Monthly Archives: February 2012
Doctors’ industrial action puts spotlight on financial advice for medical professionals
Discontent over the government’s public sector pension reform plan bubbled over again this week with the prospect of doctors taking industrial action. While such a move is not something this country has witnessed for decades, the root cause is much … Continue reading
Interest-only mortgage squeeze raises profile of independent mortgage advisers
If the recent expansion of the buy-to-let mortgage market and a decline in the price of fixed-rate mortgages suggested some relaxation by lenders, the clampdown on interest-only mortgages represents the opposite. It has also underlined the role of independent mortgage … Continue reading
Has the final pension salary scheme received its last rites?
If there was any doubt about the future of final salary pension schemes and the pension sector in general, the news that the Church of England is considering closing its scheme should confirm all we need to know about what … Continue reading
Independent pension advice is the answer to pension knowledge gap
More news over the last few weeks that the UK is witnessing a sea change in the structure of its pensions sector, a development that confirms the growing belief that individual responsibility will only increase in terms of pension planning … Continue reading