Sue Whitbread
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FTSE 100 lower as UK inflation soars to ten year high
Today, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released the latest inflation data for the UK revealing that the Consumer Prices Index…
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FCA reports that NatWest fined £264.8 million for anti-money laundering failures
In a report issued today, the FCA has announced that National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) has been fined £264,772,619.95 following convictions for…
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Inflation worries and talk of rate rises are cutting through
-People are far closer to knowing the inflation rate now: estimating 3.7% for November (CPI was 4.2% in October). -By comparison, when…
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It’s a mistake to ban the home charging grant says loveelectric
“The Government could put the brakes on EV sales by binning the home charging grant” according to Loveelectric Steve Tigar (pictured), entrepreneur…
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Financial services technology impacting Sustainable Development Goals
Financial services institutions are ideally positioned to provide valuable support to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through improved use of technology,…
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AJ Bell’s Selby: public sector workers receive almost two-thirds of £5.4 billion employee pension tax relief
-Public sector employees saving in generous defined benefit (DB) schemes benefitted from £3.3 billion of pension tax relief in 2019/20, while private…
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75% of advisers feel it is important for family members to be involved in the equity release process due to pandemic
-Just one in five (20%) of advisers felt family members only needed to be involved in the process depending on the complexity…
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Is 2022 in Europe like 2017 all over again? – Comments by Stephanie Kelly, abrdn
Is 2022 in Europe like 2017 all over again? – Stephanie Kelly, Deputy Head of abrdn Research Institute “Europe has come through…
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Aegon: FCA data shows total number of people accessing their pension for the first time falls by 12% during pandemic
Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon, comments on the latest retirement income market data from the FCA. Latest FCA data shows…
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Relief as Capital Gains Tax hike shelved, and good news for divorcing couples
The Treasury issued a letter to the Office of Tax Simplification yesterday, outlining that it wouldn’t be reforming CGT or IHT along…

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