While dealing with the loss of a loved one, organising their affairs can be overwhelming. You may also need to make decisions and provide information to authorities and services. This guide is designed to help you understand what action you may need to take [..]
According to a 2021 report from Marie Curie, only 1 in 3 UK companies have a clear bereavement policy in place. The truth is, the absence of a bereavement policy poses a significant problem for employers. That’s because the same report found that 56% of [..]
Ian Bird, Partner at Secondsight highlights in his latest blog the financial difficulties many of us are facing with the rise in interest rates and inflation. The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates 12 times in a row. With the latest rise of 0.25% [..]
Welcome to our latest edition of Smart Money for May/June 2023. In this issues, if you are a UK resident planning for your retirement, it’s important to be aware of the State Pension changes that have taken effect in the new tax year. From April, the amount you [..]
Neal Shepherd, Partner at Secondsight highlights in his latest blog the dangers young people are facing by putting off their pension saving. Young people who put off paying into a pension could threaten their future living standards in retirement. According to [..]
The cost of living crisis continues to affect households across the world, and is having a negative impact on financial wellbeing for lots of people. Research shared by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that 34% of employees in the US [..]
While the later stages of retirement may seem a million miles away for some of your employees, there are some “big ticket” costs many are bound to face. One such cost is later-life care. Indeed, the number of people needing later-life care in the UK is on the [..]
Remote and hybrid working patterns, which were thrust upon many of us during the Covid pandemic, have continued to be the norm for firms across the country. Indeed, for employees who previously endured long commutes, the shift in working patterns has been a [..]
Do you have multiple pensions? In some cases, consolidating them could be beneficial. Pension consolidation is when you combine two or more pensions into a single pot. You may decide to do this as you approach retirement or during your working life for a variety [..]
In our series of blogs focussing on financial planning we will be looking at topics such as what you need to think about when someone dies and elder care financial planning. The first blog, below, looks at divorce and financial planning. If your company is [..]
On Wednesday 15th March the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring 2023 Budget. We have created a summary of what we believe are the main points and announcements from the Chancellor’s Budget. To read more, click here to download [..]
Employees could be given the power to choose their own pension provider in a move that could see the end of staff having to close one pension down and start a new one every time they change jobs. A Ten Minute Rule Bill will be read in parliament and proposes to [..]
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