Could Defined Benefit SSAS (DB SSAS) work for me? Defined benefit schemes have been heralded as a golden type of pension over the years as they offer a guaranteed income in retirement. They benefit from a different set of rules to defined contribution and SIPP pensions and can offer additional flexibility when it comes to …
Drastically lower limits on pension savings are being considered by the Government. Treasury officials are examining cutting the lifetime allowance to £750,000 and reducing the amount that can be put away each year. The taskforce has been charged with bringing down the £34billion annual cost of pension perks. Experts warn that such a ‘terrifying’ move would …
Every UK citizen currently has a Lifetime Pension Allowance. This is the total amount you can save in your lifetime into pensions, work or private, without additional taxes being applied. Background: An allowance in free fall The current rate in 2015 is £1.25 million. However, this is set to be reduced to £1 million in …
The general election could trigger chaos for the stock market as investors pile in or offload shares – but this is likely to happen in the months after the vote rather than in the build-up as many people believe, according to research from Axa Wealth. Despite talk of political uncertainty shaking the FTSE All-Share Index …
The FTSE 100 share index has hit a new high, passing through the previous record set on 30 December 1999. It closed at a new peak of 6,949.63. The previous record close was 6,930.2, set at the height of the dotcom boom. Earlier, the index also set a new intra-day high of 6,958.89, surpassing the …
After a sleep January it is good to see the FSTE driving towards its all time high. Investor relief that the new Greek government is attempting to end the impasse with its international creditors helped the FTSE 100 surge towards record levels. Britain’s benchmark stock index climbed 77 points to 6859, a 1.1pc jump that …
European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has announced an asset purchase programme that could total more than €1trn in an attempt to revive the eurozone’s flagging fortunes. The central bank will begin a bond-buying programme in March, Draghi said today, purchasing €60bn of assets each month until the end of September 2016 or until …
The financial times has released the collective thoughts of some of the top economists in the World in regard to their outlook on the economy in 2015. One of the common thoughts is the hope that lower energy prices will help bolster an otherwise flat looking economic climate in Europe. The economic sanctions in Russia …
Capital Wealth Partners are proud to announce the launch of our ‘Family 1st’ project. Over the next three months we will be working with a leading first aid provider to offer young families free first aid training. As a financial services company we understand the need young families have for both physical and financial protection …
The turbulent and uncertain last few months has led many companies that planned IPO’s this year choosing to either place them on hold or push them back. The below article from the telegraph leads us to believe that many of them are planning to return in the coming months, leading to many more large IPO’s. …
