The Week in Numbers – 11th June 2015
8.7% – Year on year rise in the number of loans approved in April, from 105,394 to 114,628 according to the Bank of England
193% – Year on year increase in the number of people using an equity release plan to pay off their interest-only mortgage, from 78 in April to 229 this year, Age Partnership says
£4.3m – Money lost by 110 people who invested in a Ucis operated by eight individuals, five of whom were this week sentenced to a total of 26 years in jail
60 – Number of AR firms in L&G’s network, which the insurer plans to wind down by the end of 2015
20,000 – Potential job cuts due to be announced by HSBC next week, according to reports
£125.3m – Total value of investment trust purchases through platforms in the first quarter of 2015, a new record
£179,817 – The average UK house price in April, up 5.1% from £171,052 a year earlier, according to figures from the Land Registry
£5.6bn – Increase in assets under management at Henderson following the acquisition of three businesses in Australia
