Jun
2009
Articles from 19th Jun 2009
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Make sure you're covered for festival fun
Jun 19 2009 | Financial
An army of about 180,000 music fans will head for the Glastonbury Festival at the end of June – and many won’t notice they have gaping holes in their insurance policies as they set off. Read
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Is ‘investment utopia’ viable?
Jun 19 2009 | Financial
With many of the world’s economies in recession and equity, property and corporate bond markets under extreme pressure, it is little wonder that investors are seeking alternative homes for their money. Read
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Falling tax revenue hitting budget
Jun 19 2009 | Financial
The runaway cost of Chancellor Alistair Darling’s temporary 2.5 per cent cut in VAT combined with something approaching a collapse of revenues from corporation tax is already pressing hard on the Chancellor’s Budget arithmetic for the 2009/10 tax year. Read
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Government hedge fund warning
Jun 19 2009 | Financial
The Government was yesterday urged to resist agreeing to new European regulations on hedge funds. Read
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RBS boss to hand back part of pension after outcry
Jun 19 2009 | Financial
Former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin has bowed to public pressure and offered to hand back more than £210,000 a year of his controversial pension payout. Read
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Re-mortgaging fall hits total lending
Jun 19 2009 | Financial
A continuing fall-off in re-mortgages caused a dip in total mortgage lending last month even though activity in the housing market improved slightly. Read
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Pension annuity age rise warning
Jun 19 2009 | Financial
Many older workers have not realised that the earliest age at which they can take an annuity to provide a pension income rises from 50 to 55 in April 2010, which means anybody born since April 6, 1960, can’t take a pension until after April 6, 2015. Read
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Storms highlight folly of not renewing insurance policies
Jun 19 2009 | Financial
Short, sharp storms brought chaos to householders throughout the country this week, prompting new insurance claims for flooding, storm damage and lightning strikes, according to AA Insurance. Read
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Is confidence growing in housing market?
Jun 19 2009 | Financial
Consumers’ confidence in the housing market is increasing, with nearly half of people expecting prices to rise during the coming year, research has shown. Read
