by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I was pleased to read that Bank of Scotland has been taken to task for poor record keeping. As usual the individuals who are responsible for this poor record keeping get off without being taken to task. If the customers mentioned in the article had gone through a...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I am delighted to read that the State Bank of India is aiming to expand into the UK Buy-to-Let market. http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/mortgages/state-bank-of-india-to-target-buy-to-let-sector-with-tracker-loan/1057200.article The competition we have in this market...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The anti-gender discrimination laws which come into effect on 21st December 2012 will not only have an effect upon annuity rates and car insurance. Private medical insurance will be adversely affected for women as the historical statistics show women as an aggregate...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I am pleased to read that Parliament is reviewing the effectiveness of the Money Advice Service. I do not hold any complaint against the Money Advice Service. What pleases me is that there is a conscious effort to review the effectiveness of a Government directed...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I was delighted to read that Just Retirement have amended their contractual terms to allow clients to exit their contract if they have a deterioration in their health which would lead them to qualify for an impaired life annuity and even divorce spousal death or...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The following article is very interesting on the rating of European Union debt. http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/investments/moodys-downgrades-european-union-outlook/1057266.article I would place EU debt as being lower than that of Germany or Holland. The Member States...
