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Managing my money: The experts answer your questions. Unbiased - Find an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA), Mortgage Adviser, Accountant or Solicitor. Occupational Pension Scheme Survey, 2011 Annual Report. Public Service Pension reforms. The Public Service Pensions Bill received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, becoming the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

Public Service Pension reforms

Information about the Bill’s progress through Parliament is available on the Parliament website. 1. Background In March 2011 the Independent Public Service Pensions Commission recommended that the government should introduce primary legislation to provide greater transparency, simplicity and certainty around Public Service Pensions. The Public Service Pensions Act 2013 balances the cost risks more fairly between members and employers. 2. The Act is designed to: 3. Members will start earning benefits under the new scheme from April 2015 (2014 for the Local Government Pension Scheme). The new scheme is a career average pension scheme, which means it looks at earnings throughout the member’s career. 3.1 Pension value The value of a pension depends on unique individual factors, including period of employment, career progression, salary and personal financial decisions. 4.

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Different types of investment - Savings & investments

We show the pro and cons of each approach What are investment trusts? The risks and benefits of investment trusts. Learn how they differ from OEICs, unit trusts and other open-ended funds. NEST: National Employment Savings Trust. Self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) NEST pensions. UK employer pension scheme. NEST pensions. Android KitKat on ARCHOS 80 Titanium ? - Forum - ARCTABLET NEWS. Here is our new ArcTools package designed to facilitate ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery system installation on your device.

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Thanks in advance for the interesting and sorry for my English. The hidden cost of home ownership. [[TEMPLATE embed_media,podcast.open.ac.uk/open2media/money-programme/series10/podcast/home_ownership.mp3,,The hidden cost of home ownership,300,20,Copyrighted,The Open University,,no,no]] In the UK, home ownership is high, with successive governments encouraging home ownership for a number of reasons – the Conservatives because they think home owners are more likely to vote for them, Labour as a way of taking the cost of providing social housing off the government balance sheet.

The hidden cost of home ownership

We are now a nation of home owners, relatively high in comparison with our European counterparts, especially Germany and France, but still not as high as in the US. Although, in Ireland, Norway and Spain home ownership is even higher. Copyrighted image Credit: David Fowler 7 | Dreamstime.com. Managing my money: More free resources from The Open University. Creative commons image Credit: t0msk 5 under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence Piggy bank About the course With everything from debts and investments, to mortgages and pension planning, you can find out more with our practical guidance on how to manage your money.

Managing my money: More free resources from The Open University

We've collated a range of free content for you to take your learning further on this subject. If you follow our free Managing my money 6 course on FutureLearn, in week two you look at income, wealth and assets. As you work through each week of the course, stop by OpenLearn to find articles, podcasts and plenty more so you can explore that week's topics in more depth.

Become an OU student of Finance The Open University offers a range of degree courses and modules in Business and Finance7 as well as a MSc in Finance8. NSandI.com. Managing My Money - Money Advice Service Savings Calculator. Coursera. Managing my money: More free resources from The Open University. Managing my money: More free resources from The Open University. Debt management help. Free & impartial money advice, set up by government - Money Advice Service. Downloads.