• ISA season: Why the IFISA could be right for you
      Scott Robertson - 29 March 2018

      There is barely a week to go until the conclusion of the 2017/18 financial year, which means that, as ISA season begins to hot up, time is running out to take advantage of your ISA allowance.

    • Are ISAs on the decline?
      Scott Robertson - 22 March 2018

      Following their inception at the end of the twentieth century, the popularity of ISAs initially soared. 

    • Quick guide to the Personal Savings Allowance
      Michael Todt - 29 March 2016

      At the Summer Budget in 2015, George Osborne had multiple nuggets of good news for investors in peer-to-peer lending (P2P), most notably the announcement of the new Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA).

    • Will the ISA topple the pension?
      Michael Todt - 11 September 2015

      2015 will no doubt go down as the year of the pension ‘shakeup’. Chancellor George Osborne had already declared his plan for the revolution in 2014, but the impact of the freedoms has been marked.

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    • Can economic growth be environmentally sustainable?
      Scott Robertson - 10 October 2019

      In recent months, it’s been interesting to observe the reception to Greta Thunberg, the 16-year old climate change activist who has been afforded some high-profile forums. The impassioned viewpoints she has shared have earned her legions of fans, albeit no shortage of detractors too. In particular, a speech at the United Nations climate change summit stirred fractious debate. 

    • Is capitalism under threat?
      Scott Robertson - 19 September 2019

      Last September marked 10 years since the demise of Lehman Brothers, which opened the floodgates for the financial crisis, and the deep worldwide recession that followed. 

    • Should the Bank of England remain independent?
      Scott Robertson - 12 September 2019

      In the 1970s, it was standard fare for governments to manipulate interest rates, particularly in the run-up to a general election. Lower borrowing costs keep a lid on unemployment, and stimulate economic growth. 

    • Time for dynamic solutions to the state pension
      Scott Robertson - 5 September 2019

      When it comes to pensions spending, it's fair to say there are plenty of conflicting reports circulated within the media. 

    • Are long-term mortgage fixes a good idea?
      Scott Robertson - 30 August 2019

      For close followers of financial forums, one oft-trotted line among brokers is that fixing one's mortgage has seldom been to the retrospective benefit of the homeowner in the past 25 years.