A dramatic upswing in volatility is putting post-crisis financial markets to the test, as curbs on banks’ ability to take risks and an increase in technology-driven trading expose potential new cracks in the system. While investors and traders say markets have become safer since the 2008 financial crisis – there is less leverage in …
The last week in the financial markets has been the most turbulent we have seen in 2014 hitting the lowest point in the last 15 months. This has left many investors questioning whats next and how will it affect them. Below you will find a summary report from Close Brother Asset Management on the weeks …
An at-a-glance look at six newly-clarified rules for pensions, which will sit alongside the new freedoms for savers next April The pensions revolution was sprung upon us in March, when George Osborne, the Chancellor, disclosed plans in the Budget to liberalise pensions. His initial outline has changed little. Savers aged over 55 from April 2015 …
The Chancellor George Osborne has announced further changes to the future of pensions, which will take effect from April 2015. Behind them is a shift of emphasis in what a pension is actually for. Once a pension existed purely to provide an income in later life. But now – under Mr Osborne’s vision – a …
