Self-Employed Entrepreneurs Beware

The following article about self-employed entrepreneurs ending their working life with little or no savings and their businesses worth little or nothing to be very worrying as a self-employed entrepreneur....

Solicitors And Independent Financial Advisors

I am delighted the Law Society has recommended to Solicitors that they should continue to only recommend Independent Financial Advisors to their clients and not recommend tied agents in the new regime. Only Independent Financial Advisors can guarantee to search the...

Critical Mass

Following reading this article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24983178 I hope the fund management industry starts using its powers to curb excessive increases in top management remuneration. The expense of senior management in UK quoted companies will make us...

The UK’s Savings Ratio

I hope the net out flows from M&G are limited to M&G and are not indicative of the investment industry. The UK’s savings ratio is far too low and needs to increase. In the age of relatively high inflation compared with the last 20 years those on fixed...

Rising Number of Approved Mortgages

The following article is a pleasing read for IFAs who are also qualified mortgage brokers in London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22727077 The rising number of approved mortgages is an encouraging sign and I hope the positive news from the sector...

Expensive Non Geographical Numbers

I would like to lend my full support the Which?’s campaign to persuade the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to use its regulatory powers to prevent the use expensive non geographical numbers by FCA regulated companies. The large companies do not need revenues from...