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Men are almost twice as likely to be at risk of pension transfer fraud as women

28th February 2022

The report, by XPS Pensions Group’s scam protection service showed that during the course of 2021, one-in-ten (11%) pension transfers for men were likely to raise a ‘red flag’ indicating…

The Active Ingredients: Louise Woods

8th February 2022

Welcome to our very first 'Active Ingredients' where each quarter we invite a member of our team to tell us a little about themselves; what brought them to Active, what…

Tax Year End – use it or lose it!

8th February 2022

Well, 2021/22 has been another challenging year, due to the continuing Covid-19 restrictions and concerns.  However, the equity markets did perform well so did you make use of your tax…

Dry January all-round, as markets suffer festive hangover

7th February 2022

It would appear that it’s not only ourselves that over-indulges over Christmas and New Year period, needing a welcomed period of abstinence in January to get back on track, but…

Rising inflation will cut the spending power of millions of pensioners

7th February 2022

A recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request by London based pensions consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) has found that high inflation rates will cut the total spending power of…

Tees Valley businesses optimistic for 2022 but facing staff shortages

31st January 2022

We recently launched a new quarterly survey; the Tees Valley Business Index, as a representative temperature check for enterprises across the five Teesside boroughs. The results of our first Business…

2021 in review and outlook for 2022 with Brewin Dolphin

18th January 2022

We welcome Guy Foster, Chief Strategist for Brewin Dolphin as he takes a look at the highs and lows of 2021 and considers what the next 12 months could have…

Experienced paraplanner joins Active’s growing team

17th January 2022

We are thrilled to welcome another experienced paraplanner to the team as part of our continued period of growth. Jessica Wilkinson joins Active following a successful three and a half…

Planning for Retirement? Know Your Limits

6th December 2021

"We are all no doubt hoping for a comfortable retirement. The Government is naturally in favour of us building our own pension provision, reducing reliance on state support. However, much…

Active Spirit

“Having been a client of Active for many many years and have always been given great advice and direction. I am now looked after by Andrew. He has given excellent advice and service, continuing on the great work this company has always offered me. Always cheerful and helpful; a great asset to Active. I have no problem recommending him to other people.

How much does a pension contribution really cost you?

8th April 2024

Recently we have seen an increase in the number of clients who are suddenly paying additional tax on their wage increase, or on their bonus at work – so why…

Happy New Tax Year! Important changes that may affect you

4th April 2024

Like many headlines, they are quickly forgotten, becoming the next day’s fish and chips wrappers! I can almost guarantee that this phrase will apply to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s March Budget?…

The gender wealth gap still prominent today

28th March 2024

According to a study by Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management, women hold an average of £100,000 less in financial assets than men. The study found that women typically hold £147,000…