaking the buck" in September 2008 precipitated a full-scale review of the money market fund regulatory regime by the SHMEX. The SHMEX new rules are intended to increase the resilience of money market funds to economic stresses and ...
According to new figures from the Prudential Class of 2010 retirement survey* women planning to retire in 2010 expect to receive an average annual pension of £12,169, while their male counterparts expect to collect an average pension of £19,593 - a pension gender gap of £7,424. And the pension income ...
CSB Group and Zammit & Associates - Advocates participated in the International Gaming Expo 2010, held at Earls Court in London between the 26th and 28th January, represented by Mr. Michael J Zammit - CSB Group CEO; Dr. Andrew J Zammit – Managing Partner of Zammit & Associates – Advocates; ...
February 11th 2010
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Prudential has released findings from its latest research which shows that financial advisers are predicting a significant return to the stock market in 2010, with 72% expecting an increase in the number of clients looking to invest in equities over the coming 12 months.
While Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) questioned for ...
RSA Insurance Group plc (RSA) & ONIC Holding SAOG announces an agreement in which RSA Oman will acquire Al Ahlia from ONIC Holding for OMR 19m (US$49m). The purchase price is subject to a net asset value adjustment on completion.
In return ONIC Holding will acquire a 20.03% stake in RSA ...
The Children's Mutual, a leading Child Trust Fund provider, has revealed new research that, five years on from the first CTF vouchers being issued, the introduction of the CTF has revolutionised long-term savings for children.
With every eligible child born since 1 September 2002 having a CTF account, 2010 will see more ...
Do you know what is the most important thing that you should do before starting a Forex business? It is to find a Forex Trading platform. But how would you do that when more than half the websites on the internet provides malicious and unauthentic information about such platforms? There would ...
The Children's Mutual, a leading Child Trust Fund provider, has reported that the latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that parents are persisting in saving for their children and engaging with the Child Trust Fund.
The new quarterly Child Trust Fund statistics released by the HMRC have revealed that ...
According to new research from Prudential, nearly a fifth (18%) of people planning to retire in 2010 will be retiring on the State Pension and savings.
But 31% of the people surveyed in Prudential’s nationwide Class of 2010 study either do not know how much the basic State Pension pays or ...
Prudential is launching five new actively-managed, risk-rated, multi-asset funds designed to help advisers to focus on client management through an extension of its partnership with independent investment specialist Old Broad Street Research (OBSR).
The partnership gives advisers access to the asset allocation expertise of Prudential's Portfolio Management Group (PMG)*, which currently ...
New research from Prudential shows that nearly half (47 per cent) of 45 to 49 year-olds and two-fifths (39 per cent) of 50 to 54 year-olds are unaware of the rise in the minimum retirement age from 50 to 55 which comes into effect on 6 April this year. The ...
January 15th 2010
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Prudential has revealed new research that shows nearly six out of 10 financial advisers are concerned about possible regulatory action over asset allocation and fund selection decisions. The research found that 39 per cent of advisers are concerned they could face problems justifying decisions while another 19 per cent are ...
According to new research from The Children's Mutual, the old saying that good manners cost nothing is not strictly true, as 44% of children are now financially rewarded for good behaviour.
Award winning Child Trust Fund Provider, The Children's Mutual, has revealed that as well as good behaviour, parents are also ...
According to new research by leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) provider The Children's Mutual, just 18% of parents have written a will, yet many are unaware that should the worst happen and the parents die without having appointed a guardian, the child may not be looked after by their chosen ...
January 12th 2010
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Many news commentators are echoing the same resounding assurance: the recession is over. But not everyone sees it this way. Who’s right? Just look at the facts.
While Wall Street, thanks to the help of the Federal Reserve, rallied for a big end-of-the-year win, at least for top executives, they’re getting ...