Credit Crunch
Fall in UK House Prices
Many homeowners in the UK are alarmed and concerned at the steady drop in housing prices over the last year, especially in the context of an increasingly insecure economy.
As a house is the most valuable and important asset within a family, which is why many homeowners are concerned this current steep drop in property value [...]
Aegon UK Calls on Government to Restore Confidence in Financial Services Industry
Aegon UK CEO, Otto Thoresen called upon the government to make financial advice more available to the public as part of it’s policy response to the current economic crisis.
Speaking at the Labour Party Conference this past week, Thoresen confirmed what we are all thinking: The heightened turmoil in the economy has increased the urgency [...]
Lloyds TSB and HBOS Merger
Lloyds TSB and HBOS Merger has sent shockwaves throughout the financial system of the United Kingdom. While there was no doubt that the effects from the American sub-prime loan catastrophe would crash hard on the UK’s shores, a lot of people are concerned that it might affect more than the thousands of employees who could [...]