Recovering the cost of Covid-19

I read with increasing trepidation the financial press predictions as to just what the Chancellor will do in the Autumn budget to recover the huge cost to the country of the Covid-19 pandemic. Predictions are of course a dangerous game to play but the general belief...

Further Market Uncertainty

It’s been almost 12 weeks since my colleague, Gary Mothersill’s blog about the market turmoil at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.  In that time, whilst the lockdown and social distancing have meant little seems to have happened in our own lives, it has been an...

How is COVID-19 impacting on pensions?

I read an article this morning about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global stock markets and how this has affected pensions in the UK.  According to the latest Moneyfacts UK Personal Pension Trends Treasury report, the average UK pension fund value fell by...

Don’t forget about your Auto Enrolment duties

Recent communications from The Pensions Regulator have highlighted something that perhaps many business owners do not currently have high on their radar at present. That is the need, even in these difficult times, to still fully comply with the Auto Enrolment rules...

Market Uncertainty

In the last few weeks investment markets have seen a dramatic return to extreme volatility, with global equity markets suffering large falls in value. We continue to monitor events, but we thought it perhaps prudent to at least give you an idea of our thoughts at this...