Six months after the LV= 'State of Retirement' report* first identified the rise of 'FREDs' - people approaching retirement who are Facing Retirement Earnings Doubts - new research shows that 69% of pre-retired people are now more concerned than ever about their financial security. This equates to 7.1m people**, an ...
As the pound continues to fall in strength against foreign currencies, Christmas shoppers have been digging-out their old foreign currency to exchange for sterling.
M&S Money has reported that November saw a record number of people exchanging foreign currencies for sterling across the network of in store bureaux de change.
There has been ...
OkeHampton Payday Loans, located online at OkeHampton.net, recently launched their online payday loan website to assist more customers in obtaining cash on demand. Customers who use the OkeHampton Payday Loan service are now able to complete a short application process 24-hours a day, 7 days a week in order to secure ...
Prudential, the UK based financial services company, has announced the results of recently conducted independent research which reveals that UK workers are missing out on £5.07 billion a year by failing to join company pension schemes.
The findings from Prudential show that 66% of UK workers (full time and part time) knew their ...
M&S Money, the financial services division of Marks and Spencer, has reported that up to one million people are planning on visiting friends and family abroad this festive season. As such, the financial services company is encouraging those travelling to make sure travel insurance is at the top of their ...
Prior to joining Virgin Money, Rob was Chief Executive at Mortgage Force and has over 20 years experience in financial services. A serial entrepreneur, he has led a number of successful start-ups and has a proven track record of creating significant shareholder value, as well as having been repeatedly elected to ...
LV=, the UK insurance company, has commissioned a new report that has revealed that UK neighbourhoods appear to be in decline, with one in three people (33%) believing that their neighbourhood has gotten worse since they moved to the area. Moreover, a quarter of people said that they would like ...
Welcoming the recent fall in inflation, debt management company Gregory Pennington highlighted the significance of this drop to people struggling to manage their debts.
In October, the CPI (Consumer Price Index) measure fell from 5.2% to 4.5% – the largest month-on-month fall in 16 years. Having said that, the reading of ...
Flexible retirement solutions provider LV= has improved its enhanced annuity product by increasing the number of medical conditions accepted for enhanced terms under its conventional and with-profits annuities.
In addition to the medical conditions already accepted, customers who have a combination of milder conditions, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, ...
November 28th 2008
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Responding to new statistics showing a rise in the number of people in debt applying for bankruptcy, Insolvency Practitioners Freeman Jones have highlighted the importance of addressing debt problems early, especially with a recession looming, and have pointed to the IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement) as a useful alternative to bankruptcy that could ...
In a time of historic changes last week in the US financial markets, mortgage interest rates held pretty much even across the board. With the market making the largest one-day drop in decades and also one of the largest one day gains in a long time to mention nothing of ...
The stock market implosion of 2008 has millions of Americans feeling financially helpless. Yet individuals who are investing their 401k & IRA money in ventures outside the stock market are singing a different tune.
One such cheerful investor is Janice Stoddard, who along with her husband, Jack, ...
Commenting on statistics from the Insolvency Service showing a sharp rise in insolvencies, both over the last quarter and over the past year, Debt Advisers Direct have said that it is now more important than ever for people to get their finances in order and tackle any debt problems as ...
November 24th 2008
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Debt Advisers Direct have responded to findings that Britons’ disposable incomes have fallen by nearly 30% on average in the past two years, warning that the pressure on incomes could increase as the economic crisis progresses, and have advised consumers to take care of any debts as soon as possible.
Responding ...
Following the announcement from Nationwide Building Society that consumer confidence has improved for the first time since December 2007, debt management company Gregory Pennington commented that this is an encouraging sign that the Government’s recent actions aimed towards economic recovery may be working, but warned consumers that difficult times may ...
Over £20 billion* spent on plastic overseas by UK travellers each year, Virgin Money says. Worries about the soaring cost of living and rising debts will boost the popularity of the cards, which enable customers to spend overseas and withdraw money but not to run up debts, Virgin Money says.
Currently ...
Are you behind in your mortgage payments; by how many months? One, three, six or more? Have you been presented with a Forbearance Agreement that just doesn’t feel right? Or is your bank threatening foreclosure? There is help.
Foreclosure may not be the answer. You shouldn’t have to just give up ...
Responding to recent debt-related comments from Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, debt management company Gregory Pennington reminded consumers that tackling their debt problems is more important than ever in an economic downturn.
New analysis, states the Liberal Democrats’ website, reveals that personal debt has risen by a total of one ...
November 20th 2008
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Barclays new video, which is presented by television reporter Spencer Kelly, outlines the key risks such as phishing and malicious software and provides advice on what can be done to avoid these threats as well as the things Barclays does to protect customers.
Barclays is a leader in online banking security initiatives ...
As the QE2 leaves the UK for the final time before becoming a floating hotel in Dubai, figures from foreign currency expert M&S Money suggest that the region continues to be a popular winter destination for Brits.
Last month saw the highest ever amount of sales of foreign currency for Dubai, ...
