IF YOU’VE been investing in a private pension fund over the past ten years, the chances are you’re looking at a pretty poor investment. But why?
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Scotsman: Provy Or Loan Shark? There May Be No Choice
SOME of Scotland’s most badly off people are having to take out loans with typical APRs of almost 200 per cent because they cannot get access to credit from mainstream lenders.
Scotsman: Risk Returning As A Market Factor
WE ARE now well into the final quarter of the year and it looks as though the market’s appetite for risk is starting to return. Emerging markets – one barometer of risk aversion – have been particularly strong of late. For example, the MSCI BRIC index…
Scotsman: Financial Soap Box
I READ with interest an article in The Scotsman last month on house price increases over ten years.
Scotsman: Women In ‘binge-debt’ Crisis
WOMEN in the UK are saddled with significantly more debt than men. New research from financial expert Sesame reveals that, on average, women over 35 owe £8,219, compared with the £3,436 borrowed by their male counterparts – a massive 139 per cent…
Scotsman: Pensions Regulations Unveiled
THE government yesterday laid out its final regulations designed to improve the pension aspects of the age discrimination regulations.
Scotsman: Albannach Hosts Seminars On Investment Opportunities
ALBANNACH Financial Management is hosting seminars in its Edinburgh office on alternative investments on 14 and 15 November.
Scotsman: Egg Warning On Mortgages After Rate Rise
INTERNET bank Egg has warned that this week’s 0.25 per cent increase in the Bank of England’s base rate, coupled with the same increase in August this year, will mean that the eight million or more people with standard variable rate mortgages could…
This Is Money: Halifax Hikes Mortgage Rate
Halifax, the UK’s largest mortgage lender, has disappointed borrowers by bumping up its mortgage rate
Motley Fool: Charitable Giving
Have you ever made a donation to charity? Of course you have! But did you do it in the right way? In other words, did you take advantage of the fact that making charitable donations can help both you and the charity to benefit from tax relief?