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Category: pensions & retirement & Uncategorized
In a post-Budget survey, MGM Advantage revealed data showing the risk people are willing to take managing their own pension savings when rules over pensions come into force in 2015. 28% of the over 55s surveyed said they were not comfortable taking on the risk of managing their own pensions to provide a suitable income throughout retirement.
Category: Market commentary & Uncategorized
Some months we sit down to write this report and think to ourselves, âNot much happened reallyâŚâ And then you get a month like the one thatâs just finished where pretty much everything happened!
Elections were held across Europe â and the big story was the rise and rise of the extremist parties, with UKIP topping the poll in the UK and the Front National doing equally well in France.
Category: retirement & savings & Uncategorized
New insight from fieldwork undertaken by MGM Advantage in March 2014, reveals the approach people are likely to take when they have full access to their pension pots for the first time, following the radical changes announced in the 2014 Budget.
Category: Economy & Lifestyle & Uncategorized
The growth of self-employment has become one of the stories of the UK economic recovery. While the share of total UK employment accounted for by self-employment has risen for decades, bucking the trend internationally, its pace has accelerated since 2008.
Category: retirement & savings & Uncategorized
Category: Mortgages & Uncategorized
As of 26 April 2014, lenders will be required to advance mortgages to their customers under new rules coming into effect as a result of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR). The rules, which introduce at least five key changes for borrowers, are being introduced to reinforce consumer protection. They will be overseen by the industry regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and apply across the whole industry.
