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Retirement: What happens to your pension when you die?

One of the reasons people often decide not to pay into a pension, is the thought of losing it all when they die. Indeed, this very question was raised on one of our articles only last ...

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May 20th, 2013

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Tags: Annuity, commercial property, income drawdown, Lump Sum, Occupational Pension Scheme, Pension Provider, Pensions, Personal Pension, retirement, Self Invested Personal Pension, SIPP, Stakeholder Pension

Pension cash predators, 7 ways to avoid being scammed

Hardly a day goes by without one of our advisers getting an unsolicited text offering to unlock their frozen pension, make it grow faster or pay us a ...

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May 7th, 2013

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Tags: Bonus, Financial Adviser, HMRC, Investment, investment advice, Pension, Pension Advice, Pensions Regulator, Risky Investments, Tax

Savings: Is ‘peer to peer’ lending the answer to beating inflation?

With inflation outstripping interest rates it is hard, if almost impossible, for most UK savers to get a return on their savings accounts ...

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May 7th, 2013

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Tags: Cash ISA, Consumer Price Index, Corporate Bonds, Funding for Lending Scheme, Inflation, Interest rates, Quantitative easing, Risk, Savers, Savings, Savings accounts, Stocks and Shares

The Global Month Ahead – An insight into May 2013

7IM The Global Month Ahead - An insight from Seven Investment Management

In our regular feature Seven Investment Management (7IM) look forward and assess what the month ahead might hold for the world's largest economies. Whether ...

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May 3rd, 2013

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Tags: 7IM, 7IM Global Month Ahead, Overseas equity, Seven Investment Management, Seven Investment Management Global MOnth Ahead, UK equities, Uk Fixed Interest, UK shares

Investment Sense News

Surprise dip in inflation

According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), there has been a slight dip in the rate of inflation. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) has fallen from 2.8% in March to 2.4% in April. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) has also ...

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May 21st, 2013

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Tags: Consumer Price Index, Crop, Fixed Rate Bond, Fuel, Inflation, Inflation Watch, Office of National Statistics, Retail Price Index, Savings accounts

Harlequin property update: Regulatory Legal’s latest thoughts

Regulatory Legal, who runs the Harlequin Investor Group (HIG), have released an update on the latest developments in the Harlequin property Saga. According to recent reports some 6,000 investors have committed around £400 million to Harlequin Property, which has faced ...

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May 17th, 2013

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Tags: David Ames, Gareth Fatchett, Harlequin, Harlequin Investor Group, Harlequin Property, HIG, Regulatory Legal

Housing & Mortgage round up: Renters finding the going tough, whilst demand amongst homebuyers rises

No house price surveys this week, but still plenty of housing news to bring you, dominated by an increase in house buying activity, plus news rents ...

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May 17th, 2013

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Tags: Council of Mortgage Lenders, Homebuyers, House Price, Housing & mortgage round up, Housing demand, LSL Property Services, Peter Bolton King, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Fewer bankruptcies since the beginning of the financial crisis

According to recent figures released by RSM Tenon, the number of individuals declaring themselves bankrupt have reduced since the financial crisis. RSM Tenon, a firm of accountants and business consultants, has suggested around 25,000 borrowers ...

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May 17th, 2013

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Tags: Accountants, Bankrupt, Costs, Creditors, Employment, Financial crisis, Financial Education, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, Jobs, Mark Sands, RSM Tenon

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