Pensions

Pensions advisers have been taking a sanguine approach to the biggest fall in the FTSE for over six years. The 5.5 per cent fall on January 21 following stark warnings about recession...

Gold mining shares tend to be less correlated to other forms of equities, making BlackRock's Merrill Lynch Gold & General Fund particularly suitable for diversification purposes in a larger portfolio.BlackRock's ML Gold...

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Importantly, the Bill also covers the interaction of Personal Accounts with the existing marketplace for pensions and benefits, and this is where it is of most interest to advisers.The first disappointment is...

Few individuals can truly claim to be at the forefront of their chosen profession. The author of the first ever book on UK pensions and a trailblazer in the development in innovative...

Diversification - and its ability to reduce volatility - has been much trumpeted by many fund managers over the past couple of years.Even the analysts at Barclays dedicated a chapter to the...

The A-Day affect may be starting to peter out but opportunities remain for corporate advisers looking to bring in new clients and build their revenue streams. The onset of stakeholder charging in...

One man's poison can be another man's meat, which is why proactive IFAs should be looking to capitalise on the growing problem of workplace stress, a problem that the Health and Safety...

With their tables of benefits offering different levels of paybacks, it's very difficult to work out which corporate cash plan offers the best value to your client. Throw in the service delivered...

Changes announced in last year's Pre-Budget Report may have loosened the inheritance (IHT) net a little, but while the ability to transfer nil rate bands has simplified the regime for many, new...