en-gb http://localhost/ We are major independent financial services advisers based in East Anglia and provide high quality services in investment management and holistic financial and retirement planning. en Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:14:16 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/e-smart-money-nov/dec-edition The new edition of Beckett e smart money is now available, please take a look at the contents and follow the link to download your copy. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/more-change-ahead-for-pensions-in-2012- If you have not already heard, there are some more radical pension reforms on the way in April 2012. It may seem like a long way off but you need to plan for this change well ahead of time! These changes could have an impact on your existing pension arrangements. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/the-real-cost-of-private-medical-procedures A survey by Standard Life Healthcare shows that while two in three people would consider going private, most of them have the wrong idea about how much treatment costs. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/onus-falls-on-employers-to-prevent-illegal-working The Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act of 2006, which came into force on the 29 February 2008 places employers under threat of substantial fines and even imprisonment if they are found guilty of employing an illegal worker. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/preventing-flu-in-the-workplace Minor illnesses such as flu are one of the main reasons for short-term sickness among employees in the UK. Around 172 million working days were lost in sick days last year - at a cost of 13.2 billion to the economy - so implementing a flu vaccination programme this winter makes sound commercial sense. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/e-smart-money-sept/oct-edition The new edition of Beckett e smart money is now available, please take a look at the contents and follow the link to download your copy. Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/disappearing-dentistry The hot topic of falling NHS dental statistics has hit the news again with headlines of Dental System 'Failing Patients' (Sky News) and Abscess rise 'amid dental crisis' (BBC News) to name a few. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/topping-up Should NHS patients be able to self-pay for additional treatments to top up their NHS care with additional private treatment? Several high-profile cases where patients have wanted to top up their NHS treatment, but have been refused, have attracted significant media attention and stimulated much debate. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/e-smart-money-jul/aug-edition The new edition of Beckett e smart money is now available, please take a look at the contents and follow the link to download your copy. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.beckettfinancial.com/news/presenteeism-may-08 Research suggests that sickness at work does not always result in absence from work. Can cash plans help to combat the growing problem of presenteeism? We are all well aware of the cost to businesses of absenteeism but maybe an even greater problem is presenteeism are your employees at work but too ill or distracted to be productive? Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT