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Keeping your money safe by avoiding identity theft

October 12, 2015 by TIna

Category: Lifestyle & Security & Uncategorized

Experian’s expertise and insight on data security, in a report published recently, has highlighted a gender imbalance. Men are now victims in two out of three ID thefts (63%) across all financial product applications. The report tells us that criminals making bogus current account applications have been targeting men aged between 50 and 59 (up 3.4%), most during the first six months of 2015. This age group now accounts for nearly one in five (17.6%) current account ID thefts attempted against men.

Money trumps health as top retirement concern

October 08, 2015 by TIna

Category: Health & Lifestyle & savings & Uncategorized

Concerns over money dominate the thinking of pre-retirees, according to new research from Retirement Advantage. Conducted by YouGov, the study finds almost half (49%) of over 50s are worried about not having enough money in retirement to do the things they want to do, compared to just over a third (37%) who are concerned about health problems.

Car sharing deserves better tax incentives

October 07, 2015 by TIna

Category: Accounting & Tax & Transport & Uncategorized

A recent report, ‘On the Move’, published by Policy Exchange Think-Tank researchers, explores ideas and policy proposals on how to create a more mobile workforce. One of the key policy ideas in the Report is about offering tax benefits to commuters who use ride-sharing schemes and free parking in city centres for care sharing.

Do you know your pension pot value?

October 02, 2015 by TIna

Category: pensions & retirement & Uncategorized

New research from Retirement Advantage shows that despite the new pension freedoms introduced in April, over a quarter of people aged over 50 don’t know how much money they have saved in order to fund their retirements.

Getting the best deal for your holiday cash

October 01, 2015 by TIna

Category: Family & Lifestyle & Uncategorized

Moneysupermarket.com poses the question – if you are travelling abroad, do you need to take some cash in the local currency to fund day-to-day expenses such as taxi fares and snacks? If so, how do you make sure you get the best deal when you can buy foreign currency from a bank, building society, travel agent, bureau de change, even the supermarket or the Post Office?

October Market Commentary

October 01, 2015 by TIna

Category: Market commentary & Uncategorized

The end of September, and the end of the third quarter of 2015 – a quarter which, as all the financial press reported, was the worst for global equities since 2011. As CNBC put it:

A sustained collapse in commodity prices, China’s stunning market rout followed by its shocking currency devaluation as well as fears of a Greek default and a US interest rate hike were some of the factors that made the past three months a summer to forget for investors.

Keeping your money safe by avoiding identity theft

Money trumps health as top retirement concern

Car sharing deserves better tax incentives

Do you know your pension pot value?

Getting the best deal for your holiday cash

October Market Commentary

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