Wealth Management News
State Pension Age Increases – Start Retirement Planning Now
State pension age increases to 66 years’ old It's Official! From 6 October 2020 men and women in the UK will now have to wait until their 66th birthday to receive their state pension. UK residents born between 6 October 1954 and 5 April 1960 will now receive their...
Natasha Fathers is appointed as Director of HWM
Natasha Fathers Appointed Director of HWM The Directors of Hawsons Wealth Management Limited voted unanimously to promote Natasha Fathers Chartered ALIBF AdvDipFA PETR CertLTCP to Director and welcomed her to the Board. After 5 years with the company, she has...
Pension Scams: £30m Lost Since 2017!
Over £30 million has been lost to pension scams since 2017, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR). A total of £30,857,329 in pension savings has been lost to scammers since 2017, data published by the FCA and the TPR...
Relevant Life Cover
Relevant Life Cover Life cover for individuals with tax advantages included…. To put it simply, relevant life cover is a single person death in the service life policy. Some providers will also offer the option of adding significant illness cover making this...
Hawsons Wealth Management have TWO Chartered Advisers
Hawsons Wealth management have TWO Chartered Advisers Natasha Fathers PETR CertLTCP Adv DipFA Chartered ALIBF becomes the latest adviser within Hawsons Wealth Management Limited to gain the Advanced Diploma in financial services and now joins Nigel Smith CeMAP CeRER...
Tax Rates 2019/2020
Tax Rates 2019/20 We have summarised the key rates and allowances which are fundamental to our business and personal lives. We are sure that you will find them a useful point of reference and have set out below a few examples of how they can be used. Personal tax...
The governments work on self-employed pensions faces delay
Trials that would solve the pensions crisis for the self- employed have been delayed. Guy Opperman, minister for pensions and financial inclusion, said: “the government would provide more information about the trial areas later this year, following its feasibility...
Millennials seek more pension support
In a survey conducted by Prudential, more than half of people under the age of 35 (millennials) want their employer to do more to explain pensions and benefits. The survey was completed by 1,178 millennials and showed that 24% of these people do not have a pension...
Bank accounts to pay savers ‘minimum interest rate’ under FCA plans
The FCA is trying to fix the issue that savings in accounts opened a long time ago earn a lower interest rate then savers who shop around and open new accounts. 87% of UK adults have cash savings. Research conducted from the financial conduct authority (FCA) found...