A LOCK is ticking on a pensions time bomb which will explode in April, shattering the retirement dreams of millions of employees.
Tag: Business
Scotsman: Failure To Cut Business Tax Spells Disaster
WHO needs horror stories when nanny has shooed the goblins away?
Scotsman: Watchdog Breaks Conspiracy Of Silence Over Sweeteners
A EW weeks ago we expressed concern about schemes offering employees cash sweeteners to encourage them to sell their valuable company pensions cheaply.
Scotsman: Become Your Own Banker And Find Top Savings Rates
IT’S been an unusual 10 months in the savings world. With only one base rate move, savers would have been forgiven for giving a little cheer as interest rates crept up 0.25% in August, but not all was as it seemed.
Scotsman: Mortgage Blunder Hits 7,000 Bank Customers
THOUSANDS of Bank of Scotland mortgage customers found themselves out of pocket last week after the bank took repeated mortgage repayments from their bank accounts.
Scotsman: New Mis-selling Claims To Follow Pensions Advice
LIFE and pensions companies could face substantial compensation claims in a new wave of mis-selling appeals.
Scotsman: ‘Interest Rate Rises Needed’ To Slow Boom
FURTHER increases in interest rates next year look more likely as a new forecast shows the UK economy set to outperform its growth targets, on the back of continued strength in the housing and financial markets.
Scotsman: Parents Doling Out So Much They Risk Own Poverty
EMOTIONAL ties drive us to help our offspring as much as we can – and many parents now put their financial health at stake.
Scotsman: Infrastructure – A Road To Wealth?
ASSET class that spans from motorways to water is not for the faint-hearted.
Scotsman: Switching To A SIPP Might Be More Simple Than You Think
THE advantages of self-invested personal pensions are not the preserve of only the most serious investor.