Latest articles by Natalie Stanton
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Funds: Stick with your trackers
Features Another new study has revealed that 86% of actively managed funds in Europe have failed to beat their benchmark over the past ten years.
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What happens to your pension if your employer goes bust?
Features With BHS filing for insolvency, nearly 13,000 current and former staff who are under retirement age will see their pension trimmed by 10%. If your company suffers a similar fate, here’s what you’d need to know.
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A temporary reprieve for savers?
Features George Osborne's U-turn on pensions is a welcome reprieve for higher earners, says Natalie Stanton. But don’t get comfortable just yet.
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London’s tumbling house prices
Features The heyday for London’s high-end developers looks to be grinding to a halt, says Natalie Stanton.
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Don’t get walloped with exit fees
Features The threat of new regulation already has pensions providers changing their behaviour on exit fees, says Natalie Stanton.
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When it pays to top up your spouse’s retirement fund
Features Sometimes it can make more sense to pay into your spouse’s pension than your own. Natalie Stanton explains.
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Should you trust master trusts?
Features Master trusts have returned to favour following auto-enrollment on pensions. But should you trust them? Natalie Stanton investigates.
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Hold back before tapping your pension savings
Features Chancellor George Osborne is doing away with rip-off exit fees on pension schemes. But don't be in too much of a hurry to access your savings. Natalie Stanton explains.
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Beware the latest pension grab
Features George Osborne has already made a raft of bold changes to Britain’s pension system. But he’s not done yet, says Natalie Stanton.
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Is it time to sell everything?
Features A doom-predicting report from Andrew Roberts at RBS has unnerved investors. Should you be worried? Natalie Stanton investigates.
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Lloyds loss yields hard lessons for pensioners
Features A dispute over a move by Lloyds bank to buy back a batch of high-interest bonds from investors ended with the Court of Appeal siding with the bank last week.
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How to plan for your long-term care
Features The fees demanded by residential care homes have soared over the last two decades. Natalie Stanton explains what you can do to plan for the future.
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What pensions rules mean for divorcees
Features Additional pensions freedoms are all well and good. But what does it mean if you are divorced? Natalie Stanton explains.
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Why your state pension could fall short
Features Under new pension rules coming up in April 2016, people who reach state pension age will receive a new “flat-rate” pension in the place of the existing two-tier system. But many retirees could be in for a nasty surprise, says Natalie Stanton.
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The dark side of cash
Features The shady world of terrorist financing could open a whole new front in the government’s war on cash, says Natalie Stanton.
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The top funds of the past 15 years
Features How have the best funds you might have invested in over the last 15 years performed? Natalie Stanton takes a look.
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BP suffers a 40% profits drop
News Oil major BP attempted to reassure investors that it will be able to maintain its dividend, as it unveiled a 40% drop in underlying profits.
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How to avoid cold-call pension scams
Features The recent change in the pensions rules has attracted a horde of scammers. Natalie Stanton outlines three tips for staying safe.
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Be conservative in the FX markets
Features Foreign-exchange trading – also known as currency trading, forex, or FX – is a particularly popular choice with people who are new to online trading. But it’s also a very risky choice for a beginner, says Natalie Stanton.
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It pays to switch current accounts
Features Current accounts such as Santander's 123 account take advantage of customer apathy, says Natalie Stanton.
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Don’t be fooled by maximiser funds
Features If a return looks unusually high, it’s because there’s risk involved, explains Natalie Stanton. And that's no less true of maximiser funds.
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Apple Pay launches in the UK – is this the end of cash?
Features Apple has launched its latest assault on your wallet with its contactless payment system Apple Pay. Natalie Stanton looks at how it works.
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Changes to the UK’s deposit protection limit – here’s everything you need to know
Features From 2016, the amount of your money that will be protected from bank failure under the deposit protection scheme will fall by £10,000. Natalie Stanton examines the changes.
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Five of Britain’s best-known $1bn ‘unicorn’ companies
Features Britain is currently home to more ‘unicorn companies’ than any other country in Europe. Natalie Stanton looks at five of the best.
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