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Employers see the writing on the wall for pensions salary sacrifice schemes
Over 90% of employers think that the chancellor will place restrictions on pensions salary sacrifice schemes at the upco…
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Estate planning should be a family-wide conversation: are unused pensions the catalyst many needed to start the process?
Written by Caroline Foulger, Partner at Hunters Law LLP Inheritance Tax has never been straightforward, yet many refer…
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How long does it really take to save for a house deposit in the UK?
New industry data has revealed that the number of low-deposit mortgages available have risen to their highest level sinc…
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UK inflation remains stubbornly high, holding at 3.8%: industry experts react
UK inflation held at 3.8% in August, underlining the Bank of England’s policy dilemma. While some MPC members argue weak…
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Here we go again – pre-budget insights from IFGL Pensions’ Steve Berridge
As speculation swirls ahead of the November Budget, with pensions once again appearing to be in the Chancellor’s crossha…
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Real Estate industry gets first property focussed digital automated AML platform
The real estate industry’s first property-focussed Anti Money Laundering (AML) digital platform has been launched by ind…
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AJ Bell: State pension set for 4.7% inflation-busting rise as July earnings raise questions over triple lock sustainability
UK state pensions set for boost as latest ONS figures show 4.7% earnings growth, with the triple lock likely to lift the…
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UK GDP stalls in July raising questions for advisers ahead of Autumn Budget | Industry experts share their analysis
Data released from the ONS today has indicated that monthly GDP growth ground to a halt, after a promising 0.4% rise in…
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Inflation holds for now at 3.8%: mortgage and property professionals respond
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With inflation stuck at 3.8%, households remain under pressure – but there are signs the peak may have passed. For would…
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Barclays: UK’s investment gap swells to over £610 billion
New data and analysis from Barclays reveals that the UK’s investment gap grew by over 30 per cent between 2022 and 2024…
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Property prices could fall by “20%+ over the next 2-3 years” – mortgage experts deliver their verdict
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Richard Curtis’ Make My Money Matter & Scottish Widows research: Carbon footprint of FTSE100 pensions 7x higher than company emissions
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M&G’s Jim Leaviss: Today’s BoE intervention on gilts to mitigate govt damage is “not a good look”
Following today’s intervention from the Bank of England(BoE), Jim Leaviss, CIO of public fixed income at M&G Investments comments: “After Friday’s mini-Budget…
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AJ Bell comment on pension withdrawals spike
Pension withdrawals have spiked as the cost-of-living crisis forces savers to raid retirement pots. AJ Bell’s head of recruitment policy, Tom Selby,…
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Firms most concerned about loss of control and cost when outsourcing their CIP, finds Copia Capital
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LCP: Surge in lump sum withdrawals from pension
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RDR, ten years on
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