Category Archives: Spotlights

Investment spotlight: Cash ISAs ‘show resilience’ amid falling bond rates

Good news for savers: Moneyfacts’ latest report has revealed that cash Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) [...]

Pensions spotlight: DWP urges pensioners to check winter fuel payment status

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging pensioners to check their eligibility for [...]

Pensions spotlight: Government outlines details of ‘landmark pension review’

The government has outlined the approach it will take in its landmark pensions review, which [...]

Investment spotlight: UK economy continues recovery by 0.6% in Q2 2024

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the UK economy grew by 0.6% [...]

Investment spotlight: UK inflation rises for first time in 2024

Britain’s annual inflation rate increased to 2.2% last month, marking its first rise since December [...]

Pensions spotlight: Study finds UK adults prioritise early retirement

A recent study by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), commissioned by Scottish [...]

Pensions spotlight: Earnings growth figures likely to fuel annual pension increase

Analysts have claimed that the recent earnings growth figures provide the clearest indication yet of [...]

Pensions spotlight: Chancellor eyes ‘Canada-style’ pensions consolidation

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering consolidating local government pension schemes – thought to be worth [...]

Investment spotlight: BoE cuts interest rates for first time since 2020

The Bank of England (BoE) has today voted to cut interest rates by a quarter [...]

Pensions spotlight: Extra 1.2m people not saving enough for ‘minimum retirement lifestyle’

An additional 1.2 million people in the UK are now at risk of not achieving [...]