The British love affair with rental property combined with the new pension freedoms is … …read more…
Sustainable Investing
America’s First All-Renewable-Energy City
Each day 1,800 tons of pine and timber slash, sustainably harvested within a 60-mile radius … …read more…
Electric I-Pace launched by Jaguar
Jaguar has unveiled the I-Pace Concept – the company’s first all-electric … …read more…
UK Families Pay Record Levels Inheritance Tax
Figures released by HMRC today show that they collected a record £4.7 billion in Inheritance Tax (IHT) payments during … …read more…
Self Contained Power
Today I received an e-mail offering me home power storage for £2,300 … …read more…
FOS Warns Public as Fraudsters Impersonate
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has issued its third warning in five years over … …read more…
Should Financial Planning Keep You Warm?
There is a ‘rule’ that advisers should recommend their clients clear debt before … …read more…
People don’t understand what advice means
Pensions minister Ros Altmann said she is concerned ‘people don’t understand … …read more…
Banks Don’t Have Obligation to Promote Public Good
They create money. They speculate wildly on markets causing economic and social … …read more…
Buy-to-Let – Disproportionately Vulnerable to Very Large Price Falls
The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has again expressed concerns about high levels of … …read more…
Don’t We All Want a Place to Live?
In his Autumn Statement the chancellor addressed the issue of housing in a way … …read more…
Support for renewable energy stays sky-high – official poll
Public Attitudes Tracking Survey published today by Secretary of State … …read more…
First UK project backed by EUR 315 billion Plan
European Investment Bank has agreed to provide £225million for … …read more…
Do You do Good Investing?
Choosing whether to follow the heart or the head has often proven a challenge … …read more…
UK ethical funds dodging the worst of FTSE’s fall
UK equities have gone through a rough few weeks and the turmoil looks far from … …read more…
The Eco Problem of a Toothbrush!!
One major focus of the Financial Conduct Authority is risk! They clearly know what definition they … …read more…
Salt Welcomes Julia Dreblow as Ethical Finance Columnist
Although financial advisers are required to understand their clients’ … …read more…
Ethical/SRI Beat returns by Traditional Funds
The latest research from Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts showed … …read more…
Investment Diversification is the Key
As an adviser during the early years of this century, the fashionable thing was … …read more…