The software arm of the business continues to excel with an increase in referral based business of 12% over the past twelve months, mainly due to the results seen by Trade Pattern HWS Portal clients. .They have also already had a great response to the Day Trading Seminars planned to be held in early August at Company HQ.

The Trade Pattern HWS Portal has just seen the release of version 1.30a and has opened another limited offering to the public. On this note they also had a record 320 clients progress from the Trade Pattern HWS Portal to the Trade Pattern Live Portal in 2016, with the volatile market conditions of recent times contributing to this successful transition.

One of the main motivators in joining HWS, noted in a recent company survey of existing clients, was the poor performance of pensions. British savers have suffered bigger losses from their workplace pensions in the last decade than virtually every other nation in the developed world. Their National Operations Manager for the UK, stated that customers are not switching providers to make the most of their money because rates are so low. This poor performance of British pension companies could leave people retiring without enough to live comfortably.

The OECD said that returns on money invested by pension companies on behalf of savers fell every year between 2001 and 2010. Every other developed country - with the exception of the US and Spain - saw an increase in the size of people's pension pots, including Chile, Portugal and Korea.

Pension companies in Britain invest a higher proportion of their money in stocks and shares rather than government bonds. The credit crunch and subsequent falls in the value of shares have exerted “major stress” on these private pension funds. As a result more and more people are looking to self-management of pensions as a means of battling this problem. The Trade Pattern HWS Portal offers an excellent option for those looking for alternatives and we are looking to continue the success of 2015/2016 into this financial year.