Q. I am a member of a defined benefit pension scheme and am coming up to retirement age at 60. The scheme is saying that some of my benefits, accrued before 17th May 1990, are subject to an early retirement penalty. Why is this? A. Pension schemes are obliged to treat men and women equally… Read more »
Good riddance January – but will February bring investors relief? Corporates update – earnings surprise and M&A reaches monthly high Global PMIs point towards further expansion in defiance of market fears The Bank of England keeps rates at 0.5% Commodity slump claims first victims For the latest Market Comment please click below: Tatton’s Weekly 5… Read more »
Q. My Parents have recently retired but are contemplating working part time to pay the remaining mortgage off. My Wife and I are in a position to repay this fully to help them out, but how will this affect our inheritance and will we become owners of my parents home? A. You can indeed pay… Read more »
Q. I have had two investment Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) for many years. When I was looking at the most recent statements, I noticed that one has “units” and the other has “shares”. What is the difference? A. This is a straightforward question, and the short answer could be that there may be very little practical difference…. Read more »
Q. I am in the process of getting divorced. It looks as though we are going to have to sell our house and divide up the equity. My solicitor says I may get less than half of this, however, because I have a Pension in the Civil Service, but my wife, who has not got any… Read more »
