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Standard Life Aberdeen has sold its insurance business to Phoenix Group for £3.2 billion and is leaving the world of life and pensions for good. All existing annuities and pensions – personal, group personal pensions, stakeholder and workplace pensions – will be moving to Phoenix Group. The move doesn’t include the three platforms held [...]

We are pleased to announce that we have recently renewed the prestigious Chartered Financial Planners designation by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). This is the industry’s gold standard for firms of financial planners. It confirms that we have satisfied rigorous qualification criteria by retaining highly-qualified staff who subscribe to the membership conditions of the [...]

For a number of years now we have run a panel of best of breed Managed Portfolio Services (MPS) propositions. Each month we monitor how they are performing and how much we are recommending them. We are also trying to find sweet spots between low medium and high risk and also the way they [...]

Due to the rapid expansion at MPA over the last few years, we are thrilled to announce that we have a number of vacancies available for those looking to work in a fast-paced environment, where customer service is paramount. If you are looking for the opportunity to develop your career in the financial industry, [...]

MPA are delighted to announce that they will be sponsoring Earlswood Cricket Club for the 2017 and 2018 seasons as their main club sponsor. Our company logo will appear on the match shirts for all 22 teams in the Senior, Women’s and Junior sections. MPA are delighted to be associated with such a successful [...]

If you are a holder of an NS&I 65+ Guaranteed Growth Bond, the terms may be due to run out and we are encouraging you to review your options as it could result in a significant drop in the interest rate. The bonds that were available in January 2015 and offered a 4% return [...]

There has been a lot of comment and adverse publicity in the press about the treatment of British Steel pensioners and their pension options, so I thought I would contribute to the debate. It seems that Tata Steel (owners of British Steel) came to an agreement with the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to help [...]

The office will be closed from 1pm on Friday 22nd December until Tuesday 2nd January 2018. Should you have any urgent enquiries over this period, please contact our Managing Director Phil McGovern on 07540 780 163 and he will be in touch at the earliest opportunity. Alternatively, you are welcome to email your adviser and they [...]

The Finance Act (No.2) was passed on 16th November 2017 and introduced Pension Advice Vouchers, a new salary sacrifice benefit that can save an employee up to £310 pa in tax and national insurance. This non-taxable benefit enables employers to reimburse employees for costs incurred through receiving pension advice from a registered financial adviser, up [...]