Nearly half of UK investors believe they have become more risk-averse since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research from FJP Investment has revealed.
Purely Pensions, a specialist in pension advice, complex retirement planning and defined benefit transfer advice, has uncovered that many young people starting work in the wake of the crisis who may have chosen not to begin saving towards their pension, could miss out on tens of thousands in savings by the time they reach retirement age.
Financial advisers believe new strains of the coronavirus, along with an uneven global vaccine campaign, pose the biggest risk to current market stability, according to a survey carried out by Quilter Investors.
Following the disruption to process for applying a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), as a result of the pandemic, there has been a significant drop in the number registered over the past year.
Following the disruption to process for applying a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), as a result of the pandemic, there has been a significant drop in the number registered over the past year.
New research by financial services mutual Wesleyan has found that a third (33 per cent) of women and a quarter (24 per cent) of men now plan to prioritise their savings following the pandemic. A fifth of UK adults (21 per cent) said they hadn’t properly focused on their savings before Covid-19.
The UK Chancellor should scrap inheritance tax (IHT) and replace it with a radical new alternative to raise more revenue and help pay for the cost of Covid-19 support measures, according to a survey of over 500 professionals who advise families on inheritance planning.
The pandemic is breeding a new generation of active and purpose-driven investors in their late 20s and early 30s who are keen to do more and do good with their money, according to new research published today by Nutmeg.
A new report by Blacktower Financial Management has revealed that 60 per cent of Brits are feeling stressed over their financial position because of Covid-19.
Coronavirus disruption at the probate registry means that family members and other dependants of the deceased are facing considerable delays in receiving their inheritances, putting many under enormous financial stress, says Wilsons, a private wealth law firm.