How is COVID-19 impacting on pensions?

by | May 5, 2020 | Blog post, Covid-19

I read an article this morning about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global stock markets and how this has affected pensions in the UK.  According to the latest Moneyfacts UK Personal Pension Trends Treasury report, the average UK pension fund value fell by...

Has Brexit cast a shadow on Commercial Property

by | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog post

Last month’s suspension of M&G’s Property Portfolio fund sent some, albeit fairly minor, shock waves across the UK’s Financial Services sector.  Rumours of another industry-wide closure of commercial property funds, similar to that witnessed in the wake of the...

Fined the right way to draw your pensions

by | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog post

Interesting to see the recent announcement that a major UK Insurance Company has been fined £30million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in relation to sales of annuity products to clients with maturing pension policies.  The Company’s failure relates to the...

This too shall pass

by | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog post

Let’s face it, you can’t avoid the headlines of the mess we’re in over the BREXIT negotiations and the impact it will have on our lives and investments. Nor the state of global stockmarkets with talk of US trade wars, fears over inflation and a host of other issues to...