Blog
30th January 2015
A recent Financial Times article reported that Arianna Huffington has joined the Peer-to-Peer space. The Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, has become the latest high – profile name to join the innovative sector. Ms Huffington has joined...
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London’s First-Time Buyers Expected to Pay Nine Times Salary
29th January 2015
Research conducted by Nationwide earlier this month has revealed that first-time buyers in London will now be paying nine-times their annual salary on average for a home. This is an all-time high “in terms of multiples of incomes in the...
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Interventions Conducted by the FCA doubled in 2014
27th January 2015
Financial watchdog the FCA doubled its interventions in 2014, according to the Financial Times. The FCA provides information for British consumers and regulates a variety of financial institutions, from mortgage brokers to insurers. Their watchword is ‘integrity’, with regulated companies...
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The Peer-to-Peer Landscape
26th January 2015
The Peer-to-Peer market is growing rapidly at a rate of 200% a year in the UK and is attracting audiences both far and wide. The ‘tech-based’ financiers are competing with the banks to offer rates of returns that high...
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Web-Based Security
23rd January 2015
Cyber Security is a growing concern for businesses and is at the forefront of debates at the World Economic Forum in Davos currently taking place in Switzerland. Individuals from financial institutions across the World are increasingly becoming concerned with...
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Government Encourages Young Savers with ‘Savings Clubs’
22nd January 2015
In 2014, the Government announced some major changes to the national curriculum, which were to focus on “the essential knowledge and skills every child should have”. This includes more of a focus on traditional disciplines such as spelling, a chronological...
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Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Minutes Released
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting held on 7th and 8th January 2015 have been released by the Bank of England. The minutes saw the unveiling of all nine Policymakers voting to keep the Base Rate at its...
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What does the Single Tier Pension System Reform mean for you?
20th January 2015
It was announced in early December that the state pension would experience an ‘above-inflation rise’ from April this year, to £115.95 a week. From 2016 the state pension will also become a single-tier pension system, but what does this mean...
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Were Free Current Accounts a Mistake?
15th January 2015
Hervé de Carmoy, the former chief executive of Midland Bank, who in 1984 were the first bank to offer free current accounts, has now said that free banking is “a major problem” in the UK. Midland Bank abolished fees for...
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The FCA Regulation Changes
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is currently conducting a review to determine if its rules are adequate for the new pensions market, the report is due in the summer. We are also aware that the FCA from the 1st...
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