LISAs mauled by Select Committee – Should you invest before they disappear?
The Lifetime ISA (LISA) may not survive after low uptake by providers and fresh criticisms from parliament. The LISA has…
The Lifetime ISA (LISA) may not survive after low uptake by providers and fresh criticisms from parliament. The LISA has…
The prospect of a flat rate of tax relief on pension contributions has resurfaced in the national press. The cost…
Interest rates for the Eurozone and US diverge leading to currency fluctuations as investment markets prepare for base rate rises.…
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has introduced limits on its offerings for wealthier savers. In mid-June NS&I announced a revision…
Couples could now save an extra £20,000 of inheritance tax (IHT), as the residence nil rate band (RNRB) increased in…
Important changes for venture capital schemes and enterprise investment have recently come into effect. New, what are called ‘risk-to-capital’ conditions…
Don’t wait for the end of tax year reminders! There are advantages to planning your ISA investments at the beginning…
Back in 2014 the then Chancellor of the Exchequer , George Osborne, announced that that Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) would…
Your Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowances expire on 5th April and with a lower dividend allowance from 18/19, should you…
Prices have been rising at their fastest rate for five years. Annual inflation (as measured by the Consumer Prices Index…
The Automatic Enrolment of employees into workplace pensions has been a greater success than many predicted when it was introduced…
The world’s share markets were a profitable place to be in 2017, but the year was not without its drama.…
National Savings has closed one option, but there are many more possibilities to consider. Back in September of last year…
November marked the first rise in the Bank of England Base Rate in over ten years. At the start of…
At the start of November, the Bank of England raised its base rate for the first time since 5 July…
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Budget contained more bad news for many buy-to-let investors which went largely under the radar. Next…
The September inflation rate was just low enough to spare Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Mark Carney, from having to…
In the world of ISAs, cash ISAs have long attracted more contributions than their stocks and shares counterpart. However, new…
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) have entered the Junior ISA market. In 2011, the Junior ISA (JISA) was introduced as…
ISAs have become a key component of an IFAs’ savings and investment plans for clients. With the addition of new…
Whilst May inflation data came as a surprise to many pundits – the expectation had been for inflation, as measured…
Household savings have reached a record low, with UK residents saving on average only 1.7% of their earnings, according to…
The first six months of 2017 have presented investors with an interesting half year. – There were several serious terrorist…
We have seen how unexpected events can impact on investment markets – last year with Brexit and Trump and this…