Pensions

New corporate pensions reporting service unveiled

Scottish Widows has launched a corporate pension reporting service for employers. The Scottish Widows Corporate...

Zopa hails the ‘silver pound’

Zopa, which has just become the UK’s first peer-to-peer lender to pass £1 billion...

“Clear and growing demand” to access home property wealth

41% of homeowners approaching retirement are now banking on their property wealth as part...

16-24 year-olds in a dream world over pensions

Latest research from Aegon UK suggests young adults are the most unrealistic about their...

Review into financial advice access unveiled

A new review looking at how financial advice could work better for consumers has...

Pension freedoms haven’t hit equity release

There were many commentators who suggested the new pension freedoms would sound the death...

Exit fee consultation begins

The government has launched a consultation into pension transfers and early exit charges. "The pension...

41% of over-45s never spend time reviewing pensions

63% of over-45s who are not yet retired pay little or no attention to...

Just Retirement adopts Vizolution’s vScreen

Just Retirement has deployed vScreen from Vizolution following a trial. vScreen is a...

Aldermore launches its business lounge

Aldermore Bank has unveiled its new business lounge in the city centre of Leeds. To mark the...

Budget implications for buy-to-let landlords

With the government’s plans posing new challenges for landlords, property investors may want to...

Budget consequences will run and run

If Chancellor George Osborne wanted to get the nation talking over the summer period...

Confusion surrounds Summer Budget pension changes

Over 240,000 higher earners could risk unplanned tax charges due to confusion over the...

Summer Budget 2015 – pensions to be taxed like ISAs?

Today's Budget saw a confirmation that changes to pensions tax relief provided to the...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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