2008 Press Releases
Unbiased.co.uk's quick guide to managing your Christmas spending hangover
8 Dec 2008 12:00 am
With Christmas nearly upon us, Unbiased.co.uk, the online Find an IFA Search, has put together a few quick tips on managing your Christmas spending:Write...
Savings Plummet as Britons Pay Off Debt Mountain
4 Dec 2008 12:00 am
Savings levels fall by over 19 billion over the last quarter as Britons pay off a net 23 billion of debt For the...
IFAs Look Well Placed To Meet The Challenge Thrown Down By The Retail Distribution Review
25 Nov 2008 12:00 am
Almost 3000 IFA firms already have at least one IFA holding a QCA Level 4 qualification Unbiased.co.uk is fully supportive of the position on...
Government Hijacking Green Agenda To Increase Taxes Says Consumers
24 Nov 2008 12:00 am
Almost three quarters (68%) of people believe the green agenda has been hijacked by the government as a way of increasing taxationOver half (53%)...
Britain's Big Tax Discontent How Will Darling's Plans Fare?
24 Nov 2008 12:00 am
Almost three in four Brits are unhappy with the current tax systemFuel duty remains Britain’s most hated taxAlmost two in five Britons resent income...
Consumers Continue to Seek Independent Financial Advice as Fears of Recession Loom
29 Oct 2008 12:00 am
Unbiased.co.uk’s latest Advice Drivers report shows that over 125,000 consumers have requested details of independent financial advisers in the last three months As fears...
Britain's Sandwich Generation Spends 1.5 Billion Per Year Supporting Children and Relatives
17 Oct 2008 12:00 am
12 million Brits financially support at least one family member840 million is spent per month on supporting adult childrenNearly 1 million Brits are financially...
IFA Subscribers Recognise the Value of Unbiased.co.uk's 'Online Marketing Package'
15 Oct 2008 12:00 am
Over 50% of Unbiased.co.uk’s member IFA firms with a website now subscribe to the ‘Online Marketing Package’ 14 out of 15 consumers search...
Consumer Satisfaction With Independent Financial Advisers at Record Levels
15 Sep 2008 12:00 am
Independent research reveals highest ever level of consumer satisfaction with independent financial advice88% of consumers who visited an IFA after using Unbiased.co.uk’s ‘Find an...
Lockton Confirms Sponsorship Of IFA Promotion
12 Sep 2008 12:00 am
IFA Promotion (IFAP), the organisation promoting the benefits of independent financial advice, today welcomes insurance, risk management and employee benefits specialists Lockton as its...
By ignoring employee share schemes UK workers miss out on 184 million in tax breaks
9 Sep 2008 12:00 am
- Visit www.taketaxaction.co.uk to find a local IFA to help you sort out your financesUK employees will miss out on a staggering 184 million...
242 Million In Child Trust Fund Tax Breaks Will Go To Waste In 2008
26 Aug 2008 12:00 am
75% of new parents have opened a CTF account for their children since their introduction in April 2005About 242 million will be wasted by...
Consumers Continue to Value Independent Financial Advice as Bear Market Looms
28 Jul 2008 12:00 am
Unbiased.co.uk’s latest Advice Drivers report shows that over 250,000 consumers requested details of independent financial advisers in the first half of 2008 As...
Cardif Pinnacle Becomes The Thirtieth Sponsor Of IFA Promotion
23 Jul 2008 12:00 am
One of the UK’s leading providers of investment and protection insurance products, Cardif Pinnacle, has today become the latest sponsor of IFA Promotion (IFAP),...
Look Out Brown - The UK is Watching Your Tax Policies
22 Jul 2008 12:00 am
For two thirds of the UK, tax policies are a deciding factor when votingOne in fourteen UK adults claim that tax policies are their...
Unbiased.co.uk's Find an IFA' service delivers record value to independent financial advisers
17 Jul 2008 12:00 am
The average revenue of an Unbiased.co.uk lead is now worth 741 Each member IFA received over 5 leads through Unbiased.co.uk’s ‘Find an...
UK pensioners miss out on over 2 Billion of cash
15 Jul 2008 12:00 am
15 July 2008UK PENSIONERS MISS OUT ON OVER 2 BILLION OF CASH A quarter of pensioners (or over 3.16million)* are not claiming their pension...
IFA Sector Starting to Close in on Online Opportunity
10 Jul 2008 12:00 am
10 July 2008New figures from Unbiased.co.uk reveal the ‘State of the IFA Nation’1 Over two thirds of IFAs now have a website although only...
Britons Reduce Savings as Credit Crunch Starts to Bite
7 Jul 2008 12:00 am
New consumer borrowing at four year high Debt levels increased again in Q1 2008 by 22 billionSavings levels reduced in Q1 2008 by 11...
Government Proposal For Tax-Geared Penalties Could Hit Over One Million Taxpayers
30 Jun 2008 12:00 am
Over 479 million will be wasted in tax fines this yearNew plans by Revenue & Customs introducing tax-geared penalties for taxpayers who are late...
Unbiased.co.uk Develops Find an IFA' Service For Corporate Pensions Scheme Partners
27 Jun 2008 12:00 am
New service available to help put members of corporate pension schemes in touch with an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) of their choice Database of IFAs...
Who Are You Going to Call?
9 Jun 2008 12:00 am
When it comes to arranging personal finances – the majority of people (79%) have taken some form of advice to help inform their...
Unbiased.co.uk launches new online "Blue Book"
4 Jun 2008 12:00 am
A new online version of the Blue Book has today launched at www.unbiased.co.uk/bluebookJournalists can now personalise their online pages with upgraded functionalityLog on and...
Consumers continue to put their faith in IFAs
9 May 2008 12:00 am
CONSUMERS CONTINUE TO PUT THEIR FAITH IN IFAs FOR ADVICE ON PROTECTING THEMSELVES AGAINST THE HOUSING SLUMP AND VOLATILE MARKETS Unbiased.co.uk’s Advice Drivers report...
UK Cash in Hand Payments Top 6.6 Billion
7 May 2008 12:00 am
1 in 4 UK adults admit to paying cash for a product or service within the past yearTwelve million consumers admit to fuelling the...
Darling, we need to talk, about tax
7 May 2008 12:00 am
Unbiased.co.uk reveals the Nation’s ‘message to the Chancellor’One in three Britons call on Alistair Darling to lower income taxAlmost a quarter ask for a...
Metlife Joins Ever Growing Panel of IFA Promotion Sponsors
7 May 2008 12:00 am
IFA Promotion (IFAP), the organisation promoting the benefits of independent financial advice, today announces that financial services provider MetLife is the latest addition to...
UK's Tax Waste Mountain Grows to 9.3 Billion
20 Mar 2008 12:00 am
16 years on since the campaign began and tax wastage at highest ever level Over 34 million UK adults are dissatisfied with the...
Britons Lose 322 Million in Tax Overpayments
17 Mar 2008 12:00 am
Average income tax liability now stands at 4,200, almost doubling since 1990 The total number of taxpayers has increased by 14 per cent...
Research Suggests Darling's 'Green Budget' Will Be Unpopular
12 Mar 2008 12:00 am
Following today’s Budget announcement, David Elms, Chief Executive at Unbiased.co.uk comments:“Today’s budget may not have been full of surprises but there was one small...
70 Days of Salary Is Spent Just to Clear Interest on Credit Card and Loan Debt
10 Mar 2008 12:00 am
Monday 10th March declared Debt Freedom DayEven our combined January and February earnings are not enough to service the interest on our debt –...
Britain's Borrowings Increase by 11 Billion in 2007
10 Mar 2008 12:00 am
Consumer borrowing is now at a three-year high Debt levels throughout 2007 peaked in Q4 2007For every pound saved in the last quarter, the...
ISA Inertia Costs Britons Over 382 Million
3 Mar 2008 12:00 am
For immediate release: 03 March 2008Almost 4million people hold equities, but don’t use ISAsISA waste more than doubles over the last year- Visit www.unbiased.co.uk/taketaxaction...
IFA Market Has Yet to be Convinced Over RDR and Generic Advice Proposals
18 Feb 2008 12:00 am
For immediate release: 18 February 2007 Less than one in five IFAs say a generic advice system will improve the take-up of savings products ...
Brits' Resolve Falters as One in Four New Year's Resolutions Fail Already
12 Feb 2008 12:00 am
For Immediate Release: 12th February 2008 31 million British adults made a New Year’s Resolution this year, but a quarter of resolutions failed...
Consumers Driven to Seek Advice on Different Topics as Mortgage Approvals Drop
7 Feb 2008 12:00 am
For Immediate Release – 7th February 2007 Unbiased.co.uk’s Advice Drivers report shows a 30% fall in requests for independent financial advice on mortgages in...
Taxpayers Continue to be Hit by Huge Fines for Late Self- Assesment Forms says Unbiased.co.uk
21 Jan 2008 12:00 am
For immediate release – 21st January 2008 The January 31st tax deadline is now only 10 days away.... Fines may total 463...
The Hartford Becomes Latest Sponsor of IFA Promotion
15 Jan 2008 12:00 am
For immediate release: 15 January 2008Financial services provider The Hartford has today become the latest sponsor of IFA Promotion (IFAP), the organisation promoting the...
Unbiased.co.uk Launches New MiFID IFA Search Functionality
9 Jan 2008 12:00 am
Search upgraded to incorporate changes resulting from the introduction of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)Consumers can now select advisers who have opted...
Inefficient Giving Costs Charities Over 1 Billion
7 Jan 2008 12:00 am
For Immediate Release – 7th January 2008 UK adults gave 8.9bn last year to worthy causes, but gifted another 1bn to the taxman ...
AIC/Unbiased.co.uk Joint Poll of Fund Managers and IFAs:
4 Jan 2008 12:00 am
- IFAs and fund managers generally optimistic about markets’ prospects- Credit crunch to continue, but fund managers worry more about GDP Growth- ...
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