Finance

Budget fallout affects families and pensioners the most

An analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has discovered that families with children and elderly citizens are the groups of people who stand to be hit the hardest by the Coalition Government’s austerity measures...

Government austerity measures dent UK confidence

The Coalition Government’s austerity measures are having a marked effect on the confidence of both businesses and households within the UK. Research conducted by a number of sources...

Greek debt continues to plague economy

Despite the approval of the £7.4 billion bail-out loan from the European Commission, Greece’s economy remains in a state of disarray...

HMRC error leads to outrage

HMRC have been the focus of strong criticism following the news that they have over-charged around 15 million UK taxpayers, with pensioners and British expats amongst those stung...

15 million affected by HMRC blunder

A huge mistake by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has led to a massive number of people, around 15 million, paying the wrong amount of tax due to incorrect tax codes...

Pension transfer changes

Changes are afoot for pension plans as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are looking into bringing radical changes to certain pension schemes, namely to abolish transfer from final salary pension schemes...

Precious metals safest bet in 2010

Lloyds TSB have revealed that precious metals, gold, silver and platinum, have been the best performing assets during 2010, beating other asset classes like international bonds and UK commercial property...

HMRC lose case against Portsmouth

HMRC have lost their case against cash-strapped football club, Portsmouth. HMRC were challenging a Company Voluntary Agreement that was created by Portsmouth FC in a bid to help them clear their debts...

QROPS proving to be a popular choice

According to figures, around £500 million worth of pension funds have been transferred into QROPS since A-Day, the moniker given to a supposedly simpler pension regime, in April 2006...

Managing your money

A recent study conducted by Aviva made some interesting discoveries with regards to the age old link betwixt money and happiness. These days the phrase “money can’t buy you happiness” has effectively...