- Warning. Beware of financial advisers promising unusually high investment returns.
- In Money Marketing this week the Financial Services Authority is warning advisers about the dangers of selling dodgy non regulated investment products. What about warning the public?
- Wed 28th Jul 2010
- Have you been miss-sold your mortgage and are now stuck in mortgage hell.
- I have been speaking to a number of mortgage gurus over the last few days and the prickly topic that keeps cropping up is mortgage miss-selling.
- Wed 14th Jul 2010
- Bank of England to hold interest rates until May 2011. Good news.
- The british chamber of commerce have stated that rates will be on hold for quite some time.
- Tue 6th Jul 2010
PM's call for financial education welcomed
Tue 8 Jan 2008 11am
Gordon Brown's statement that UK children should be provided with a higher level of education on money matters has been supported by a leading financial group.In a recent interview with the Observer, the prime minister said that he would like to see the "financial literacy" of British youngsters improved and hinted at plans for schools to offer "more education in financial management and in financial budgeting generally".
Welcoming these sentiments, the ifs School of Finance said that giving financial education a more prominent position in the national curriculum could create more responsible consumers and prevent widespread debt problems.
Director of external affairs at the school Anne Kiem stated: "We would like to work with government to achieve our mutual aim of ensuring future generations have the capability to make informed financial decisions."
Claiming that lessons in financial planning should be placed on an "equal footing" with established subjects such as geography and history in UK schools, she added: "We welcome the prime minister's comments as another step towards this goal."
The ifs School of Finance provides financial qualifications which are the equivalent of GCSE and A level grades, as well as adult education services.
