2007 Press Releases
Britain's Borrowings Break 11 Billion Barrier
17 Dec 2007 12:00 am
For Immediate Release: 17 December 2007Savings levels in the UK dropped by over 11 billion Consumer borrowings double in the last quarter to over...
Unbiased.co.uk's Comment on FSA's Announcement to Publish Advice Methods
14 Dec 2007 12:00 am
Commenting on the FSA’s announcement that it intends to publish details of firms’ advice methods in 2009, David Elms, Chief Executive of IFAP/Unbiased.co.uk said:“IFAP...
The Fairer Sex to the Financial Rescue
4 Dec 2007 12:00 am
More women (52%) have financially helped out their children than men (40%)Worryingly, more men have bailed out their mates (45%) than their children (40%)Children...
Comment on today's FSA announcement on the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) timetable
4 Dec 2007 12:00 am
Commenting on today’s FSA announcement on the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) timetable, David Elms, Chief Executive of Unbiased.co.uk says:“Today’s FSA announcement to delay the...
Consumers Flock to IFAs for Advice Over Market Turbulence
29 Nov 2007 12:00 am
Over 33,000 consumers requested independent financial advice on savings and investments from July to September, an increase of 17% on the previous quarter...
Unbiased.co.uk Announces IFA Winner of the First Online Marketing Package (OMP) Draw
9 Nov 2007 12:00 am
Julian Hope of Julian Hope Financial Services wins 2,000 worth of PC World vouchersOver 3,200 of Unbiased.co.uk’s member firms have now signed up to...
Lutine Underlines Its Commitment To Independent Financial Advice by Sponsoring IFAP
9 Nov 2007 12:00 am
IFA Promotion, the organisation promoting the benefits of independent financial advice, today announced that Lutine Assurance has become its latest sponsor, demonstrating further support...
Unbiased.co.uk's Audio Podcasts Go Live, Giving Consumers the Financial Knowledge The Need
7 Nov 2007 12:00 am
Unbiased.co.uk today continues its campaign to better arm consumers with information on improving their financial situation, by launching a series of podcasts on personal...
IFA Sector Confirms the Importance of Qualifications
29 Oct 2007 12:00 am
29th October 2007 New figures from Unbiased.co.uk reveal the ‘State of the IFA Nation’1 Number of IFAs with incremental qualifications is now at an all-time...
UK Workers Ignore Employee Share Schemes and Miss Out On 171 Million in Tax Breaks
22 Oct 2007 12:00 am
For Immediate Release: 22nd October 2007 - Visit www.taketaxaction.co.uk or call 0800 085 3250 to find a local IFA to help you sort out your...
David Elms, Unbiased.co.uk, comments on the publication of the Thoresen Review's Interim Report
22 Oct 2007 12:00 am
“Unbiased.co.uk has unparalleled experience within the financial services marketplace of helping people to find appropriate financial advice in a cost effective manner. Unbiased.co.uk’s ‘Find...
Unbiased.co.uk's Find an IFA' Service Delivers Record Levels of Leads
1 Oct 2007 12:00 am
For immediate release on Friday, 28 September 2007 Independent research reveals each member IFA received over 5 leads in the last year from Unbiased.co.uk’s...
David Elms comment on research findings of Which? regarding financial advice provisions in the UK
27 Sep 2007 12:00 am
For Immediate Release: 27 September 2007 In response to the recent research findings of Which? regarding financial advice provision in the UK, David Elms,...
Britons' Savings Reach Record Levels (Consumer)
24 Sep 2007 12:00 am
For Immediate Release: 24th September 2007UK consumers tread with caution over borrowing and up the ante when it comes to savingsFor every pound saved...
Let The Taxman Work For You - One Week To Go
24 Sep 2007 12:00 am
For Immediate Release: 24th September 2007UK TAXPAYERS SHELL OUT 302 MILLION IN SELF-ASSESSMENT ERRORS - Visit www.taketaxaction.co.uk or call 0800 085 3250 to find a...
125 Million in Child Trust Fund Tax Breaks will go to Waste in 2007 (Consumer)
12 Sep 2007 12:00 am
For immediate release – Wednesday 12th September 2007Only 71% of new parents have opened a CTF account for their children since their introduction in...
Requests For Independent Financial Advice Hits 280,000 in the First Half of 2007
3 Sep 2007 12:00 am
03 September 2007 Over 280,000 requests for an Independent Financial Adviser were made through Unbiased.co.uk in the first half of 2007 according to Unbiased.co.uk’s...
Do you know how big your debt mountain is? (Consumer)
20 Aug 2007 12:00 am
Over 2.5 million people have no idea how much debt they’re inAnother 15.4 million cannot quantify their debt to within 100 Over 2 in...
Consumer satisfaction with independent financial advisers at record levels (2007)
15 Aug 2007 12:00 am
Independent research reveals 86% of consumers who visit an IFA after using Unbiased.co.uk’s ‘Find an IFA’ service are satisfied with the meeting Highest level...
Unbiased.co.uk generates another year of record returns for member IFAs (Trade)
6 Aug 2007 12:00 am
Independent research reveals, Unbiased.co.uk created up to 71 million worth of commission income for IFAs in 2006 32% increase on the previous year and...
UK missing out on 2.7 Billion of Pensions Cash (Consumer)
6 Aug 2007 12:00 am
More than one in five (or over 2.4million)* pensioners are not claiming pension creditsUp to 2 billion** worth of pension credits will go unclaimed...
Unbiased.co.uk Welcomes FSA's Apparent Clarification of term Independence' (Consumer and Trade)
31 Jul 2007 12:00 am
Financial Services Authority confirms that advisers will need to continue to look across the whole of the market to call themselves independentUnbiased.co.uk, the find...
Cracks in Green' Consumer Conscience When it Comes to Tax (Consumer)
25 Jul 2007 12:00 am
Half of UK consumers not prepared to pay more tax to combat green issuesOnly one in five air travelers happy to pay ‘green tax’...
One in Four Consumers Demand Incremental Qualifications from www.unbiased.co.uk (Consumer and Trade)
17 Jul 2007 12:00 am
Statistics from www.unbiased.co.uk show that 150,000 consumers a year look at adviser qualifications when searching for an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA)Research reveals 75% of...
What consumers believe 'independence' means (Consumer and Trade)
16 Jul 2007 12:00 am
6 out of 10 state ‘independent’ means ability to search whole of marketThis increases to two-thirds* amongst those who have used an independent financial...
The ISA age is upon us (Consumer)
9 Jul 2007 12:00 am
ISA uptake over the last five years has increased by 15%Baby-boomers top the list of ISA holders – over 40% now own an ISAVisit...
Consumers believe independence' means whole of market (Consumer and Trade)
29 Jun 2007 12:00 am
www.unbiased.co.uk responds to the Financial Services Authority’s Retail Distribution ReviewFollowing the publication of the Retail Distribution Review this week, by the Financial Services Authority,...
Britons Step On The Savings Brake (Consumer)
20 Jun 2007 12:00 am
For every pound saved in the last quarter, the British public owed 41 penceNew savings have dropped by almost 6 billion in the first...
New Simplified Qualifications Search on www.unbiased.co.uk (Consumer)
4 Jun 2007 12:00 am
www.unbiased.co.uk and the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) deliver a database to give consumers an easy way to understand Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) qualifications/designationsUK...
New Simplified Qualifications Search on www.unbiased.co.uk (Trade)
4 Jun 2007 12:00 am
www.unbiased.co.uk and the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) deliver a database to give consumers an easy way to understand an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA)...
David Elms, Chief Executive of IFA Promotion, comments on the FSA scrapping the menu and IDD (Trade)
31 May 2007 12:00 am
David Elms, Chief Executive of IFA Promotion, comments on the today's announcement from the FSA scrapping the Menu and initial disclosure document: “We are concerned...
Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on 1st June (Consumer)
29 May 2007 12:00 am
151 days of your pay goes to the government this yearBut much can be done to reduce your tax burden, says Unbiased.co.uk - Visit...
Generation Spend Still Refuses To Get Saving! (Consumer)
22 May 2007 12:00 am
Over three million people are members of ‘Generation Spend’ and say they’re enjoying spending far too much to Get Saving!Fewer consumers than ever say...
The Bargain Bragger Briton Generation is Here (Consumer)
10 May 2007 12:00 am
Over 24 million Britons describe themselves as bargain shoppers‘Bargain Bragger Britons’ know their finances inside out, down to the exact pound Wales and Scotland...
Demand for Independent Financial Advice on ISAs Hits Record Levels in 2007 (Trade)
19 Apr 2007 12:00 am
Nearly 150,000 requests for an Independent Financial Adviser were made through Unbiased.co.uk in the first quarter of 2007 according to IFAP’s quarterly Advice...
Act Your (Financial) Age: Online tool advises consumers on how to mature their finances (Consumer)
18 Apr 2007 12:00 am
Unbiased.co.uk, the website promoting the benefits of independent financial advice, today launches a new online service that identifies consumers’ true ‘financial’ age and offers...
Demand for Independent Financial Advice on ISAs hits record levels in 2007 (Consumer)
16 Apr 2007 12:00 am
Nearly 150,000 requests for an Independent Financial Adviser were made through Unbiased.co.uk in the first quarter of 2007 Demand for independent advice...
Buy now, think later Generation Spend exposed (Consumer)
5 Apr 2007 12:00 am
Over 7.5 million people only save money for short-term goals and about 3 million describe themselves as ‘frivolous spenders’ For every financially aware person,...
Britons Waste 1.5 Billion in Inheritance Tax (Consumer)
30 Mar 2007 12:00 am
UK tax payers waste more on IHT payments than any other taxBritons say the so called “death tax” is their second most resented tax...
UK Consumers Break Savings Records (Consumer)
23 Mar 2007 12:00 am
Britons saved about 25 billion more in 2006 than 2005However for every pound saved they still borrowed 40 pence Visit www.unbiased.co.uk/getsaving to take control...
Rising house prices subside as Council Tax becomes most talked about financial topic (Consumer)
19 Mar 2007 12:00 am
65% of people “chew the fat” over the cost of Council Tax with family & friendsRising house prices continues to be a hot topic...
Unbiased.co.uk verifies members to ensure consumers have access to independent financial advice
12 Mar 2007 12:00 am
Only individuals registered by the FSA can be IFAP membersWeekly checks ensure the database is constantly accurateQualifications also verified with awarding bodiesUnbiased.co.uk, the organisation...
UK's Tax Waste Mountain Grows To 7.9 Billion (Consumer)
1 Mar 2007 12:00 am
15 years on since the campaign began and tax wastage at highest ever level27 million* UK adults resent the rising tax burden, but 74%...
IFAP urges IFAs to ensure consumers looking online for independent financial advice can find them
28 Feb 2007 12:00 am
Over two thirds of IFAP member IFAs are not ensuring consumers searching online for independent financial advice can find their details online and...
Over 16,800 individual IFAP members now verified weekly against the FSA database (Trade)
21 Feb 2007 12:00 am
Only individuals registered by the FSA can be IFAP members
Weekly checks ensure the database is constantly accurate
Qualifications also verified with awarding bodies
IFA Promotion, the...
Britons ignore ISAs and cost themselves 170 million in tax (Consumer)
7 Feb 2007 12:00 am
Over 4m people hold equities, but don’t use ISAsOver 7m people hold a savings account, but choose to use that instead of an ISA...
IFA Promotion announces media IFA of 2006 (Trade)
1 Feb 2007 12:00 am
Thriving demand for independent advice increases the need for IFA Promotion Media Services in 2006Justin Modray of Bestinvest wins Media Services IFA of the...
UK works 31 days solid just to clear interest on credit card and loan debt (Consumer)
1 Feb 2007 12:00 am
Thursday 1st February 2007 declared Debt Freedom DayJanuary earnings are just enough to service the interest on our debt – without actually reducing itAs...
Can Brits hold their financial resolve in 2007? Or will our good intentions go to waste? Again...
30 Jan 2007 12:00 am
Over 16 million British adults are set to make a New Year’s resolution next yearBut over half (52%) will lose their resolve before June...
UK's good saving habits undone by lingering culture of debt (Consumer)
22 Jan 2007 12:00 am
Britons save almost 32 billion in three months but for every pound we save, we are borrowing 49 pence Visit www.unbiased.co.uk/getsaving to take control...
Brits demonstrate lack of resolve in 2007 (Consumer)
22 Jan 2007 12:00 am
16 million British adults made a New Year’s Resolution this yearBut more than a quarter (27%) of resolutions will fail within a monthWith the...
Record numbers of consumers choose independent financial advice to plan for retirement (Consumer)
17 Jan 2007 12:00 am
Independent financial advice continues to rise in popularity as Unbiased.co.uk’s quarterly Advice Drivers report reveals over 120,000 requests for an IFA were made...
Lifetime mortgage advice on the up reveals IFAP (Trade)
15 Jan 2007 12:00 am
More than 1 in 5 member IFAs now list equity release as an area of specialismOver 13,000 consumer searches via IFAP in 2006 focused...
IFAs get qualified to meet rising demand for equity release advice (Consumer)
15 Jan 2007 12:00 am
More than 1 in 5 member IFAs now list equity release as an area of specialismOver 13,000 consumer searches via Unbiased.co.uk in 2006 focused...
David Elms comments on the Government's proposed generic advice service (Trade)
15 Jan 2007 12:00 am
David Elms, Chief Executive of unbiased.co.uk, comments on the Government’s proposed generic advice service (consumer version): Commenting on the Government’s proposed generic advice service,...
Late returns, errors and unpaid tax will cost taxpayers 487 million this year, says unbiased.co.uk
8 Jan 2007 12:00 am
The January 31st tax deadline is now only 23 days away.... Will yours be amongst the estimated one million late forms?Call 0800 085 3250...
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