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The latest inflation figures (released on 16th August 2011) provided no surprises with CPI increasing to 4.4% (up 0.2% from June) and RPI steady at 5.0%. So what has this got to do with rioting and railways? Quite a lot actually… Picture the scene. It’s early January. The temperature at

Inflation figures (released on 16th August 2011) provided no surprises as CPI increased to 4.4% (up 0.2% from June) and RPI remained steady at 5.0%. Risers Unusually there was not one single component that drove the increase in CPI annual inflation between June and July. Instead, upward pressures

The FTSE All Share index, representing the performance of all eligible companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has finished the week at2,763.81, an increase of 80.15 points on the day and 36.63 points higher than its 2,727.18 opening value at the start of the week. So far this

The FSA has recently alerted consumers to a host of unauthorised firms, some of which may be targeting UK consumers. The regulator has said that investors should exercise caution if they have invested money with these companies, or are considering doing so, warning they will not be covered by the

The FTSE All Share index, representing the performance of all eligible companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has finished the week at2,727.18, a fall of 75.33 points on the day and 298.52 points (9.87%) lower than its 3,025.70 opening value at the start of the week. So far

Today I spent a few minutes looking at our digital reach dashboard.  This shows us what’s hot and what’s not in our online channels in the last month.  The numbers from July made some interesting reading… 24.3% of traffic from Google were from people looking for us – Proposito

The FTSE All Share index, representing the performance of all 623 eligible companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has finished the week at 3,026.02, a decrease of 27.92 points on the day and 62.34 point lower than its 3,088.36 opening value at the start of the week. So

From 6th April 2011, the rules governing drawdown from personally held pensions have been relaxed. In essence, if you can demonstrate ‘secure’ income of £20,000 per annum you will no longer be subject to the stringent rules on drawing funds from your personal pension savings once you have reached the

After a busy week of trying to sure up the Greek economy a deal appears to have been struck.  This has gone some way to appease the markets – which are particularly inept at coping with uncertainty.  How long the stability lasts remains to be seen.  UK stocks have

Anyone who is in receipt of either a salary or pension income will at the end of each tax year receive a P60 from their employer or pension provider. Very often these innocuous looking documents are filed without so much as a second glance. The purpose of me writing

The FTSE All Share index, representing the performance of all 623 eligible companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has finished the week at 3,045.51, a slight decrease of 1.95 points (0.06%) on the day and 76.92 points lower than its 3,122.43 opening value at the start of the

I spent an hour or so this morning updating a document we use in the office.  I say a document but actually it’s a spreadsheet.  We use it to do something that not many others financial advisers actually do – to ensure that investments are as tax efficient as

The markets have rallied this week with news that additional austerity measures have been passed in Greece.  The FTSE All Share index, representing the performance of all 623 eligible companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has finished the week at 3,120.33 an increase of 23.61 points on the

The FTSE All Share index, representing the performance of all 623 eligible companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has finished the week at 2,973.08, an increase of 13.22 points on the day but 12.49 points lower than its 2,985.57 opening value at the start of the week. So

Once again pensions are in the news. The headlines proclaim the same old story…we are going to have to work longer and save more.  Is this really news anymore? This time it is the turn of ‘most’ Public Sector pension schemes – the Armed Forces, Police and Fire Service are excluded.