Interest rates remain static – will this affect you?
Interest rates are set to remain at 5% until after the Government’s Budget at the end of October.
The Bank of England confirmed on Thursday (September 19) the rate would remain static, with inflation remaining stubbornly at 2.2% and above the ‘magic’ 2% target.
At its latest meeting, the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by...
Then and now: 39 years and counting
Our 39th anniversary as a wealth manager
Well, the years rush past... August marked the Firm’s 39th anniversary. From a lowly beginning to becoming one of the largest independent financial advisory and wealth management firms in the area and now discretionarily managing over £1/4billion, we trust with a reputation to reflect that success for itself, its staff and most importantly for...
Great British ISA plans will not be allowed to hatch
Plans for the ‘Great British ISA’ have been shelved before they were hatched, sadly.
The idea was unveiled in the previous Government’s final Budget (as it turned out) earlier this year by the then-Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
The scheme would have allowed savers to invest an extra £5,000 into London-listed equities on top of the existing £20,000...
Don’t get fined if you have to complete a tax return this year
Self-assessment Tax Returns are a pain for the self-employed and increasingly for many modest investors who may not have realised they need to complete one – with many more fines being issued as a result.
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request from City platform AJ Bell notes has found that 3.6million people are due to...