News Archive

The latest figures show that the total personal debt in this country has now reached £1.5 trillion...

Looking after all your personal investments can be a big task, involving a lot of time and effort...

The first of the new reviews of the State Pension Age (SPA) is getting underway, led by John Cridland, formerly of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)...

Every man needs a cosy get-away within his home for that much needed privacy. You know how much of a handful it can be trying to watch a football match with kids running and yelling...

The FTSE 100 index has gained momentum and reached a ten-month high after recovering from the downfall caused by the shocking decision of Britain to leave the EU...

The government is launching a number of new savings products designed to encourage us to save.     Lifetime ISAs (LISAs) are designed to help us become home owners and save for our retirement years...

While the impact of Brexit has been felt across Europe, it is British SMEs that have been most adversely impacted...

The unexpected vote to leave the European Union in the June referendum sent shock waves through the financial markets with share prices and the value of Sterling plummeting in the aftermath of the result...

Data published today by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK...

The financial consequences of the Brexit vote on 23rd June are already hitting the public. The slump in the value of the pound is pushing up the cost of holiday spending for those jetting off overseas...

Back in 1980 I took out my first mortgage to buy a flat in Birmingham. The flat was very affordable and required only a modest mortgage to buy it...

April saw the start of the 3% surcharge to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for properties not bought for residence by buyers...

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show average in England house prices rising by 8...

One major factor driving turbulence on the world’s stock exchanges has been the fall in oil prices over the past year...

Some 8,000 private investors will descend on Islington's Business Design Centre this April for the 14th Master Investor Show...

Investors should ride the storm and avoid panic selling. Recent warnings by some commentators that investors should sell during the current market volatility are not only short sighted but could be the worst advice to give to investors...

From April this year the lifetime allowance on the size of individual pension funds falls from £1...

2015 has been a breakout year for the hotel industry in Northern Ireland, with investors flocking to grab up property in the area...

Global investment manager, Standard Life Investments has announced that its Global Real Estate Securities expertise will be available to the United States retail marketplace following the launch of a new Global Real Estate Fund on the John Hancock Investments platform...

Going into 2015 we held a constructive view on developed equity markets, expecting that a moderate economic recovery and accommodative central bank policy would support investor sentiment...