Check out our May 2016 Newsletter
It’s hard to get away from talk of the impending EU referendum on the 23rd June. To date, only two referendums covering the whole of the United Kingdom have ever been held; the first on membership of the European Economic Community in 1975 and the second on adopting the Alternative Vote System in the parliamentary elections in 2011. Of course, we also then had the Scottish referendum last September. According to the polls, the British public are currently pretty evenly split.
One point of note is that even if the UK did leave the EU, we would not be barred from the Eurovision song contest – participating countries only need to be part of the European Broadcasting Union. Always an opportunity to be awarded ‘nul points’ then!
As usual, we will be keeping an eagle eye on the financial implications of both the Leave and Remain camps. Do let us know if you have any questions or queries.
In this months issue:
Team KDW Cycle London to Paris for Myeloma UK
After following team KDWs training progress for the last 6 months the time finally arrived for them to set off on their 500km ride from London to Paris. The team were riding as part of a peloton of riders, all cycling to make Myeloma history.
2016's Top Summer Holiday Destinations
As the warm weather keeps threatening to finally arrive for good, it feels like the perfect time to start thinking about where to go to get away in the summer months. Keep reading to discover our top three destinations for your 2016 holiday.
The new state pension and how it will affect you
The new single-tier state pension, also referred to as a ‘flat-rate’ pension, came into effect at the start of April this year. Whilst it makes the system simpler, as well as increasing the basic state pension from around £120 per week to a starting figure of £155 per week, the new system is not set to benefit everyone.
Lifetime ISAs - Explained
In the 2016 budget George Osborne announced the launch of the Lifetime ISA (LISA) due April 2017. Since then there has been a lot of discussion on the effect this could have on pensions, with some worrying that people will replace their pensions with the LISA. Here we explain what we know so far about the LISA.
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